Justice secretary announces chemical castration pilot
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Justice secretary announces chemical castration pilot
The justice secretary announces a national rollout, covering 20 prisons to pilot the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders.
The government is exploring whether to enforce the chemical castration on offenders as mandatory, Shabana Mahmood tells MPs, after recommendations from the independent sentencing review to explore its use further to reduce the risk of reoffending.
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Former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke says short prison terms should be replaced with more community sentences for some offenders. Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood will publish the findings of Mr Gauke's independent review into sentencing today. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The justice secretary has announced a "record prison expansion" which will see the government build three new prisons. Shabana Mahmood says the investment will also fund "new cells at existing prisons, with new house blocks and rapid deployment cells opened across the country". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood opened Category C prison HMP Millsike in Yorkshire on Thursday. Ms Mahmood admitted the government "are filling prison spaces as fast as we can build themā and reforming short sentences alone will not be enough to ease overcrowding. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs at Prime Ministerās Questions that the government is going to increase the number of pensioners who qualify for winter fuel payments following last yearās cut in the numbers who are eligible. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Following Operation Sindoor, the Indian government is dispatching all-party parliamentary delegations to 25 key nations, including UNSC members and future.. IndiaTimes
Supporters rally with haka as MÄori MPs face sanctions
A protest haka by MÄori Party MPs in New Zealandās parliament has sparked deep political division and could lead to record suspensions.
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Rachel Reeves defends Britainās new agreement with the European Union. Addressing MPs in the House of Commons, the chancellor said the governmentās new deal will help make food cheaper, slash red tape, open up access the EU market and add nearly Ā£9bn to the UK economy by 2040. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the fall in net migration "is important and welcomeā but admits the government needs to go āsignificantly furtherā. The figure stood at an estimated 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, down 49.9% from 860,000 a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer confirms he has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will cost Ā£101 million per year. Speaking from the UK's military headquarters, the prime minister says the base is "one of the most significant contributions that we make to our security relationship with the United States". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Tottenham Hotspur players and staff fly home to the UK with the Europa League trophy after beating Manchester United on Wednesday night in Bilbao. Aerial footage shows the plane being sprayed with water from fire engines then players posing with the cup on the steps of the plane at Stansted Airport. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch claims the Chagos Islands deal was an example of "Labour chaos", saying, "we should not be paying to surrender British territory to Mauritiusā. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the fall in immigration numbers are down to ādecisions taken by the last Conservative governmentā but are still ānot enoughā and āneed to go down furtherā. Net migration is estimated to have dropped by almost half from December 2023 to the end of last year. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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