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UK News Briefing

December 19, 2020

EU nationals legally resident in UK unlawfully excluded from claiming benefits, court rules

The Court of Appeal rules that EU nationals with pre-settled status in the UK cannot lawfully be treated less favourably than British nationals in respect of their entitlement to means-tested benefits.
December 18, 2020

Faith Engagement Review
December 18, 2020

Surge in people seeking help with NRPF as risk of deportation rises

The financial impacts of the pandemic, combined with a change to Immigration Rules, could lead to many people with NRPF being deported, says Citizens Advice.
December 18, 2020

Warning on telecoms firms selling access to surveillance companies

Telecom operators are selling access to a component of the cellular network to private surveillance firms, allowing them to locate and intercept the communications of unwitting targets.
December 17, 2020

MI6 may have unilaterally assumed power to break law on UK soil

The Government is seeking to put these practices into legislation with the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.
December 17, 2020

New Marmot report 'lays bare unacceptable health divide'

This report proves you cannot cut welfare, disregard public health, bankrupt local authorities and undo social security without brutal consequences, says the IPPR.
December 16, 2020

Companionship in a time of change

There were two shelves of Everyman Library classics in my childhood home. These had largely been acquired second hand and I remember them as being in varying conditions of well-thumbed tattiness. The subdued colouring of the bindings with their...
December 16, 2020

Defence Secretary challenged over 'bizarre' eco-friendly weapons plan

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the RAF will use sustainable fuel for combat aircraft such as F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters.
December 16, 2020

Political inaction on Scottish drug deaths 'shameful'

The Home Office must allow Scotland to adopt a health-led approach in order to tackle the crisis, say drug policy campaigners.
December 15, 2020

C of E cleric calls for 'honest discussion' on risk of societal collapse from climate change

A senior Church of England cleric has signed a letter calling for open discussion of the risk that society faces "disruption and even collapse" from climate change.