Campaigners had warned that a cut in MPs without a cap on the number of ministers would amount to an ‘executive power grab’, disproportionately reducing the number of backbenchers.
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report showing too many children are being admitted to secure hospitals unnecessarily. It warns that the current system of support for those with learning disabilities or autism is letting down some of the most vulnerable children in the country.
Environment ministers from nine EU countries, including the UK and Germany, were called to Brussels on 30 January 2018 to explain prolonged failure to address illegal levels of air pollution.
The civil and human rights organisation Liberty has called on the next Government to abandon the Law Commission’s proposals for an Espionage Act which could see journalists and whistleblowers jailed for years if they reveal information that merely embarrasses ministers.