More than 425 people have been arrested during a mass protest in central London against the government’s ban on Palestine Action. Demonstrators filled Parliament Square carrying placards declaring their opposition to the group’s proscription. The Metropolitan Police said most arrests were for supporting a proscribed organisation, while more than 25 were detained for assaults on officers and other public order offences. The government made membership or support of Palestine Action […]

David Lammy has been appointed deputy prime minister and justice secretary, while Shabana Mahmood takes over as home secretary, in a reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation. Rayner stepped down from her roles as deputy prime minister, Labour deputy leader and housing secretary after the prime minister’s ethics adviser ruled she had breached the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on a property in Hove. In her resignation letter, she […]

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK, calling the Conservative Party “dead”. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the former culture secretary said members must now “think the unthinkable and look to the future.” Her move comes on the eve of Reform’s annual conference, where she is expected to open proceedings with a speech. A man whose arrest triggered protests outside an Essex hotel housing asylum seekers has […]