Jemma Crew
Politics
Law to ban conversion therapy ‘will protect everyone’ – Government
The Government will publish a draft Bill detailing its proposed approach to ban conversion practices on the basis of sexuality and gender identity.
By Jemma Crew
17 Jan 2023
UK
More than 50,000 refugees arrive in UK after fleeing war in Ukraine
Some 107,400 visas have been granted under the family scheme and Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme, Government figures show.
By Jemma Crew
19 May 2022
UK
Independent food banks ‘desperately worried’ following ‘alarming’ inflation rise
Providers are supporting growing cohort of first-time food bank users, people struggling while in work, and an increasing number of children.
By Jemma Crew
18 May 2022
UK
More than 90,000 people ‘die in poverty in UK every year’
Marie Curie said the UK is facing a ‘cost-of-dying crisis,’ as people spend the end of their lives in poverty.
By Jemma Crew
12 May 2022
UK
Children ‘do not want to be defined by the pandemic’ – NSPCC
Sir Peter Wanless said a second story is emerging where children are being put at risk by “economic turbulence” caused by the cost-of-living crisis.
By Jemma Crew
11 May 2022
UK
Ministers have ‘buried their heads in the sand’ over the cost-of-living crisis
Groups have criticised the Government for failing to use the Queen’s Speech to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.
By Jemma Crew
10 May 2022
UK
Critics say ‘loopholes’ in plans to ban conversion therapy risk lives
Legislation to ban conversion therapy that attempts to change someone’s sexual orientation in certain scenarios was outlined in the Queen’s Speech.
By Jemma Crew
10 May 2022
UK
Plans set out to ban conversion therapy intended to change sexual orientation
The Bill will aim to stop “abhorrent practices which do not work and cause extensive harm”.
By Jemma Crew
10 May 2022
UK
No-fault evictions to be abolished in new renters Bill, Queen’s Speech confirms
The Government will honour its manifesto pledge to provide security for tenants in the private rented sector by ending Section 21 notices.
By Jemma Crew
10 May 2022
UK
Home Office ‘misleading’ refugees, sponsors and MPs over visa progress
Groups are bringing legal action against the Government over ‘unexpected, unexplained and unreasonable’ delays in processing hundreds of applications.
By Jemma Crew
9 May 2022
UK
1 in 7 adults in homes ‘where some have skipped meals or gone hungry’
The ‘chilling’ figures on food insecurity come at a time when the cost-of-living crisis is increasingly hitting households
By Jemma Crew
9 May 2022
UK
Plan to move legacy claimants on to Universal Credit ‘too dangerous to continue’
The incomes of more than 700,000 people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and dementia could be put at risk, charities have warned.
By Jemma Crew
9 May 2022
UK
Refugees arriving under Ukraine visa schemes up 10,000 in just over a week
The number of people who have received visas and are reaching the UK is growing, but the majority have not yet arrived.
By Jemma Crew
6 May 2022
UK
Inquiry ‘should specifically consider how racism increased pandemic risks’
Government attempts to ‘explain away evidence of disproportionality’ have persisted, according to a letter sent to chairwoman Baroness Hallett.
By Jemma Crew
6 May 2022
UK
‘Unacceptable that Ukrainians cannot switch between visa schemes after arrival’
Refugees arriving in the UK under the family visa scheme with nowhere to live should not have to register as homeless, the Government has been told.
By Jemma Crew
4 May 2022
UK
Why is the Government facing legal action over the Homes for Ukraine scheme?
There have been widespread concerns about the length of time refugees have been waiting for visas under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
By Jemma Crew
3 May 2022
UK
Priti Patel facing legal action over Ukraine visa delays
A class action lawsuit is being prepared over ‘inordinate and unreasonable delays’
By Jemma Crew
3 May 2022
UK
Hancock apologises for Covid ‘pain and anguish’ after care home ruling
Earlier this week the High Court ruled that the Government’s care home discharge policies at the start of the pandemic were “unlawful”
By Jemma Crew
29 Apr 2022
UK
UK’s visa schemes ‘creating and heightening’ trafficking and exploitation risks
More than 100 experts have highlighted the “troubling implications” of the UK’s visa-based response.
By Jemma Crew
29 Apr 2022
UK
Households at risk of homelessness after no-fault evictions up by 37%
Some 5,260 households were threatened with homelessness after receiving a Section 21 notice in the run-up to Christmas, Government figures show.
By Jemma Crew
28 Apr 2022
UK
Around one in five refugees granted Homes for Ukraine visas have arrived in UK
Around 27,100 people had travelled to Britain under Ukraine visa schemes as of Monday.
By Jemma Crew
28 Apr 2022