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The Lib Dem leader has finally taken action against a peer who was at the centre of 2013 inquiry involving complaints by four women

President Trump said in a social media post that he would impose tariffs and sanctions on Mexico if it does not comply with a treaty from 1944 to provide water to South Texas.

Society of Black Lawyers calls decision to block pre-sentencing reports ‘deliberate step backwards’ * UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood’s intervention to halt new guidelines on sentencing is “dangerous” and a “deliberate step backwards”, according to senior legal figures and prison campaigners. The Society of Black Lawyers said guidelines from the Sentencing Council, which were suspended after an intervention by the justice secretary, were an attempt to achieve “equal treatment” after “racist two-tier policing for 500 years”. At risk of first custodial sentence and/or at risk of a custodial sentence of 2 years or less (after taking into account any reduction for guilty plea). A young adult (typically 18-25 years. Female. From an ethnic minority, cultural minority, and/or faith minority community. Pregnant or postnatal. Sole or primary carer for dependent relatives.” Continue reading...

The one million mark will resonate in the nation’s mind as a symbol of establishment political failure