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Two former commissioners at the U.K.'s Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the country's equalities watchdog, say they were not reappointed to their roles because they were "too loud and vocal" about issues of race, Newsweek can reveal.
He's been described as the George Clooney of the government, a rockstar politician who took on the EU and an "erratic Marxist." Few politicians can hope - or fear - to achieve the levels of notoriety Yanis Varoufakis did in just six months while serving as finance minister of Greece.
Some on the left in the U.K. want former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell to be prime minister yet his closest brush with power ended with a heavy election defeat and, only months afterward, his close friend and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party for antisemitism.
Almost half of Britain's prisoners are not literate enough to manage daily living and employment tasks when they come out, a charity has warned. Haven Distribution wants inmates to be given access to books and reading lessons to bring down reoffending rates, adding that they play a crucial role in rehabilitation, self-worth, and life-long learning.
A commissioner at the U.K. equalities watchdog, which prides itself on impartiality, failed to declare her donation and fundraising activity for the Conservative Party, Newsweek International can reveal. Pavita Cooper, who is a commissioner at the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) made donations totaling £3,500 to the Conservative Party itself, according to the Electoral Commission's website.
A leading Muslim body has slammed the BBC over its coverage of Islamophobia in the Tory party. In a letter to director general Tony Hall, the Muslim Council of Britain says the corporation has failed to be 'impartial and consistent in its coverage on similar issues'.
This has been the 'worst summer yet' for millions of children facing holiday hunger, with foodbanks operating on reserves, according to an MP. Frank Field MP, who founded the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger and Food Poverty, says the government must now set up a national scheme and be done with experiments, to prevent a repeat next summer.
The leader of the Liberal Democrats says she is sorry for her voting record on austerity, and that she deeply regrets supporting the bedroom tax.
On the night of April 23, 2018, Paul prepared to spend his first night as a homeless person in a park surrounded by properties worth upwards of £1.5 million. He had managed to find a spot in Sidney Square, Whitechapel, east London.
Counter terror police are recalling official guidance which suggested that 'Muslims who believe they are oppressed' could be a sign of extremism. Human rights groups condemned the 12-page document produced by counter terrorism police in south-east England for undermining 'free expression and discrimination'.