Home Office in the media: 17 October 2017
Today’s Home Office stories of interest include reports on investigations into cannabis factories, and further coverage of the Metropolitan Police no longer investigating some low-level crimes.
Home Office in the media: 16 October 2017
Today’s Home Office stories of interest include reports that the Metropolitan Police will no longer investigate some low-level crimes, and news that the government has agreed to back a move to make assaulting emergency services workers more serious crimes.
Breaking News: Home Secretary statement on Parsons Green
The Home Secretary has responded to the incident in Parsons Green this morning. Emergency services were called at approximately 8.20am to Parsons Green Underground Station following reports of a fire on the train. The Metropolitan Police Service have declared it a …
Home Office in the media: 8 September 2017
Today's news coverage includes reports that the Metropolitan Police has requested further funding for its investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Home Office in the media: 10 August
News relevant to the Home Office today includes coverage of the Home Secretary's opinion piece in the Sun regarding Prevent, and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) briefing on the same subject. There is also further coverage of the Home …
Home Office in the media: 19 July 2017
The main Home Office stories in the media today relate to the arrests of three Britons in Calais who allegedly tried to fly four illegal immigrants into England, coverage of BBC analysis which shows that many criminal investigations are left …
Breaking news: Home Secretary letter to David Anderson QC on terror reviews
The Home Secretary has today written to David Anderson QC after he agreed to provide independent assurance of the internal reviews by MI5 and the police into the recent terror attacks in London and Manchester.
Home Office in the media: 22 June 2017
Media coverage relating to the Home Office today focuses on the announcements made during the Queen's Speech. There has also been further coverage of funding for the Metropolitan Police and of the Grenfell Fire tower.
Metropolitan Police funding
There are a number of remarks in the press and running on broadcast media that suggest that the Metropolitan Police’s budget will be cut by £400million. The Government is not reducing the Metropolitan Police’s budget by £400 million. Police spending …
Home Office in the media: 19 April 2017
Today’s Home Office related news includes the arrest of Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, who is facing extradition to India, and comments made by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick around her priorities for the force.