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Labour Peer Slams Rishi Sunak's 'Sinister' Speech On Mob Rule: 'Bit Of A Cheek'

Shami Chakrabarti accused the PM's own ministers of "pouring fuel on the flames of polarisation" across the UK.
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Labour Peer Demolishes Rwanda Bill With 5 Points In Under A Minute

It came amid another blow to Rishi Sunak's flagship policy.
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Warning That New Law Gives Police Powers To Treat Protests Like 'Terrorism'

The "draconian" Public Order Bill is designed to crack down on protests by Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion.
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Keir Starmer Makes His Mark On Labour With Shadow Cabinet Appointments

Labour’s newly-elected leader has begun to stamp his authority on the party.
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Rape Convictions Are At Their Lowest Ever. Let That Sink In On Polling Day

If you are undecided how to vote this general election, remember rape has been all but decriminalised on Boris Johnson and the Tories’ watch, writes Baroness Shami Chakrabarti.
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Boris Johnson Called Children Of Single Mothers 'Ill-Raised, Ignorant, Aggressive And Illegitimate'

Single mothers were deemed "uppity and irresponsible" and working class men "feckless and hopeless" in a column which has now resurfaced.
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Labour Will Back General Election Before Christmas Once No-Deal Avoided, Says Baroness Chakrabarti

Shadow attorney general says PM has a "very casual relationship with the law".
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Sunday Shows Round-Up: Government Has 'No Plan' What To Do If October 31 Brexit Is Blocked

The best bits from this morning's political interviews.
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This Is Who Is Involved In Supreme Court Challenge To Boris Johnson's Suspension Of Parliament

An 11-strong panel of justices will hear the cases for only the second time in the court’s history.
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Gina Miller Loses High Court Challenge Against Boris Johnson's Suspension Of Parliament

Her lawyer had called the suspension “an unlawful abuse of power”.
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