Criminal barristers strike and warn of ‘existential crisis’ in British justice system

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have started their strike over low legal aid funding with a warning their profession faces an “existential crisis” because of severe cuts imposed by the government. Barristers say their incomes have decline by almost 30% in the last two decades. Specialist criminal barristers now earn less than the minimum […]

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Boris Johnson in new crisis as Dowden quits following double by-election defeat

Boris Johnson’s premiership has been plunged into yet another crisis with the Conservative party chairman Oliver Dowden resigning in the immediate wake of double by-election defeats. The Liberal Democrats overturned a 24,000 Conservative majority in Tiverton and Honiton to inflict the Tories’ biggest by-election defeat in British political history. Labour piled on the pressure on […]

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Renters' Reform Bill

Renters’ Reform Bill to “redress the balance” between landlords and tenants

Under the new Renters’ Reform Bill, tenants have more rights, no-fault evictions are banned, and landlords can no longer discriminate against families or people on benefits. Moreover, tenants are allowed to keep pets, while landlords won’t be able to introduce steep rent hikes. The overhaul also stops fixed-term tenancy agreements allowing tenants to remain in […]

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