Over 400 migrants and asylum seekers attempted self-harm while held in detention in 2017 - the highest recorded number since government started to keep statistics in 2007. Published figures reveal there were 446 attempts at self harm in detention last year with at least 10 confirmed suicides. The Home Office often fails to publicise deaths… Continue reading Immigration detention
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A View from the NEC
Rachel Garnham CLP representative on Labour's National Executive Since my election to Labour’s National Executive Committee in January 2018, I have found being an NEC member somewhat frustrating but with much room for optimism. The day after my election I attended a meeting of the Equalities Committee, Disputes Panel and Organisation Committee – in at… Continue reading A View from the NEC
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Christine Shawcroft On the outside What happens to radical women as they get older? Emmeline Pankhurst joined the Tory Party. Shirley Williams left Labour with the Gang of Four. God knows what Aung San Suu Kyi is up to in Burma these days. And Germaine Greer, responsible for converting thousands of women to feminism in… Continue reading Welcome to Labour Briefing online
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