I am aware of disturbing footage from an incident at Manchester Airport this afternoon and understand the public concern it has prompted. I have asked for a full update from Greater Manchester Police.

My statement on the appalling footage from Manchester Airport: “The video footage of a Greater Manchester police officer kicking and stamping on a man in Manchester Airport is truly shocking and disturbing. Like many who have seen this clip, I am extremely concerned. I have had

Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places to remand suspected rioters Cookham Wood repurposed and abandoned cells made safe, while early release scheme continues theguardian.com/society/articl… rajeev syal on The Guardian

Why, if Matt Goodwin agrees that a descendent of migrants like me is English, does he keep on emphasising that the Southport suspect is the 'child of Rwandan immigrants' if he was born in Wales? I put the question to him on Moral Maze. Listen here:

I was at this woman's sentencing on Friday - she was jailed for 20 months The court heard that she was vulnerable and homeless, having recently fled domestic violence. She tagged along with friends to the protest after bumping into them outside a shop theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Guardian piece by rajeev syal on how RUSI security experts (@J_White692 @WallnerClaudia Emily Winterbotham) consider far-right violence is treated differently. It's not thuggery. If it's terrorism, call it out. Don't shy away from recognising it. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Ofsted has published new data showing how children's homes have become a huge, money-spinning business. If you are squeamish about these things, look away now. 🧵

Just two billionaires laughing about sacking workers for striking for better pay and conditions x

UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns about Euston station overcrowding politico.eu/article/uk-rai… Peter Hendy threatened to withhold public contracts from the man’s employer while urging disciplinary action — and asked officials to “deal with him”

This is cobblers. The Khan Review, commissioned by a @Conservative government, made these recommendations. Could someone have a quiet word with the interns running this account.

Simon Case has announced his resignation as cabinet secretary in a note to civil servants, I’m told.

Here's the message from Simon Case to civil servants. "It is a shame that I feel I have to spell this out, but my decision is solely to do with my health and nothing to do with anything else."

Gangs recruit skilled drone pilots to fly drugs and even ketchup into UK prisons theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/o…

From one British Nigerian MP to another British Nigerian MP, congratulations Kemi Badenoch on your election as Leader of the Conservative Party. Eku ori ire. Your dad would be proud.

I & ⁦Maggie Oliver⁩ agree - what’s the point of a costly & lengthy national inquiry when previous inquiries haven’t been implemented, even in part? Local independent inquiries with survivor voices are the best way of proceeding with urgency theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

#Azerbaijan: Women Press Freedom strongly condemns the detention of journalist #ShahnazBaylargizi. The latest in the alarming state crackdown on independent media in the country. Baylargizi, an editor at Toplum TV, was detained, and her home in Baku was raided by authorities.

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My piece for @UnHerd on Andrew Tate's warm welcome in the 'manosphere' that surrounds Donald Trump, and the divisions it exposes in the Republican party @UnHerd unherd.com/2025/03/could-…

Exclusive: We haven't been asked about return hubs, leaders of two other Balkan countries tell me. As Keir Starmer says he's in talks with various countries, but Albania says no; the leaders of Kosovo and North Macedonia say they haven't as yet been approached. The western

Brilliant response to usual scaremongering about rich leaving! In any case, why should the rich be rewarded for bad behaviour? If the rest of us didn’t pay our taxes properly we’d rightfully get in trouble