News about Emily Thornberry

Let's not pretend, though, that it is new. Nor should we delude ourselves into believing that it's ­anything like enough. Rishi may have woken up to the threats encircling us, and we should be glad about that. The fact remains that, for all the hoopla surrounding his speech, the Government has merely re-embraced a commitment made nearly two years ago by Boris, since when the storm clouds have continued to darken.

Tens of thousands of Britons are backing a campaign to make St George's Day a bank holiday. Over 76,000 people have now signed the petition demanding English people get the day off on April 23 - every year - to celebrate their heritage. Residents of one of England's most patriotic estates - Kirby in South East London -  are supporting the push to make St George's Day an official bank holiday.

Happy St George's Day everyone! I can hear some of you thinking: 'Oh, I didn't know it was.' And of course, you could be forgiven for that - because in England, unlike other parts of the union, we do very little to mark our special day. Quite often, those who do celebrate are mocked, belittled or openly scorned for being patriotic and loyal to the flag of St George. If you are lucky today, your town hall may hoist a flag to mark the event, but it's more likely it will not. You may discover that your local authority has made funds available for a number of cultural celebrations over the year, although they're unlikely to involve England's patron saint.

Emily Thornberry was hijacked by two Just Stop Oil supporters yesterday after she ignored a letter sent by the eco-protest group to her house last week. Thornberry, who serves as the Shadow Attorney General, was sent by the letter to leave Labour if the Party struggles to withdraw the Tory oil licences granted since 2021. The pair interjected and stood up to confront the Labour frontbencher as Thornberry was making her open remarks at the Institute for Government. They threw orange confetti and started screaming their demands at the assembly.

Just Stop Oil's pink-haired poster girl was arrested after handing a letter to Emily Thornberry's house in a new video. Phoebe Plummer, 22, is a prolific protester who has been jailed for a string of events. She was arrested on suspicion of a pranking spree and of sending a malicious message in March. Following the revelation of a suspected plot to murder MPs, the Mail revealed a suspected plot. With video of her walking up to MP Emily Thornberry's door, the privately educated activist has been arrested for breaching her bail terms.

As fraudsters continue to earn in advance of Valentine's Day, heartbreaking romance scams worth billions of pounds may threaten people with new insurance scams. The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has warned that romance scammers could pressure victims to make fraudulent insurance claims, leaving victims homeless, fearing loss of their career, or looking for jobs. The IFB said that victims can be required to obtain fraudulent insurance policies and then be manipulated to make fraudulent claims in a new twist on romance scams, so that criminals can bank the money.

For the first time in ten years, a surge in shoplifting has prompted the number of lawsuits for the first time in ten years, according to new official statistics released today. There were 25,945 cases of stealing from shops in the year up to June 2023, compared to 20,978 last year - a 24 percent rise. The number of cases of all kinds of robbery has risen by 20%. Despite more suspects being arrested and charged before the court, the overwhelming majority of shoplifting remains unpunished. 365,164 shoplifting cases were recorded by police over the 12 months ending in June 2023, down from 21% in 1999.

At the height of the Covid crisis, £14,621 was splashed out on 516 bottles of red Bordeaux wines, each costing about £28 per bottle. The government spent £12,356 on toping up its cellar with 636 bottles, including 180 magnums, from 2021 to 2022, fueling a desire for English and Welsh sparkling wines. It also bought 18 bottles of gin and four bottles of whisky and liqueurs each.

It is intended to finance nurseries in primary schools around the country to ensure continuity of education for younger students under the party's manifesto. But shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry squirmed yesterday, when she was unable to specify how the scheme, which also included extra people, would be paid for.

According to an internal police investigation, overseas gangs are responsible for more than three quarters of the fastest-growing type of fraud. According to the previously unveiled intelligence memo, 76.6 percent of the 'advance fee' fraud convictions reported the previous year were carried out from abroad in February 2022. According to the most recent Crime Survey for England and Wales, 409,000 advance fee fraud cases were committed in the year ending June 2023, making up about one out of every eight fraud charges in the period. According to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) memo, up to 313,300 of these crimes were committed from abroad, denying the involvement of foreign criminal bosses in domestic frauds.

Demonstrators also attacked Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and other politicians who refused to support calls for a Gaza ceasefire. Sir Keir was described as a "genocide enabler" and accused of having blood on his hands. However, a politician's home, rather than a politician's, is a sinister new tactic after weeks of anti-Israel marches. It's unclear if or not the senior Labour figure - who is not being identified for security reasons - was at home at the time. Last night, he was believed to be liaising with police. MPs were warned not to speak face to face at weekly meetings, but instead, virtual meetings were held. Kim Leadbeater, a Labour MP who was killed outside her surgery in Batley, West Yorkshire, in 2016, has also been chastised for abstaining on the ceasefire vote.

Children in Bristol were handed over a petition calling for a ceasefire, while other cities, including London, Glasgow, and Manchester, were held. The Department of Education has responded by saying that children should be in school rather than'missing out on their education'. Following organisers' decision to shift to smaller, local festivals rather than a large march through the capital, more 50 pro-Palestine activities are set to take place tomorrow.

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing resistance over his views on the Middle East crisis, with half of Labour backbenchers expressing their displeasure with a slew of local councillor resignations. 37 Labour MPs have signed a parliamentary motion expressing their "deepest" concern about Israel's military bombardment and siege of Gaza. Former shadow minister Richard Burgon's 'collective punishment of the Palestinian people' is also condemned in the motion, as well as calls for a cease-fire.' Although the attack is aimed solely at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the government, the motion is adding to the heat on Sir Keir. Following the Hamas terror attacks earlier this month, Labour leader David Cameron has consistently defended Israel's right to defend itself. Sir Keir's reaction angered some of his party's members, with more than 20 local councillors having resigned in protest against the leader's stance. Councillors in Cambridge, Gedling, Gloucester, Haringey, Hounslow, Hounslow, Islington, Manchester, Manchester, Merthyr Tydfil, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Oxford, and Stroud have all been fired from office. Labour MPs are likely to be concerned over the swath of resignations, since their constituencies are affected. These include frontbenchers David Lammy, Lucy Powell, Anneliese Dodds, Lilian Greenwood, Seema Malhotra, Helen West, Afzal Khan, Ruth Cadbury, Daniel Zeichner, Gerald Jones, Mike Kane, and Jeff Smith.

Some of the majority Labour-run councils have started charging surcharges for those driving high emissions-intensive vehicles. More than half of London's councils, mainly Labour-controlled, now have some sort of fee where cleaner cars pay less to park than more polluting vehicles. In several states, residents' permits will cost hundreds of pounds a year more.

ANDREW NEIL: It was what we used to call a good, old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop, but it wasn't handed over on a plate by a whistleblower, but it was the result of some graft journalism by the Daily Mail's superb investigative team. In Britain, smart-alec media commentators regularly state that investigative journalism is dead, albeit incorrectly. The Mail's investigation of rogue lawyers profiting in a big way by colluding with asylum seekers to make false allegations revealed that this to be untrue.

Following an undercover probe by the Mail, a law enforcement body could have greater authority to monitor and discipline rogue lawyers (pictured: VP Lingajothy, who asked for £10,000 to invent a horrific back story to use in the asylum application). The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced that it would examine lawyers suspected of wrongdoing with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)'s support. According to the LSB, raising the maximum financial penalty, which is currently $25,000, could also include investigating whether officials should be able to'proactively gather data and share intelligence to help them detect and report misconduct.'

The solicitors' watchdog will investigate rogue lawyers exposed by the Mail for allegedly making bogus asylum claims. Since our undercover investigation revealed that some law companies were charging up to £10,000 to invent tales of torture, death threats, and modern slavery meant to help refugees apply for refugee status, the regulator agreed to take 'urgent action.' The accusations of "appalling" conduct, according to Rishi Sunak and Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk, must be dealt with 'full force of sanctions.' Politicians from both political parties, including shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry and Lib Dem home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael, have also requested that the legal authorities investigate.

Ministers were accused of 'complete waste of money' in the 'inability' of providing free legal assistance to people struggling with housing-related debts. The row broke after the government revealed the results of a five-month pilot program to assist families in avoiding financial difficulties from escalating into eviction or repossession. Only 104 people completed the application process in the pilot areas of Manchester and Middlesbrough, according to Justice Minister Mike Freer. Out of all of them, only three people - all from Middlesbrough - went to get the information. Labour pointed out that the £5 million price might have bought each of those people a semi-detached house in Middlesbrough, with almost enough funds left over to do the same for ten of their families and friends.

HENRY DEEDES: The frontbench of Labour had a particularly upbeat-and-pitchforks mood. Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, was beaming with joy. Emily Thornberry, the shadow attorney general, was never one to miss a good parliamentary debate, only passing out a few excitable squawks. Boris' opponents lurked everywhere on the Conservative side of the chamber: William Wragg (Hazel Grove), and 1922 Committee chairman Graham Brady (Altrincham). Theresa May, Mr Johnson's predecessor, arrived alone, silently gathering her thoughts, was dressed in a vengeful pair of ruby-red heels. She had waited patiently for this moment.

The Attorney General's decision not to order a study of a mentally impaired thug's sentencing of a murdered international banker has been branded'morally wrong' by the victim's relatives. In December 2020, Steven Allan, a manager at Qatar National Bank, assaulted Paul Mason, a director of The Ivy Club in London's West End. Mr Mason, 52, was punched three times by the 35-year-old electrician, who mistakenly thought he had stolen a cellphone belonging to his friend. Mr Mason sustained serious head injury from the accident that was caught on CCTV, but six months later, he died. After admitting to murder but not guilty after a hearing, Allan, a man from Hook, Hampshire, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison last month. More than 50,000 people had registered an online petition started by Mr Mason's sister Rachel when it was revealed that Allan would only serve a year in prison due to deductions. They wanted a review of Allan's "unduly lenient" sentence as well as a reform of the UK's sentencing laws. Attorney General Victoria Prentis' office has, however, opted not to refer Allan's sentencing to the Unduly Lenner Sentence (ULS) program. Rachel called the decision "morally incorrect" and said it "sets a troubling precedent for future sentences for those that murder people." Emily Thornberry, Labour's shadow counsel, expressed her "disappointment and disbelief" at the decision and called for government intervention for bereaved families. One of the Government's law officers, Michael Tomlinson, expressed'strong emotions' in reaction to Mr Mason's "unprovoked and violent assault. In Allan's situation, the threshold for a sentencing inquiry was not met.

Despite uncertainty in his own ranks, Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he will make "completely zero apologies" for his party's advertisements criticizing the PM rather than his party. Labour outraged Tory activists with posters claiming that the Prime Minister does not agree that child sex predators or robbers should go to jail. Critics, including hardliners in his own party, have described it as gutter politics. However, Opposition leader Ed Miliband has maintained his party's stance on crime, writing in the Mail that he supports 'every word Labour has said' on crime,' no matter how squeamish it may make some believe.' Last night, his remarks, in an exclusive story, sparked a fresh backlash. Sir Keir's essay says, "I have absolutely no regrets for being open about this." I stand by every word Labour has said on the issue. People don't want more excuses from politicians, but they want answers, not because 4,500 children abused them avoid prison.' And the threats to the UK's stalled economy will come this week, with a source telling The Times: 'You haven't seen nothing yet.'

According to insiders, Rishi Sunak's claim that child sex assaulters should not go to jail was hatched in an attempt to neutralize headlines describing Sir Keir Starmer as 'Sir Softy' for his criminal record. Senior Labour figures were today still trying to defend the tweet in which an image next to a picture of the Prime Minister read: 'Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak isn't interested in going back to school.' According to Ministry of Justice data, the Tories' 4,500 adults found sexually assaulting children under the age of 16 received no prison time.' Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry said that critics of the social media post were "wrong" despite a chorus of disapproving from Labour and Conservative MPs.

COMMENT ON SUNDAY: It was certainly inevitable that the King would eventually disagree with the bishops on his laudable desire to be a broad 'Defender of Faith.' And, of course, Coronation was always going to be the point on which the questions would arise. In general, Christians and non-Christians want to welcome and respect the other faiths that have flourished in this world. We have a lot to learn from them, and we have a lot in common with them. Because of this, their followers have flourished and risen to high positions. There is no point in strife and antagonism, nor is there any point in compassion and generosity. So far, so good. However, despite a growing number of non-believers and the demise of several church congregations, this remains a Christian country in several key respects. Our statutes are based on Christian precepts. In London, a stone figure of Christ stands on the Law Courts. Our music, education, literature, and architecture are rooted in Christian ideas. Possibly over all of these aspects, the thousand-year-old rite by which the King will be crowned is steeped in Christian faith. It would be foolish and cykular to refuse any change in this mighty festival, and it would be appropriate and beneficial to include a larger cross-section of the population in the congregation.

The jihadi bride's attempt to defy her country's decision to withdraw her nationality for traveling to ISIS aged 15, prompting her lawyers to promise they will challenge the decision and vow that the litigation is 'nowhere near over.' Ms Begum has made numerous media appearances, including a magazine cover, TV interviews, and a 10-part BBC podcast series in the run-up to this morning's court hearing. In the copy of the decision written by Mr Justice Jay, MI5's dim interpretation of this public relations campaign was revealed today. Ms Begum was interviewed by Good Morning Britain and Sky News in September and November 2021.'