Government proposes new zero hour contract legislation
The government plans to introduce draft legislation on workers’ rights, but it has not yet come into force. Read
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Law
Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
Question Time on 25 October 2018 came from Barrow-in-Furness. Topics covered included Brexit, austerity, Trident and non-disclosure agreements. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time: Recap and Factcheck
On the panel this week were deputy chairman of the James Cleverly, shadow Keir Starmer, Nish Kumar, Michael Dobbs, and Zanny Minton Beddoes. Read
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Crime
Cannabis kids: are more under-18s being prosecuted for supplying the drug?
Fewer 10 to 17 year-olds have been prosecuted for the cultivation and possession of cannabis over the last 10 years, but increasing numbers for the possession with intent to supply, and supply. Read
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Shifting boundaries: what would reducing the number of MPs mean?
There are proposals to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600 at the next election. We explain what impact this could have. Read
Analysis
How does a leadership contest in the Conservative Party work?
15% of Conservative MPs need to call for a vote of no confidence in the party leader: in which all Conservative MPs then vote for or against the leader. Read
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What are the rules on burkas and niqabs in the UK?
Women wearing veils for religious reasons do have to show their faces in passport photos, when entering the country and if police ask them to. Read
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Crime
Has the government’s voter ID scheme been a success?
A small-scale pilot a voter ID scheme saw more voters turned away in one day than there have been cases of voters impersonating other voters at polling stations in the last eight years. Read
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Are MPs allowed second jobs?
MPs are allowed to do work outside of parliament, but they have to declare what that is, how many hours they work and what they’re paid. Read
Analysis
Is wolf whistling about to become illegal?
Wolf whistling is unlikely to result in a prison sentence, even if misogyny is upgraded to a hate crime. Read
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