Chloe Chaplain

For a moment, the launch of a new party by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana filled the left with hope. “Join us. The time is now,” a statement tweeted by Sultana, the ex-Labour MP for Coventry South, read in July. The party claimed 750,000 people expressed... See more

Nearly half of voters believe people living with anxiety and depression should be able to claim disability or sickness-related welfare payments. The public are more likely to support, than oppose, a system which allows those living with such mental health... See more

A UK-backed push to overhaul European human rights laws could allow the Government to fast-track the deportations of failed asylum seekers. At a meeting of the Council of Europe on Wednesday, the UK was one of 27 nations calling for tough changes to the E... See more

Too many young people are out of work and on benefits – and this is presenting a significant challenge to the Government, and the welfare system. The number of 16 to 24-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training – known as Neets – has been... See more

Jury trials will be scrapped for some sexual assault, burglary, indecent image possession and drug-dealing offences under a plan to reduce the courts backlog. Justice Secretary David Lammy stopped short of ending the right to a jury trial for all but the ... See more