The takeover of Kent County Council by Reform UK in the spring local elections has proved to be fractious, fraught and sometimes farcical, but no one’s laughing

Volker Türk says the Home Office proscription restricts right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly The UK government’s ban on Palestine Action limits the rights and freedoms of people in the UK and is at odds with international law, the UN human rights chief has said. Volker Türk, the UN human rights commissioner, said ministers’ decision to designate the group a terrorist organisation was “disproportionate and unnecessary” and called on them to rescind it. Continue reading...