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Deborah Coles @debcoles13.bsky.social · 22h

Vital work of museum of homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social
bringing to light the shocking reality of deaths of people experiencing homelessness. museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...

Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness

We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...

museumofhomelessness.org

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 1d

🗞️ October 2025 Newsletter is out!

All of this month's latest updates including:

🟣 Landmark introduction of Hillsborough Law to Parliament
🟣Urgent amendments to Mental Health Bill to safeguard children
🟣Fatal consequences of racist immigration policies

Read more 🔽

Newsletter: October 2025

All the latest on the Hillsborough Law's introduction to Parliament, amendments to the Mental Health Bill and the fatal consequences of racist immigration policies

www.inquest.org.uk

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 2d

Jermaine Baker, 28, was fatally shot by an officer known only as W80, a Metropolitan police officer, in Wood Green on 11 December 2015. He was unarmed.

Now a police misconduct hearing has heard that the firearms officer used excessive force.

Firearms officer used excessive force in fatal shooting of unarmed man in London, misconduct hearing told

Jermaine Baker, from Tottenham, killed during operation to stop plot to spring gang leader from prison in 2015

www.theguardian.com

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 2d

"This inquest laid bare the fatal consequences of placing people like Leonard Farruku on barges in de facto imprisonment.

These harmful policies isolate people from support & deny them dignity. Amid racist immigration rhetoric, we must remember the real human cost."

@debcoles13.bsky.social

Home Office ‘missed opportunities’ to assess asylum seeker who took his own life

Leonard Farruku died onboard the Bibby Stockholm in December 2023.

www.independent.co.uk

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Deborah Coles @debcoles13.bsky.social · 7d

No surprises here then. Racism, misogyny and violence endemic in policing culture, policy and practice. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Met officers suspended over alleged abuse of suspects and support for Tommy Robinson

BBC’s Panorama to broadcast allegations about Charing Cross station after sending evidence to police chiefs

www.theguardian.com

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Deborah Coles @debcoles13.bsky.social · 7d

Racism, misogyny, violence and corruption. Reports, recommendations and promises of change. Policing has proved itself incapable of reform. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Met plunged into crisis amid fresh claims of misogyny and racism

Commissioner Mark Rowley says prejudice has ‘put down deep roots’ within force after BBC Panorama investigation

www.theguardian.com

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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · 7d

We would like to say an enormous thank you to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe @libertyhq.bsky.social & @inquest-org.bsky.social
for speaking on our panel about IPP sentences yesterday at the @UKLabour conference.

Your voices add a huge amount of weight to the campaign for change.

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 7d

Report again finds HMP Pentonville in "appalling" conditions:
people living in vermin infested rooms & locked up 22 hrs a day.

3 people have taken their own lives this year.

To prevent further deaths, we must redirect resources away from prisons & into community alternatives that centre care.

www.itv.com

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 7d

We joined @ungripp.bsky.social at Labour Party Conference for a powerful panel on why we must resentence people still trapped under abolished IPP sentences.

As Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said:
“Indefinite detention quickly slides into a kind of torture.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

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Gambling with Lives @gamblingwithlives.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to our brilliant panellists Abtisam Mohamed MP, @debcoles13.bsky.social of @inquest-org.bsky.social, Ben Coleman MP, @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social, and chair Charles Ritchie

#StopGamblingSuicides
#LPC25

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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · 9d

‘Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for end to ‘fundamentally wrong’ indefinite jail terms in Britain’

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for end to ‘fundamentally wrong’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained for six years in Iran, has urged justice secretary David Lammy to help thousands trapped on IPP jail terms, adding: ‘Punishment should fit the crime’

www.independent.co.uk

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Gambling with Lives @gamblingwithlives.bsky.social · 9d

“A properly conducted inquest can expose the scourge of gambling harm… and can be a really important opportunity for learning and change”

Really important point from @debcoles13.bsky.social of @inquest-org.bsky.social

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 12d

Once more, our amazing Trustee @beckymontacute.bsky.social is running another half marathon to raise money for our work with bereaved families!

We're incredibly grateful for all her support & dedication.

Please share & donate if you can!

www.justgiving.com/page/rebecca...

Becky's fundraiser for INQUEST

Help Rebecca Montacute raise money to support INQUEST

www.justgiving.com

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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · 19d

If you have a Labour MP, please email them and ask them to attend one of these events. You can also tag them in this post.

@libertyhq.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

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Gambling with Lives @gamblingwithlives.bsky.social · 15d

If you're at this year's Labour Conference, join our event on Monday at 4pm

Hosted by GwL's Charles Ritchie, we have a great panel of Abtisam Mohamed MP, Deborah Coles of @inquest-org.bsky.social, Ben Coleman MP & @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social

Book your place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stopping-g...

Stopping Gambling Suicides

From GPs to MPs - how all our public services are needed to tackle this urgent health issue.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Lucy Brisbane Mckay @lucybrisbane.bsky.social · 21d

Eric Allison, the late great @theguardian.com prison correspondent, went from career criminal to journalist.

His work, often alongside @shattenstone.bsky.social, made a huge impact on so many issues.

I've (ghost) written this attempt to sum up just some of them here ⬇️
bit.ly/EricAllison-TheSpark

From career criminal to change-making journalist

Eric Allison had a different perspective on prisons. After all, he'd been in and out of them for forty years

bit.ly

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Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social · 22d

This is such fantastic news and a real testament to decades of work from amazing campaigners.

Finally, families will have access to legal aid when a state body is represented.

Honestly I could cry finally seeing this, this will make such a huge difference to so many families.

INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 22d

Today, after decades of campaigning by the families of the 97 people unlawfully killed at the Hillsborough Football Disaster, the government will introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament.

The families have campaigned tirelessly to ensure future families don’t face the same injustice.

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 22d

Open to all legal professionals working on inquests involving the state who predominantly represent bereaved families.

Thanks to Ison Harrison, @gcnchambers.bsky.social and @leigh-day.bsky.social for organising!

INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 22d

Big news: Today government introduced the Hillsborough Law to Parliament.

Now we’ve added a new session to our INQUEST Northern Conference this Thursday 18 September, with key lawyers involved in this landmark legislation.

🚨 Don’t miss this vital conversation.

🎟️ Get your tickets

INQUEST Northern Conference & Quiz 2025 - 18/09/2025 12:30:00

Garden Court North, Ison Harrison Limited and Leigh Day are hosting our annual Northern Conference, followed by a fundraising quiz for INQUEST. Time: Details: Location: INQUEST Northern Conf...

www.inquest.org.uk

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Hillsborough Law Now campaign @hillsboroughlawnow.bsky.social · 23d

Statement from the Hillsborough Law Now campaugn regarding the news that the Hillsborough Law will be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday 16 September.

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 22d

If properly implemented, the Bill will mean
🔴all bereaved families will have access to the same legal support at inquests as the state agencies involved
🔴and those agencies may finally be compelled to tell the truth.

Today is a testament to the strength of families who refused to give up.

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 22d

Today, after decades of campaigning by the families of the 97 people unlawfully killed at the Hillsborough Football Disaster, the government will introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament.

The families have campaigned tirelessly to ensure future families don’t face the same injustice.

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 26d

This year the Conference is being generously co-hosted by @leigh-day.bsky.social , Ison Harrison & @gcnchambers.bsky.social

It is open to all legal professionals working on inquests involving the state who predominantly represent bereaved families.

INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 26d

Only a few spaces left for our annual INQUEST Northern Conference & Quiz to raise money for our vital work.

Join us for insightful discussions on case law, the new bench book & trauma-informed practice.

📅 Thursday 18 September
🕐 12:30-17:00 (conference), 17:00-19:00 (quiz)
📍Manchester city centre

INQUEST Northern Conference & Quiz 2025 - 18/09/2025 12:30:00

Garden Court North, Ison Harrison Limited and Leigh Day are hosting our annual Northern Conference, followed by a fundraising quiz for INQUEST. Time: Details: Location: INQUEST Northern Conf...

www.inquest.org.uk

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INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social · 27d

@florenceeshalomi.bsky.social has reiterated the call for the Govt. to introduce an independent National Oversight Mechanism.

“It is crucial that Government is properly held to account for implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell inquiry."

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/ne…

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