Media The Alan Rickman I remember: a good man, a Labour activist – and a local boy Andy Slaughter, the MP for Hammersmith, who went to school with Alan Rickman, pays tribute. By Andy Slaughter
Politics Why has the government taken international law out of the Ministerial Code? By Andy Slaughter
The takeover of the Tory party by those opposed to human rights is complete Walking away from Strasbourg and abolishing the Human Rights Act would merely serve as a convenient smokescreen for an… By Andy Slaughter
Defining “acting heroically“ in legal terms: Chris Grayling’s Heroism Bill is a waste of time The government has a patchy record with criminal justice bills – and the latest is no exception. The Social… By Andy Slaughter
The PM lauds Magna Carta but his government undermines its greatest legacies Paying lip service to Magna Carta is all we can expect from a government that has done more to undermine… By Andy Slaughter
The Tories’ bid to close Sulivan primary school is a triumph of ideology over evidence The plan to demolish the award-winning primary to build a free school shows contempt for parents and for children. By Andy Slaughter