Keith Vaz

Immigration Minister To Be Quizzed Over Airport Chaos

PA | Posted 27.06.2012 | UK

Immigration Minister Damian Green is to be grilled by MPs about chronic queues at Heathrow Airport amid concern that the issue is doing "huge damage" ...

Commons Crime: Champagne, Laptops And A Bicycle Repair Kit Among Items Stolen From MPs

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK Politics

Four casks of beer, a bottle of champagne and a floral arrangement are among 36 items which have been stolen from parliament since June 2011, it has b...

MPs Call For Britain's Extradition Treaty With The US To Be Changed

The Huffington Post UK | Asa Bennett | Posted 30.03.2012 | UK Politics

Arrangements for extradition between the US and the UK should be radically changed to restore public confidence, said a group of MPs. The Home Affa...

'A Breeding Ground For Terrorism': MPs On The Internet

PA | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Politics

The internet is a "fertile breeding ground for terrorism" and plays a part in most, if not all, cases of violent radicalisation, MPs said today. In...

The War On Drugs Has Failed, Branson Tells MPs

Posted 24.01.2012 | UK Politics

The war on drugs has failed and it is time to decriminalise and regulate narcotics, Richard Branson told MPs on Tuesday. Giving evidence to the hom...

From The A-Team To The Z-Listers: Our Top Political Put-Downs

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Huxley | Posted 19.01.2012 | UK Politics

Keith Vaz has hit the headlines on Thursday after describing the Home Office as "more Dad's Army than the A-Team". Following up on David Cameron ca...

'More Dad's Army Than The A-Team': MPs Hit Out After Borders Scandal

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 19.01.2012 | UK Politics

A breakdown in communication and failure to supervise staff led to the UK's national security being put at risk when border controls were relaxed over...

Should The NHS Help Those Addicted To The Internet?

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK Politics

The NHS should offer support to people addicted to the internet and video games, the chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee has said. ...

Guns On the streets: Whose Fault is it?

Steve Middleton | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK Politics
Steve Middleton

It's barely a dozen days since the shooting of Indian post-grad student Anuj Bidve on the streets of Salford and the accusations of blame have begun. ...

Anuj Bidve's Parents Pay Tribute To 'Softly Spoken' Son Who Was Shot In Manchester

Posted 06.01.2012 | UK

The father of Anuj Bidve, the Indian student who was gunned down in Salford on Boxing Day, has paid tribute to his murdered son after flying to Britai...

Candle-Lit Vigil For Murdered Indian Student

PA | Posted 02.01.2012 | UK

Hundreds of people have held a candle-lit vigil at the site where Indian student Anuj Bidve was shot dead on Boxing Day. One week on from the "horr...

'Christmas Came Early In August' - MPs Blame Police For Scale Of The Riots

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK Politics

MPs have criticised the police's handling of the riots in England in August, suggesting they should have mobilised more officers onto the streets soon...

Analysis: Where Does The UK Border Row Go Next?

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK Politics

Brodie Clark will no doubt be quite satisfied with his attempts to demolish the credibility of Theresa May during his appearance before the Home Affai...

Labour Claim Passengers On Private Jets Didn't Have Passports Checked At All

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Politics

Theresa May is coming under further pressure after Labour obtained figures indicating the scale of the relaxation of checks at the UK Border Agency ov...

Met Should Not Be Given Extra Work, Say MPs

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Politics

Scotland Yard should not be asked to take on additional functions following the upheaval caused by the phone hacking scandal, MPs have said. In a ...

Boris Johnson Details Cost Of Riots To Home Affairs Committee

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 06.11.2011 | UK

The cost of policing the UK riots currently stands at around £125 million, with the final figure expected to be much higher, according to figures rel...

MPs Urge Home Office To Scrap Bonuses For Civil Servants

PA | Posted 22.10.2011 | UK Politics

The Home Office should scrap plans to award its top-performing senior staff bonuses worth £300,000, MPs have said. Keith Vaz, chairman of the Comm...

News International Emails Deleted

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 01.10.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- An IT firm has told MPs it was aware of nine occasions when News International asked for emails to be deleted over the past 15 mo...

Amy Winehouse's Talks To MPs About New Rehab Centre

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 01.10.2011 | UK Entertainment

Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitch, has met with MP Keith Vaz to discuss plans for a drug rehabilitation centre in his daughter’s name. Mitch Wineho...

News Int. Tried To 'Deliberately Block' Met Investigation

The Huffington Post | Michael Rundle | Posted 18.09.2011 | UK

News International "deliberately" tried to block the Metropolitan Police investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World, a parliamentary co...

The Benefit Of Hindsight: Not That Great

The Huffington Post | Chris Wimpress | Posted 18.09.2011 | UK Politics

"With hindsight" were the watchwords of the afternoon at the Home Affairs Select Committee, as they grilled the outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissio...

Dina Rickman

John Yates: The Prime Minister's Chief Of Staff Blocked David Cameron Being Briefed On Phone Hacking

HuffingtonPost.com | Dina Rickman | Posted 18.09.2011 | UK

The prime minister’s chief of staff Ed Llewellyn was the Number 10 official who blocked David Cameron being briefed on "police protocol" surrounding...

Dina Rickman

Nearly One Quarter Of Police Press 'Worked For News International'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dina Rickman | Posted 18.09.2011 | UK

Nearly one quarter of the Metropolitan Police’s press staff have worked for News International at some point, Sir Paul Stephenson, the outgoing comm...

John Yates Recalled To Give Evidence Before MPs

Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.09.2011 | UK

The Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, John Yates, has been recalled to appear before the Home Affairs select committee on Tuesday ove...

Paul Stephenson's Resignation was Both Honourable and Shocking

Keith Vaz | Posted 17.09.2011 | UK Politics
Keith Vaz

When I ask someone to appear before the Home Affairs Committee there is always a degree of shadow boxing about their availability, times have to be checked and appointments moved. Not so with Sir Paul.