As the tanks roll into Ukraine and towns and cities are bombarded by missiles, millions of people are fleeing the country in search of safety. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has described the refugee crisis as one of the worse in…

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 is a very controversial piece of legislation. However, some of the bill’s proposals are long overdue, such as increased sentences for assaults on emergency workers and death by dangerous driving or careless…

They may have been in power for eleven years and yield the party’s biggest parliamentary majority since Margret Thatcher’s days as leader, but the Conservative Party under Boris Johnson is far from indestructible. A delicate balance of factors is holding…

Boris Johnson has always sought to increase his power. The now Prime Minister who once said he wanted to be ‘world king’ now seeks to eradicate any legislation that constrains his authority. His actions provoke the need to write down…

Regardless of whether it’s a cheap stunt or a threat to the lifeline many refugees depend on, the Government’s threat to jail alleged people smugglers for life involved in English Channel crossings have certainly not been taken lightly by campaigners,…

This end of year review is part of a series from Backbench’s editorial team as they consider some of the themes that have dominated 2020. The views expressed in these reviews are those of the editors themselves and do not…