David Cameron has made a pitch to the Tory right after he raised the prospect of temporary withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights in an attempt to deport the extremist preacher Abu Qatada from Britain.

Changes to benefits and personal taxation mean the female population is hit hardest

The shadow Home Secretary also said foreign workers should not be allowed to claim child benefit for youngsters living abroad

A national 'blacklist' of officers struck off will be set up by the newly formed College of Policing

The Government faced further embarrassment after it emerged that a suspected British extremist on the run after eluding a multi-million pound MI5 and police surveillance operation is a serial breaker of anti-terror orders that had seen him previously jailed for 15 months.

‘Disgraceful’ PM accused of letting Chief Whip 'swing in the wind'

Lib Dem leader says proposals to give police powers to monitor internet use need major 'rethink'

Voter turnout for the police commissioner elections was never expected to be high, but at some polling stations not a single vote was cast.

Voters were not given enough information about the police and crime commissioner elections, Labour claimed today as turnout was expected to be as low as 10% in some areas.

The Government has made “a shambles” of its flagship criminal justice plans for elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs), Labour said today.

The former head of the Metropolitan Police has said there is a “national crisis” in police morale after research revealed 95% of serving officers do not feel they have the support of the Government.

Andrew Mitchell must either resign or David Cameron should sack him, Police Federation leaders said tonight after talks failed to resolve the row over his abuse of a Downing Street protection officer.

The Government today refused to rule out the prospect that more troops will have to be drafted in to the London Olympics in the wake of the G4S security fiasco.