Tory MPs react to Government’s response to European prison votes ruling

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. One of the two biggest political stories today, the summit to consider the next… Read more »

Nick Herbert MP: On prisoner voting, we shouldn’t defy the ECHR, we should resile from it altogether.

Nick Herbert is the Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs and a former Minister for Policing and Criminal… Read more »

Nick Herbert MP: Ignore the criticisms of Police and Crime Commissioners – we are giving the people a voice

Nick Herbert is the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice. Follow Nick on Twitter. Forget the carping about Police and… Read more »

Nick Herbert MP: Tom Winsor “was by far the best candidate for the job” of Chief Inspector of Constabulary

The Parliamentary Diary of Gavin Barwell MP reflects on the Queen’s visit and a ‘Budget for work’

Gavin Barwell, Conservative MP for Croydon Central, is this week's ConservativeHome Diarist. Follow Gavin on Twitter. House of Lords reform Much… Read more »

Talking to Cathy Newman, Nick Herbert MP gives upbeat assessment of police commissioners policy

Nick Herbert MP considers action to stop protests becoming permanent encampments

Nick Herbert on how the Policing Act will put the ‘public at the heart of policing’

 

Nick Herbert calls for “swift and sure” local justice

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter  In a speech at the Police Superintendents Conference in Warwickshire yesterday, Nick Herbert, the Policing and… Read more »

Nick Herbert MP: Scottish Conservative re-branding is “a perfectly reasonable debate to have”

Policing and justice minister Nick Herbert defends Tory law and order credentials on BBC1’s Politics Show

Mr Herbert came under sustained questioning after new figures showed that just 19% of those convicted of knife crimes were… Read more »

No killer blows as Theresa May faces Yvette Cooper in her first outing as shadow home secretary

By Jonathan Isaby Yesterday was Yvette Cooper's first outing in the Commons as the new shadow home secretary after her… Read more »

Defending elected police chiefs, Nick Herbert puts Ed Balls in his place

Nick Herbert MP, Police Reform Minister, knocked Ed Balls for six yesterday in the House of Commons. He attacked Labour… Read more »

Nick Herbert MP: What the Government’s dog tax debacle tells us about this Labour administration

Nick Herbert is Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. When we launched our campaign and… Read more »

Nick Herbert: I am determined to curb the power of the supermarkets

Nick Herbert is Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and uses this Platform to answer… Read more »