Josiah Mortimer

The Justice Secretary’s long and “dangerous” campaign to scrap the Human Rights Act was “pushed forward by parts of the media” smarting from privacy laws

The Labour Leader is being urged to keep his promises on reforming democracy, Josiah Mortimer reports

The stark drop in Britain's score is driven by an increased perception of corruption in public office from business executives and experts

The Public Order Act – launched to clamp down on groups like Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil – could be used against trade unionists too

The Business Secretary will be able to set minimum service levels for six key sectors — and decide what workers are included in the new strike-busting definitions

FairFuel UK is leading the charge against the Labour mayor's expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone - which will hit the most polluting vehicles including trucks and lorries

"It's out of science fiction. How are they going to guess who’s going to be disruptive?” one leading campaigner asked Byline Times

David TC Davies refused to be interviewed by a journalist who'd dug into allegations of climate change denialism and his equal rights stance

Councils could have to choose between hiring extra staff to implement the change or informing voters that their vote is at risk, Byline Times has learned

Many members of the Conservative Party's lords bench seem to be taking indefinite strike action, Byline Times analysis suggests

A legal briefing by Good Law Project says that election groups will have to closely monitor who loses out when mandatory voter ID comes into force in just a matter of months

Josiah Mortimer digs into a shocking new report on the challenges faced by those trying to defend our right to protest

Josiah Mortimer reports on how the Elections Law will impact low-income and minority voters, neuter the elections watchdog, and change the voting system for mayoral elections

The Government’s assessment of how much its proposals to make everyone show ID in order to vote at polling stations will cost represents its ‘staggeringly warped priorities’, according to campaigners