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BBC News
10 minutes ago
- BBC News
Men in court over alleged rape of 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton
Two men have appeared in court, charged in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Mulakhil is accused of rape, while Mohammad Kabir is accused of kidnap, strangulation and aiding and abetting the rape of a girl aged under 13. Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch has alleged the two men were asylum seekers, which the BBC has been unable to verify independently, and accused Warwickshire Police and the Home Office of covering up their immigration refused to disclose further details, saying: "Once someone is charged with an offence, we follow national guidance. This guidance does not include sharing ethnicity or immigration status." In a statement to the BBC the Home Office said: "Foreign nationals who commit crimes should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and justice delivered."Mr Kabir and Mr Mulakhil, both 23 and from the Warwickshire town, have appeared before magistrates in Coventry and will both appear at Warwick Crown Court on 26 Mulakhil is also facing an additional charge of rape relating to a different who was in the Cheverel Street area of Nuneaton between 20:30 and 21:45 BST on 22 July and saw anything of interest is urged to come forward by Warwickshire Police. 'Risk to public order' Finch, who at 19 became the youngest council in the UK and represents Reform UK, published a letter on his social media accounts on Sunday, addressed to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police, Alex Franklin-Smith, and the chief executive of the council, Monica said Ms Fogarty had told him that Mr Kabir was an asylum seeker living in a house of multiple occupancy. Residents had "very easily been able to join the dots together" and conclude that the men were asylum seekers, he said."Residents of Warwickshire can see they have not been told the full story," he said."I am disgusted the one year on from the social unrest that we saw in parts of the UK in 2024, the Home Office and the police have clearly not learned any lessons from the handling of similar incidents last year."He added: "I strongly believe that the only risk to public order from this case in Warwickshire comes from the cover-up itself."In a statement, Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe said: "It is essential to state that policing decisions—such as whether to release details about a suspect—must follow national guidance and legal requirements."He added that he would not speculate on the personal circumstances of those involved while court proceedings were BBC has contacted Warwickshire County Council for comment. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
The Independent
10 minutes ago
- The Independent
Minister hits out at protesters after alleged migrant hotel break-in attempt
Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle has criticised anti-migration protests across the UK, saying that while peaceful demonstration is acceptable, violence towards police or harassment of hotel occupants is not. It comes amid escalating protests, including an incident in Canary Wharf over the weekend where protesters allegedly tried to break into a hotel housing asylum seekers. Speaking to Sky News, Dame Angela said people have a right to protest, but they 'don't have a right to then have a pop at the police'. The government is investing an additional £100 million to combat illegal migration, which includes funding for a 'one in, one out' returns agreement with France and increased resources for tackling smuggling gangs. New legislation, the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, will introduce an offence carrying up to five years in prison for those advertising illegal routes or fake passports on social media.
Daily Mail
11 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Now Rachel Reeves is urged to slap VAT on private healthcare as ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock sets out plans to raise billions more for the NHS
Rachel Reeves is being urged to charge VAT on private healthcare in order to raise billions of pounds more for the NHS. Lord Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, has called on the Chancellor to remove the VAT exemption on private healthcare at her autumn Budget. The Labour peer - who also recently told Ms Reeves to introduce a 'wealth tax' - claimed this would 'generate much–needed revenue' for the NHS and would be 'widely supported' by the British public. The Government's recent U–turns on welfare reform and winter fuel payments have left Ms Reeves with a multibillion–pound black hole to fill in the nation's finances. This has fuelled expectations she will opt for further tax rises in the autumn. Ms Reeves has insisted she will stick to Labour's manifesto commitment not to hike taxes for 'working people'. Prior to last year's general election, the party said this involved not raising 'National Insurance, the basic, higher, or additional rates of Income Tax, or VAT'. But Labour could see removing the VAT exemption on private healthcare as a loophole to get around their manifesto pledges. After winning power in July 2024, Labour moved swiftly to charge 20 per cent VAT on private school fees. Analysis by the Good Growth Foundation found that charging 20 per cent VAT to private acute healthcare – but excluding the use of private hospitals by the NHS – could raise more than £2billion. The think tank, which has close links to Labour, also conducted polling that found support for greater taxation on public healthcare in order to help fund the NHS. A survey of more than 2,000 adults, conducted in June, showed that more than half (55 per cent) supported a windfall tax on private healthcare firms. Lord Kinnock said: 'Introducing VAT on private health provision could provide vital funding for the NHS and social care. 'After 14 years of underinvestment, many people are turning to private healthcare not out of choice, but because they cannot afford to wait. 'This has increasingly led to unequal access to care. Ending the VAT exemption to generate much–needed revenue is a reasonable and widely–supported step.' Praful Nargund, director of the Good Growth Foundation and a Labour parliamentary candidate at last year's general election,said: 'We have sleepwalked into a two tier-healthcare system, and we have to back the NHS. 'It is in a dire state: from 8am GP scrambles to months-long waiting lists. It's simply not good enough. 'People are being forced to go private for care they should get for free. That's not a system in need of tweaks, that's a system on the brink and in need of major reform. 'A windfall tax on private healthcare would be a bold, fair first step to fund an NHS the British public deserve.' Last month, Lord Kinnock - who led Labour between 1983 and 1992 - outlined his plans for a 'wealth tax' on Britons. He said a two per cent levy on assets worth more than £10million would raise up to £11billion a year and be popular with a 'great majority of the general public'. The Tories condemned such a tax as 'the worst thing to do' as they warned of a fresh exodus of wealth-creators from Britain.
