The Home Affairs Select Committee, as part of their inquiry into drugs laws in the UK, are inviting the public to give their opinions on the drugs. Questions such as, should some drugs be decriminalised feature in the online polls … Continue reading →

Keith met with Columbian President Santos today to discuss the war on drugs. Keith discussed the progress the Columbian government has made to tackle drug crops and trafficking in Columbia. 55% of cocaine in the UK has been produced in … Continue reading →

Child traffickers are targeting the UK because of the ease with which they can move victims through British ports and local authority care homes, the chairman of a parliamentary inquiry intohuman trafficking has warned. Keith Vaz, head of the home … Continue reading →

A parliamentary inquiry has been ordered after an investigation by The Times exposed rampant abuse of Britain’s immigration controls by fraudsters at a network of bogus international colleges. The Home Affairs Select Committee will summon Phil Woolas, the Immigration Minister, to … Continue reading →

Young people carry knives because of perceived threat from others, says committee An influential committee of MPs has warned that a knife-crime “arms race” is developing among young people, as they carry knives to protect themselves from the perceived threat … Continue reading →