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New leadership and new hope? Looking ahead to Labour Party Conference 2026

The Labour party’s Annual Conference returns to Liverpool this Sunday 27 September. Under new leadership, and enjoying stronger public favour, Labour enters this year’s conference with fresh political momentum. Andy Burnham will use his first conference as Prime Minister to articulate his priorities and outline the direction of his premiership on key issues. PLP will

25 Sep 2026

Policy briefings and submissions

Coalition for Asylum Rights and Justice’s evidence submitted to the Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee

CARJ has submitted evidence to the public Bill committee examining the Immigration and Asylum Bill. The attached evidence focuses on Part 1 of the Bill and includes a range of proposed amendments. The Immigration and Asylum Bill is now at committee stage in the House of Commons, this is a critical moment to build support

24 Sep 2026

Policy briefings and submissions

PLP’s evidence featured in the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ new report

The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) published their report on Human Rights and Regulation of AI today. PLP submitted evidence to this report which is cited extensively throughout, including conclusions and recommendations which directly reflect PLP’s submissions. Read the evidence here PLP welcomes the committee’s findings on human rights and AI regulation. The Committee

14 Sep 2026

Policy briefings and submissions

PLP’s response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on planning judicial review reform

In July 2026 the Ministry of Justice proposed extending the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) judicial review regime to a limited number of other planning judicial reviews. This would make it more difficult to bring judicial reviews in some planning cases. In August 2026 the Public Law Project (PLP) submitted a response raising concerns that

9 Sep 2026

Research

Misaligned Incentives in the Immigration Legal Aid Scheme

Snapshot There is not enough immigration legal aid to meet eligible demand – so providers increasingly have to make difficult decisions about which clients they take on. The fixed-fee payment system rewards providers for taking on more cases, even if they dedicate less time to each one. The eligibility rules for immigration legal aid make

2 Sep 2026

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