Category: Home Office
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Closing the door on antisocial behaviour in the Brickyards
This week (28 December 2025), a closure order has been secured on a property on Jackson Street in Brotton, following sustained drug activity and serious antisocial behaviour that had been blighting the lives of neighbours. The order, granted by the courts, will see the tenant excluded from the address for…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes impact of Project Orme in East Middlesbrough
Luke Myer MP has welcomed new figures showing a significant reduction in crime following the first year of Project Orme, a multi-agency operation focused on tackling organised crime and improving safety in parts of East Middlesbrough. Figures released by Cleveland Police show that total crime across the East Middlesbrough area…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes independent review into foreign interference
16 December 2025 Today, the Government confirmed the launch of an urgent independent review into foreign financial interference in UK democracy, following the conviction of former Reform UK politician Nathan Gill for taking bribes to promote pro-Russian propaganda. The review, led by former Permanent Secretary Philip Rycroft, will examine political…
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Luke Myer MP challenges Ministers on Russian threats to UK
Today (4 December 2025), Luke Myer MP has called for stronger action to tackle Russian interference after raising security concerns in Parliament. His intervention followed the publication of the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry report into the death of a British citizen from Russian nerve agent in 2018. Speaking in the Commons,…
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Myer warns on disinformation threat
Today (3 December 2025), Luke Myer MP used a parliamentary debate on the future of local media to warn that rising misinformation, hostile state interference and algorithm-driven radicalisation are eroding trust in democratic life, calling for stronger standards and better digital protection for communities. Luke argued that when trusted local…
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Luke Myer MP helps pass reforms to speed up courts
Today (1 Dec 2025) Luke Myer MP served on a committee in Parliament which approved new regulations to strengthen the way judges are appointed in England and Wales. The reforms increase the Judicial Appointments Commission’s capacity to recruit judges, ensuring more judges are able to be recruited more quickly. The…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes new national day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism
Luke Myer MP has welcomed today’s announcement that the Government will establish a new annual National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism, with the inaugural commemoration to be held on 21 August 2026. The move follows years of campaigning by victims, survivors, and parliamentary supporters – including Luke –…
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Luke Myer MP presses Home Secretary for delivery on new immigration policies
Luke Myer, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has challenged the Government to “walk the walk” on its newly announced immigration reforms, warning that years of broken promises have left the public sceptical that change will really happen. Speaking in Parliament today (17 November) following the Home Secretary’s statement…
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New Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee brings named officers for every community
27th August 2025 Residents across Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland now have a named neighbourhood policing contact under the new national Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. The Guarantee, launched by the Home Office in April 2025, commits every police force to provide named, contactable neighbourhood officers in each community, backed by £100…
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Putting police back on our streets
More officers, more patrols, and a stronger local police presence this summer 17 July 2025 Luke Myer MP has welcomed news that Cleveland Police will receive £2.39 million in additional government funding this summer to bolster neighbourhood policing across the region. The funding will allow the force to recruit 20…
