Alaric Whitcombe

Political Correspondent
Alaric Whitcombe is a political correspondent reporting from Westminster, London. He covers UK politics, parliamentary activity, government decision-making, and UK Crime, providing clear, fact-based context around legislation, policy developments, and major public-safety stories. His work focuses on factual reporting and clear explanation, helping readers follow political events without bias or speculation.
· Westminster lobby reporting, select committee analysis, court proceedings coverage
· Parliamentary debates, legislation and policy, elections, criminal justice system, policing, Crown and Magistrates' Courts

UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe15 April 2026

Family report Tate Modern attack victim boy suffers setback

The recovery of the young French boy thrown from the Tate Modern’s viewing platform has suffered a “sad backwards step”…
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UK News

Alaric Whitcombe15 April 2026

Hillsborough Law astonishes Liverpool boss as legislation awaits passage

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has said he is “surprised” that legislation born from the club’s darkest day has yet to…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

MPs approve reforms to laws on pornography, protests and anti-social behaviour

Senior executives at technology companies could face personal criminal liability, including prison sentences, if their platforms fail to remove intimate…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Elderly man allegedly uses insecticide to harm neighbour in driveway dispute

A 75-year-old Southampton woman has appeared in court accused of the malicious poisoning of her neighbour with ant killer, capping…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Should UK defence policy depend on Donald Trump for security?

Lord Robertson’s stark warning of “corrosive complacency” in Downing Street over Britain’s safety is less a strategic analysis than a…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

MPs hear China leads on regulated AI as US pursues unchecked approach

In a striking reversal of the typical geopolitical narrative, a leading British artificial intelligence expert has told Parliament that China…
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UK News

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Letter writers dismiss claims of London succumbing to crime and feral youth

A recent incident of disorder in Clapham has prompted a familiar response: a rush to portray London as a city…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Labour’s EU rules risk adding £1,800 to new car costs

Drivers could be forced to pay an additional £1,800 for the average family car if the government proceeds with plans…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

London Marathon runner honours QPR’s Kiyan Prince two decades after stabbing

Twenty years after the promising young footballer Kiyan Prince was murdered, a friend from his schooldays will run the London…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Sheep beheaded by vandals with remains left in plastic bag

A farmer’s son on a late-night check of his flock disturbed poachers who fled, abandoning a decapitated sheep in a…
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