内容摘要：He insisted Labour's decisions were a choice and criticised the government's spending announcements since winning power.

He insisted Labour's decisions were a choice and criticised the government's spending announcements since winning power.

said additional protections for people from other backgrounds were long overdue."It's been a really long time coming," she said.

"It's just amazing that it's actually here - we've done it at last."It's a really good feeling that rights are protected now."Michael Ellis, who is sight-impaired, said the new legislation "meant a lot" to him.

"I have that assurance that I will be treated equally but there's that respect and dignity about it," he said."How that plays out in day-to-day life is going to vary for each person but it means a lot to know that you've got that back-up."

The Employment and Equal Opportunities Service (EEOS) has been set up to oversee the introduction of the legislation.

EEOS director Stephen Glencross said some parts of the legislation could be "quite complicated" for businesses to navigate and the service was on hand to assist.The remaining eight were undetermined or remain under investigation, it said.

The Glasgow University team behind the report said the overall level of deaths in custody last year was the highest since modern records began, in 1995, and almost certainly the highest ever."That rise is absolutely stunning. It's unprecedented," said Professor Sarah Armstrong who led the research.

The report also said prison deaths from suicide had been rising since 2016 and may have reached a record high last year.Prof Armstrong said she was encouraged by the SPS reaction to a report into the deaths of