Rarely are British voters united by one issue, but Labour MPs returning to Westminster after the local election campaign this month all reported a single policy dominating all others: cuts to the winter fuel allowance. “It is all people wanted […]
Rachel Reeves will raise the spectre of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget in the lead-up to next week’s spring statement as she tries to persuade her Labour colleagues to accept the steepest departmental cuts since austerity. The chancellor will tell her
Ministers are dragging their heels on an investigation into the mistreatment of migrant carers, the country’s largest nursing union has said, as it continues to receive complaints about low pay, substandard accommodation and illegal fees. Nicola Ranger, the general secretary
Ministers delaying inquiry into treatment of migrant carers, RCN says | Care workers Read More »
When doctors tried to work out whether Marie Tidball would need a specially designed birth plan, one asked her to lie fully clothed on the bed and spread her legs in the air so they could see how far they
As Keir Starmer and his aides huddled to discuss their response to Friday’s calamitous White House meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the prime minister’s team pondered whether to issue a statement on social media. Already messages of support
Nearly two-thirds of workers living in private rented housing struggle to pay their rent, according to a poll that shows how England’s housing crisis is causing financial hardship even for those with jobs. Only 32% of workers said they were
Nearly two-thirds of working private renters in England struggle to pay rent | Housing Read More »
The Conservatives spent only a quarter of the money they allocated to levelling up, according to freedom of information requests that underline how Michael Gove’s flagship regional spending scheme failed to live up to expectations. The previous government allocated £10.6bn
Tories spent only a quarter of money allocated to levelling up | Conservatives Read More »
Keir Starmer has told voters not to expect rapid public service improvements as he seeks to relaunch his faltering government with long-term targets on housebuilding, living standards, energy, policing, education and the NHS. In interviews broadcast on Friday morning, the
MPs have voted by 330 to 275 to approve the assisted dying bill at a second reading. But the bill is not yet law and still has to pass through several other steps. What comes next … … for parliament?
What happens next after MPs’ vote in favour of assisted dying bill? | Assisted dying Read More »
The bus fare cap in England will rise from £2 to £3 at the end of this year, Keir Starmer has said, as Rachel Reeves prepares to raid transport funding in this week’s budget. The prime minister told an audience
England’s bus fare cap will rise from £2 to £3 in 2025, says Starmer | Transport policy Read More »
