Labour-endorsed study finds initiative would save families thousands of pounds, cut benefits spending and raise tax revenues Free universal preschool childcare and more funding for after-school clubs could increase government revenues and save a family with young children between £620 and £6,175 a year, a joint report endorsed by the […]
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Gordon Brown’s Commission on the UK’s Future also aims to curb influence of wealth and foreign money Labour will consult on replacing what the party calls the “indefensible” House of Lords with an elected chamber as part of a 40-point plan written by Gordon Brown to overhaul the constitution, but […]
Nadhim Zahawi urges nurses to call off strikes and negotiate but union says it is ministers who are refusing to talk The Conservative party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, has been accused of insulting NHS workers with a “ludicrous” suggestion that it is the wrong time to strike over low pay because […]
From first to last, the drum beats were relentless from the small section of Senegal supporters. They pounded in the temples of everybody present, creating an oppressive backdrop to this high-stakes occasion. It was one in which England had to show their concentration, their resilience, their quality. How they succeeded, […]
Exclusive: economic inactivity due to sickness at highest level since records began, with north, Wales and Northern Ireland disproportionately affected People in the UK are getting “sicker and poorer”, with a gaping health and wealth divide between regions that is only getting worse, research has found. Economic inactivity because of […]
Initiative is part of measures agreed between London’s mayor Sadiq Khan and the police force Police officers in schools are to be monitored to see if they are disproportionately targeting black children. The initiative is part of new measures agreed in negotiations between the Metropolitan police and the London mayor, […]
Struggling to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code, Iran’s attorney general says the parliament and judiciary looking at the issue Iranian authorities said they would review a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as the country struggles to quell more than […]
The manager plans to take team on a ‘third incredible journey’ at the World Cup as he prepares his side to face Senegal As a nation shivers amid the December gloom and a mounting cost of living crisis, Gareth Southgate believes that his England team can lift the mood in […]
Richard Sharp made remarks on coverage of lockdown drive while setting out his blueprint for improving broadcaster The BBC’s chairman has said he believes Emily Maitlis was “wrong” in her Newsnight coverage of Dominic Cummings’ visit to Barnard Castle in 2020, as he set out his blueprint for improving the […]
Michael Lockwood, director general of IOPC since 2018, leaves post with immediate effect The head of the police watchdog, Michael Lockwood, resigned amid an investigation into a historical allegation, the home secretary has said. In a statement, Suella Braverman said: “I have accepted Michael Lockwood’s resignation as director general of […]