Former health secretary Matt Hancock has accused Nicola Sturgeon of communicating with the public “in a way that was unhelpful and confusing” during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, he also told
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Rishi Sunak would have put “enormous pressure” on Boris Johnson not to have an autumn lockdown – while school closures could have been avoided, the Covid inquiry has been told.
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A council has warned it is in “financial peril” and will have to cut millions of pounds in spending next year to balance its books. Brighton and Hove City Council
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Nine out of 10 care workers cannot afford to take time off sick, research suggests. A survey by the GMB union found that two in five would not even take
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A 31-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of two young children. Rhonda Micetich is alleged to have entered the water with the two children near
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The head of the schools watchdog has been challenged over the impact of inspections on schools and local authorities, which have left people “in tears”, as she repeated her sadness
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Headteacher Ruth Perry’s GP has said that the Ofsted inspection of her school contributed to her death. Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from
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Matt Hancock has admitted the so-called protective ring he said had been put around care homes early in the coronavirus pandemic was not an unbroken one, as he insisted he
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Matt Hancock has defended his record as health secretary, hitting out at a “toxic culture” and “deep unpleasantness” at the heart of Government during the pandemic. The former minister (pictured)
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Matt Hancock has hit back at claims he wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. The accusation was made at
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