Sajid Javid has insisted social care reform “remains an absolute priority” for the Government, amid claims he wants to delay the proposals. It is more than 100 weeks since Prime
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Some £8 million will be spent on supporting the wellbeing of health and social care staff, which is a “critical priority” for the Scottish Government. The funding boost, an extra
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Downing Street has said Boris Johnson did not sack Matt Hancock as health secretary, or urge him to quit over the scandal that ultimately prompted his resignation, shortly after the
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Outsourcing giant Serco has won a new contract worth up to £322 million to continue running Covid-19 testing sites for another year. Bosses said they signed a new deal with
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Sajid Javid has said he was “honoured” to be asked to be Health Secretary following the resignation of Matt Hancock amid intense pressure for breaching social-distancing rules by kissing an
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Boris Johnson has rejected calls to sack Matt Hancock after the Health Secretary admitted breaching the Government’s rules on social distancing. Mr Hancock apologised after images emerged of him kissing
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A pioneering voice behind the inaugural Thank You Day has thanked young people for “holding on” during the coronavirus pandemic. Gavin McKenna, 31, founder of youth project Reach Every Generation,
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A Canadian health worker who has cared for dying Covid-19 patients and their families has been told her visa to stay in the UK will not be extended, her MP
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of having an affair with an adviser to his department. The Sun published pictures of the married Cabinet minister appearing to kiss Gina
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The number of children needing foster care in England could rise by around a third within the next decade, but many councils are unprepared, research warns. The Social Market Foundation
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