Fewer than half of councils serving some of England’s poorest communities are confident they will meet their budgets this year, a survey has found. In a dire warning of the
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Homelessness charities have told Rishi Sunak they are deeply concerned the Government will fail to meet its target of ending rough sleeping in England by 2024. In a letter to
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A leading campaigner on the Windrush scandal said he fears the Home Office could be working towards closing the compensation scheme meaning thousands will miss out and are retraumatised. His
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Boris Johnson committed “repeated contempts” of Parliament by deliberately misleading MPs with his partygate denials before being complicit in a campaign of abuse and intimidation, a cross-party investigation has found.
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The large funding gap for adult social care is a great concern, MPs have said as they told of their disappointment in the Government for not setting out “clear milestones”
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An evaluation of Britain’s preparedness for a major public health risk made prior to the pandemic was “simply wrong”, an expert has told the Covid-19 Inquiry. Professor David Alexander, who
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Relatives who step up to look after a child in what is known as kinship care should be given paid leave instead of feeling forced to cut their hours or
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A mother has been jailed for 27 years and her partner has been ordered to serve at least 32 years in prison for killing nine-year-old Alfie Steele, who was repeatedly
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The hospice sector is at risk unless the Government and the NHS provide a long-term funding settlement, ministers have been warned. Conservative MP Paul Holmes opened a debate in Westminster
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The Cabinet Office’s refusal to hand over requested documents to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is “corrosive” and will damage confidence in the process, the opening hearing has been told. Sam
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