First Minister John Swinney has revealed he will vote against an attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill Scots. Mr Swinney (pictured) spoke about his views as Holyrood prepares
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More than 40 Labour MPs have urged the Prime Minister to pause and reassess planned cuts to disability benefits, saying current proposals are “impossible to support”. In a letter first
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The Government’s aims for the NHS – to shift care from hospitals into the community and to prevent ill health – can be accelerated through better investment in mental health
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The Children’s Commissioner has called for under-18s to have their views considered on assisted dying, branding it “deeply concerning” they have not been consulted about the proposed new law going
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The cost of asylum accommodation is expected to be more than three times higher than previously estimated at £15.3 billion over 10 years, the public spending watchdog has said. The
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Some victims of the infected blood scandal will die before they receive compensation and the current number of people who have received a payout is “unsatisfactory”, the Government has admitted.
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The Scottish Government should “hang its head in shame” after rock star Sir Rod Stewart stepped in to pay for the autism diagnosis of a child who has waited three
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Ministers have launched a new national training initiative to help public officials manage future crises such as another pandemic. The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people each
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Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said she is not able to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued following last week’s Supreme Court ruling. Shirley-Anne Somerville (pictured)
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The Government has rejected a bid to safeguard mental health spending as a share of the total NHS budget in new draft legislation. Former chief executive of NHS England Lord
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