Labour to end use of Bibby Stockholm asylum accommodation barge
The Government will end the use of the Bibby Stockholm barge for housing migrants off England’s south coast as part of an overhaul of the asylum system, the Home Office
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Labour suspends seven MPs who defied Government in two-child benefit cap vote
The seven Labour MPs who defied the Government by backing an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap have lost the whip. Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain,
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Nearly 1,500 fewer care homes in England than in 2018, say Lib Dems
England has nearly 1,500 fewer care homes than in 2018, the Liberal Democrats claimed as they tabled a King’s Speech amendment calling for free personal care across the country. Some
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Wes Streeting launches ‘review’ into cash and timetable for 40 new hospitals
A review of plans for 40 new hospitals could delay projects, a shadow health minister warned, as the new Health Secretary vowed not to give patients “false hope” about when
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Reeves to appoint Covid corruption commissioner to get back ‘what is owed’ to taxpayers
Rachel Reeves has started the appointment process for a Covid corruption commissioner tasked with getting back “what is owed to the British people”. The Chancellor (pictured) told MPs the commissioner
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PM says ‘no silver bullet’ to end child poverty as he faces two-child cap revolt
Sir Keir Starmer said there is “no silver bullet” to end child poverty but that “it’s good that we’re having a debate” about the two-child benefit cap as he faces
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Cooper brands Rwanda scheme ‘most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’
The Rwanda deportation scheme cost Britain £700 million despite only four volunteers being sent to Kigali, Yvette Cooper has said, branding the policy the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money
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Swinney vows to ‘carefully consider’ Covid inquiry recommendations
Scotland’s First Minister has vowed to “carefully consider” recommendations made by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry after it found the UK and Scottish governments “failed their citizens” during the pandemic. Inquiry
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Welsh response to Covid ‘hampered by undue complexity’, inquiry finds
The Welsh government’s response to the Covid pandemic was “hampered by undue complexity,” a public inquiry has found. In its first report into preparedness for a pandemic, the UK Covid-19
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Starmer ends European summit with £84m aid package to stop migration ‘at source’
Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of a “dereliction of duty” on small boats as he pledged £84 million in foreign aid to help stop irregular migration. Concluding Thursday’s
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