Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said “it is only right” that victims of historical institutional abuse will receive a formal apology in Stormont. The apology will be given by five
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised a streamlined online visa application system for Ukrainians seeking to flee the war with Russia in response to criticism of her approach to the
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Information about the impact of isolation on care home residents cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic was “strongly out of balance” with the evidence available on the
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Campaigners have accused the care minister of failing to listen after she attended the tail end of a meeting where families of care home residents shared the “soul-destroying” separation they
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People will be encouraged to “foster” adults in need and be able to order blood tests “as easily as ordering a burger” under new health reforms set out by the
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Peers have inflicted defeats against the Government over its planned £86,000 cap on care costs. The House of Lords backed by 198 votes to 158, majority 40, a cross-party move
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The Home Office has been accused of having a chaotic response to the Ukraine refugee crisis. The government department came under fire from opposition politicians and charities amid confusion over
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The Government expects the number of Ukrainians being granted visas for the UK to increase “very, very quickly”, a minister has said. The Home Office has been under pressure to
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The Government has said it is on track to recruit 50,000 more nurses in the NHS by 2024, though the claim has been called into question by a union. A
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Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he regrets the ending of free mass Covid-19 testing but said it was inevitable after the UK Government pulled the plug on the
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