Priti Patel’s Home Office should be stripped of responsibility for the Windrush compensation scheme, MPs said after a “litany of flaws” was identified in the way it operates. The cross-party
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The Government may have ‘acted in bad faith’ in the way it cancelled its deal for 100 million Valneva Covid-19 vaccines, the former chairwoman of the country’s vaccine taskforce has
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The NHS charging scheme for migrants is “unfit for purpose”, a think tank has said. The charging rules “deter people from accessing healthcare, lead to delays in treatment, distract NHS
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Northern Ireland ministers have urged the public to reset their approach to Covid rules after bolstering work from home advice in the face of surging infection rates. The powersharing executive
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Council leaders in Scotland are seeking “urgent” talks with Home Secretary Priti Patel on what they can do to help accommodate asylum seekers. Kelly Parry, community wellbeing spokeswoman for the
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Scotland’s vaccine passport scheme is not being extended to cover more venues, despite the “precarious” situation the country faces with coronavirus, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister said the
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Michael Gove has said he will meet Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Boris Johnson this week for “urgent” talks on the recruitment and retention of social care workers. This comes
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The Home Office is to write to councils urging them to take migrant children who have arrived in the UK without any parents or guardians. A voluntary scheme is now
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Boris Johnson narrowly succeeded in getting the Commons to back a change to social care reforms despite a sizeable Tory rebellion over concerns it will hit poorer pensioners. Senior Conservative
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Boris Johnson insisted his plans for reform of social care funding are “incredibly generous” as he sought to head off a looming backbench revolt. Some Conservative MPs warned they will
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