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One child every second to be hit by Universal Credit cut in next month – Save the Children

By Jemma Crew and Alan Jones, Reporters6th October 2021News England

One child every second will be affected by the widely opposed cut to Universal Credit (UC) on average over the next month, a charity has warned. Save the Children is

Supremacy of Parliament means Brandon Lewis can intervene over abortion impasse, court told

By Rebecca Black, Reporter6th October 2021News Northern Ireland

The Secretary of State can compel Stormont to act to implement abortion legislation due to the supremacy of Parliament, the high court has heard. Peter Coll QC, acting for Brandon

Social care staff in Scotland to receive pay rise as part of £300 million winter plan

By The Press Association5th October 2021News Scotland

Adult social care staff will see their pay rise to more than £10 per hour as part of a £300 million plan to help the health and care sector through

Government urged to increase public health spending after analysis reveals £1bn real terms reduction

By Jemma Crew, Reporter5th October 2021News England

Health leaders and charities have urged the Government to increase public health spending, as analysis reveals it has fallen by around a quarter in real terms over six years. England’s

Scottish Labour demands action over ‘national emergency’ of violence against women

By The Press Association5th October 2021News Scotland

The Scottish Government has been urged to make misogyny a hate crime in response to the “national emergency” of violence against women. The Labour justice spokeswoman, Pauline McNeill, issued the

Priti Patel announces independent inquiry into ‘systematic failures’ after Sarah Everard murder

By Flora Thompson and Richard Wheeler, Reporters5th October 2021News England

An independent inquiry will be launched into the “systematic failures” that allowed Sarah Everard’s killer to be employed as a police officer, the Home Secretary has announced. Speaking at the

Michelle O’Neill to push for full public inquiry into ‘barbaric’ mother and baby homes

By Jonathan McCambridge, David Young and Rebecca Black, Reporters5th October 2021News Northern Ireland

Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said she will make the case for a full public inquiry into institutions for unmarried mothers in Northern Ireland, stating that women were treated

Death of every child in Scotland to be reviewed in bid to reduce mortality rate

By The Press Association5th October 2021News Scotland

The death of every child in Scotland is to be reviewed in future in an attempt to reduce the avoidable deaths of young people, the Government has announced. Information is

Half of people on Universal Credit struggling to feed themselves even before removal of £20 uplift

By Jemma Crew, Reporter4th October 2021News England

Half of people claiming Universal Credit (UC) were living in food insecurity even before being hit by the removal of the £20-a-week uplift, research shows. Half of claimants were experiencing

Tag: Government / Politics

One child every second to be hit by Universal Credit cut in next month – Save the Children

Supremacy of Parliament means Brandon Lewis can intervene over abortion impasse, court told

Government urged to increase public health spending after analysis reveals £1bn real terms reduction

Scottish Labour demands action over ‘national emergency’ of violence against women

Priti Patel announces independent inquiry into ‘systematic failures’ after Sarah Everard murder

Michelle O’Neill to push for full public inquiry into ‘barbaric’ mother and baby homes

Death of every child in Scotland to be reviewed in bid to reduce mortality rate

Half of people on Universal Credit struggling to feed themselves even before removal of £20 uplift

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Tag: Government / Politics

One child every second to be hit by Universal Credit cut in next month – Save the Children

Supremacy of Parliament means Brandon Lewis can intervene over abortion impasse, court told

Social care staff in Scotland to receive pay rise as part of £300 million winter plan

Government urged to increase public health spending after analysis reveals £1bn real terms reduction

Scottish Labour demands action over ‘national emergency’ of violence against women

Priti Patel announces independent inquiry into ‘systematic failures’ after Sarah Everard murder

Michelle O’Neill to push for full public inquiry into ‘barbaric’ mother and baby homes

Death of every child in Scotland to be reviewed in bid to reduce mortality rate

Social housing ‘remains scandalously poor’ in some places, Michael Gove admits

Half of people on Universal Credit struggling to feed themselves even before removal of £20 uplift