Peers have defeated the Government in demanding steps to ensure migrant women are not deterred from reporting domestic abuse due to the fear of deportation. The House of Lords backed
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Sir Keir Starmer has said NHS workers should get a “fair” pay rise, but declined to back a 12.5% increase proposed by the Royal College of Nurses. Launching his campaign
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The Government was too “definitive” when it set a date for indoor care home visits to restart, the head of a leading care provider membership body has said. Professor Martin
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The Prime Minister has defended NHS Test and Trace, which could end up costing the taxpayer £37 billion, after MPs said there was “no clear evidence” it cut coronavirus infections.
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The Government has been urged to publish outstanding Covid contracts by the end of the week after being accused of “corruption”. Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Rachel Reeves
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The Government has been heavily defeated in the Lords over cross-party demands for disabled people to be protected from abuse by carers. Peers backed an amendment extending protections under the
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Three out of four NHS workers affected by the Government’s controversial 1% pay offer are women, according to research by the Labour Party. The Opposition said women have been disproportionately
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A Tory former cabinet minister has come up with a social care funding plan that would involve people paying a £16,000 insurance premium after their death. Lord Lilly (pictured), who
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The Government unlawfully failed to publish details of more than 500 coronavirus-related contracts within the required time, the High Court has said. The Good Law Project took legal action against
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A leading union has warned of industrial action amid mounting anger over the Government’s recommendation of a 1% pay rise for nurses and other health workers. Unite, which represents tens
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