The Prime Minister has told the families of those killed in the Nottingham attacks that a judge-led public inquiry will take place in “a matter of weeks”. During an emotionally
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Replacing a High Court judge’s oversight of the assisted dying Bill with an expert panel will not send the process behind closed doors, the MP leading the law change has
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Nearly a dozen Labour councillors have been suspended from the party as part of its investigation into a WhatsApp group that has already seen two MPs lose the whip. The
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A second MP has lost the Labour whip over his membership of a WhatsApp group containing offensive comments, after a minister was sacked following messages he sent to the chat.
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Ashley Dalton, Labour MP for West Lancashire, has been appointed as a minister in the Department of Health and Social Care after Andrew Gwynne was sacked over the weekend following
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The Government has released footage of migrants being escorted on to planes and deported as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warned it should be “governments and not gangs” deciding who gets
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Bridget Phillipson has said she expects the “first priority” of unions to be “children and their life chances”, after her new proposals for Ofsted inspections were criticised for being worse
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Millions of households are facing a council tax hike beyond normal thresholds this year, as Angela Rayner warned of further “tough decisions” to “rebuild and stabilise” local government. The Deputy
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MPs have expressed “frustration” over “lengthy and diffuse answers” given by senior health leaders as they were challenged over NHS performance. The chair of the Health and Social Care committee
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A senior police officer has said “clarity” is needed over proposals that could allow terminally ill 16-year-olds in Scotland to get help to end their life – with concerns raised
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