Rival parties have welcomed Alun Cairn’s resignation after being accused of “brazenly lying” about his knowledge of an allegation that a Tory candidate had sabotaged a rape trial. Welsh Labour
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A Labour government would spend £10 billion building 120,000 new council and socially rented homes over a decade, Richard Leonard will pledge. The Scottish Labour leader will formally launch his
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A series of Government ads aiming to dispel “myths” about Universal Credit have been banned by a regulator for misleading the public. The six ads for the Department for Work
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An advice hotline should be set up for families of children with learning disabilities and autism who face Christmas “locked up and detained by a medieval practice”, ministers have been
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The passing of new legislation, ensuring that compensation will be paid to the survivors of institutional abuse, has been hailed as a “unique and historic” moment by campaigners. The Bill
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Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns is facing calls to resign after being accused of lying about his knowledge of an allegation that a Conservative candidate had sabotaged a rape trial. The
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The next government should make all new homes accessible and adaptable, according to a coalition of housing and charity groups. The organisation, which has called itself Housing Made for Everyone
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Thousands of mental health hospital patients with learning disabilities and autism will have their care reviewed over the next 12 months, the health secretary has announced. Secretary of State for
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The Home Office has insisted it has “no plans” to decriminalise the possession of drugs – despite a second Westminster committee now calling for this. The Scottish Affairs Committee has
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The most vulnerable people in society could be excluded from getting access to justice if plans to modernise courts go ahead, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons Justice
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