The Attorney General has apologised for appearing to make a “joke” about domestic violence. Responding to an urgent question in the Commons on the legal advice he gave the Government
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Labour has pledged to halve food bank usage within twelve months if they enter government, and will try to end the need for them altogether within three years. Shadow environment
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A leading trade union is calling for Universal Credit to be scrapped after a survey found claimants becoming suicidal, going without food, forced into debt and unable to pay bills.
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Health care access for more than 180,000 British nationals living in the EU will be protected in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Government has said. Health Secretary Matt
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England’s elderly will be eligible for state-funded support if they need help with basic tasks including getting out of bed, washing and feeding themselves under Labour plans for a National
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A record number of people took Class A drugs in the last year amid a rise in the use of cocaine and ecstasy, according to official figures. The Home Office
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The Home Office risks repeating the mistakes of the Windrush scandal unless it overhauls its systems, a charity has reportedly claimed. The Freedom from Torture (FFT) charity said it has
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More money will be spent on support services for victims of rape and sexual assault, ministers have pledged. The Government said it would provide an extra £5 million to fund
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A Government minister has refused to confirm a new Domestic Abuse Bill would ban the cross-examination of victims by alleged perpetrators – which had been proposed before Parliament was suspended.
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Local authorities are unwittingly acting as “recruiting sergeants” for county lines drugs gangs by sending vulnerable children to live miles away from home, MPs have warned. An inquiry by the
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