The Prime Minister should explain to the victims of historical institutional abuse why new laws granting them compensation will not be debated during this parliamentary session, an MP has said.
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Domestic abuse charities have criticised Theresa May for giving former England cricket star Geoffrey Boycott a knighthood. The former Test opener, 78, was convicted in France in 1998 of beating
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The Government has confirmed it will have a “duty” to legislate on same-sex marriage and abortion reform in Northern Ireland if an executive is not formed by next month. Northern
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by England’s chief medical officer for comparing a doctor he clashed with over no-deal Brexit contingency planning to disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield. In a torrid
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Northern Ireland’s top judge has branded as shocking the ongoing failure to compensate victims of historic abuse in the region. Sir Declan Morgan said the delay exemplifies how the Stormont
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by MPs for comparing a pro-Remain doctor to the discredited Andrew Wakefield, who is widely blamed for the scare over the MMR jab. On Monday,
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New proposals to protect domestic abuse survivors are expected to be “revived very quickly” in the new parliamentary session, a Cabinet minister has said. Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg insisted Boris
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The adult social care sector is being urged by the Minister for Care to back the next phase of a recruitment campaign launched by the Department of Health and Social
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The founder of The Big Issue magazine has urged the Government to rethink how budgets are set following an announcement of extra money to tackle rough sleeping. Chancellor Sajid Javid
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The Chancellor has been accused of failing to tackle complaints that thousands of people are suffering from the “brutal rollout” of Universal Credit benefits. Campaign groups have warned that the
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