The Government will review the benefits system for terminally ill people after charities said it was not fit for purpose in a damning parliamentary report. Claimants near the end of
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MPs have voted to force the Government to liberalise access to abortion and allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland if devolution is not restored. Gay marriage is illegal in Northern
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The widow of Welsh politician Carl Sargeant has told his inquest she believed him “100%” when he denied allegations he had groped and touched women. Alyn and Deeside AM Mr
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A doctor has said his Christian convictions cost him his job as a disability assessor after he refused to address transgender claimants using pronouns relating to their chosen sex. Speaking
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Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has taken a step closer after MPs voted to legalise it if a new Stormont Executive is not formed by October. The House of Commons
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Experts have warned a “childhood crisis” is on the way as youngsters face unparalleled social pressures amid Government cuts to children’s services. A survey of 5,000 youngsters and adults carried
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The Home Office is “unduly heavy-handed” when dealing with children as young as 10 who are claiming their right to British citizenship, politicians have warned. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee expressed
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Hundreds of potential trafficking and slavery victims were held in immigration detention centres last year, figures suggest. Home Office statistics show more than 500 potential victims were detained under immigration
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Efforts to tackle and uncover the scale of modern slavery and trafficking have received a £10 million Government boost to build a new research base. Funded by the UK Research
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Abortion and equal marriage in Northern Ireland are “out of scope” of new legislation, an MP has said, amid calls for a focus on “rights, not policy”. Tory MP Fiona
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