Karen Bradley has pledged to legislate to compensate abuse victims in Northern Ireland but only once fundamental questions about the redress scheme are answered. Facing calls to resign by survivors
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A terminally ill man lost his benefits and was declared fit for work due to his “adequate rapport” and ability to keep eye contact, MPs have heard. Labour’s Ellie Reeves
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The decision to deny a visit visa to the father of Scottish Refugee Council chief executive Sabir Zazai so that he can see his son receive an honorary doctorate is
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Social Care Wales has welcomed the announcement that the Foundational Economy Challenge Fund has doubled and is urging those working in social care to apply for it. Earlier this week,
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Doctors will receive advice from ministers about the use of do not resuscitate orders for people with learning disabilities, a health minister has said. Caroline Dinenage told MPs she was
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Abuse victims in Northern Ireland have demanded Karen Bradley’s resignation after she again deferred action on a stalled compensation scheme. Survivors of abusive children’s homes run by the state and
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New pilot schemes to train frontline workers such as police officers, teachers and health visitors in dealing with trauma have been announced. Three councils – Glasgow, Midlothian, and Argyle and
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The Prime Minister failed to set a date for the publication of the long-awaited Green Paper on adult social care after she was challenged by a Tory MP. During PMQs,
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Lone parents and their children have lost challenges at the UK’s highest court against the Government’s controversial benefit cap. Supreme Court justices, sitting in London on Wednesday, rejected their appeals
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The UK Government has added a stalled compensation scheme for abuse victims to the agenda of Stormont’s power-sharing talks. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley wrote to victims’ groups
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