Jeremy Corbyn has criticised moves to get rape victims to turn over their mobile phones to the police. The Labour leader’s intervention came after rape complainants were told they risked
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Doctors’ leaders have raised concerns over guidance given to GPs by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which medics fear could endanger vulnerable patients. The Royal College of General
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Social care is one of the most controversial topics in British politics – but one that urgently needs to be addressed. In a new report for the Centre for Policy
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Over-50s could be forced to pay more than £300 a year extra National Insurance to help fund a fairer social care system under plans drawn up by senior Tory Damian
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There has been a big jump in people found to have been overpaid Carer’s Allowance – and some may face decades paying back what they owe – according to a
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An inquiry into the abuse of children in care in Scotland should be extended to include victims at state schools, MSPs have heard. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s Petitions Committee
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A Tory MP has referred to travellers coming to his local area as a “disease” as he called for more powers to move them on from sites. Sir Paul Beresford
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Children are four times more likely to be restrained face down than adults, an MP has said, amid fears children with special educational needs are having their human rights abused.
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A minister has said advice about whether doctors in Northern Ireland could face criminal charges for sending women and girls to England for an abortion is “completely bogus”. Women and
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The UK Government must respond to a court ruling that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are in breach of human rights laws, the Women and Equalities Committee has said. The Commons
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