The UK Government cannot make changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, a parliamentary committee has heard. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley said she did not have the
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Peers have set the scene for a showdown with the Government over plans relating to the detention of vulnerable people in care homes or hospitals. The House of Lords voted
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A new parliamentary group on social care has been launched at Westminster amid warnings from GMB Union the care sector is ‘in crisis’. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Social
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The Welsh Government will target new mental health investment in initiatives to prevent and reduce suicide rates in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. Mental health is one of
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A food charity is calling on the Government to set aside around £200 million to help institutions like schools, hospitals and care homes secure food supplies in the case of
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Two stars of Channel 4’s Derry Girls have demanded the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland as they delivered a 60,000-strong petition to Secretary of State Karen Bradley. Nicola Coughlan,
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Home Office ministers have lost a deportation fight with a Portuguese immigrant given a custodial sentence when he was a teenager. Immigration officials said Luis Lopes’s deportation was justified on
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Staff working on the Universal Credit benefits system have voted to strike in a dispute over workloads and recruitment. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) based in
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Families should be given more support during a child’s early years to ensure youngsters are getting the best possible start in life, a committee of MPs has warned. The first
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MSPs will consider how the abuse of elderly people should be prosecuted and if it requires new legislation. Representatives from Police Scotland, the Crown Office, and charities Age Scotland and
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