Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has denied claims of harassment made against him. The Daily Record reported that allegations about his conduct towards two staff members in 2013
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Jeremy Corbyn has called for an end to the privatisation of asylum and refugee accommodation as he met asylum seekers in Glasgow. The Labour leader met with a family fleeing
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As many as 164 members of the Windrush generation may have been wrongly removed, detained or stopped at the border, an official review suggests. The number includes 18 long-term UK
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Politicians from all sides have failed to deal with rising levels of youth violence, Labour’s Chuka Umunna has claimed, as he called for knife crime to be treated like a
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Staff at one of Britain’s largest prisons were found asleep or locked in offices during an inspection that uncovered “appalling” squalor and violence, a watchdog has said, as it emerged
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The Tory head of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee has dismissed proposals for a “Care Isa” that are reportedly being considered by the Government. Sarah Wollaston said the
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The prisons minister is to launch a £10 million blitz on drugs, mobile phones and poor conditions at struggling jails. Rory Stewart announced a package of measures designed to lift
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Labour former minister Ivan Lewis has opened up about his battle with depression in a bid to encourage others to talk about their mental health problems. Mr Lewis revealed how
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Lack of action to tackle child poverty is creating “a generation of invisible boys and girls”, according to former prime minister Gordon Brown. He accused both the Scottish and UK
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An average of 1,000 baby boxes per week have been delivered to parents of newborns in the first year of the programme. The Scottish Government said 52,065 baby boxes have
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