The Government does not know whether eligible people are able to access crucial legal aid and should do more to ensure it is widely available, according to the public spending
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Members of the trans community have said they were “appalled” by Rishi Sunak’s “dehumanising” comment made in the House of Commons when the mother of murdered trans teenager Brianna Ghey
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First Minister Humza Yousaf has appointed one of his key allies as Scotland’s new Health Secretary, after Michael Matheson quit the post after months of pressure over iPad roaming charges.
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The cost-of-living crisis is developing into a public health crisis amid a “poverty epidemic”, former prime minister Gordon Brown is warning. He released research suggesting that almost four million people
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A Welsh minister has contested claims that waiting lists for the NHS in Wales are worse than in England. Eluned Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services in Wales’ Labour-run
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The Scottish Government is to increase the minimum price at which alcohol can be sold by 30%, it has confirmed. Deputy First Minister Shona Robison said the hike in the
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Concerns have been raised about the expert appointed to advise the Government on compensation for victims of the contaminated blood scandal. Cabinet Office minister John Glen announced on Thursday that
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Michael Matheson has resigned as Scotland’s health secretary following backlash over his parliamentary iPad bill of almost £11,000. Mr Matheson racked up the charges while holidaying in Morocco over Christmas
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The attitudes of councillors whose comments on special needs children sparked outrage have been branded “Dickensian” and show the need for more education in this area, a coalition of charities
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Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for making a transgender joke in the Commons in front of the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, as Number 10 called the jibe
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