Victoria Atkins declined to give her personal view on whether there should be a vote on legalising assisted dying, citing her “responsibility” as Health Secretary. Ms Atkins (pictured) recognised how
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Missing WhatsApp messages and other communications which disappear in the course of the Covid-19 Inquiry could undermine the accountability of ministers to the public, transparency campaigners have warned. It comes
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The New European newspaper is planning to sue Baroness Michelle Mone in a bid to recover money spent responding to her legal “threats” over its reporting of her involvement in
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Jeremy Hunt has said any allegations of illegality should be reported to the police as Labour challenged him over the case of Baroness Michelle Mone. The Chancellor (pictured) refused to
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Psychiatrists have reacted with “utter disbelief” after mental health funding was frozen in cash terms in the Scottish Budget. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the £290.2 million settlement for
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The Government has been accused of betraying the families of murdered children by narrowing the scope of new coroner powers to access data held by tech companies that is potentially
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Child poverty campaigners criticised a decision to increase the Scottish child payment by less than £2 per week, saying it would provide “little comfort” to struggling families. Finance Secretary Shona
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Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has insisted that asking higher earners to pay more is the “right choice” as she announced the creation of a new income tax band for those
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A wave of public spending cuts have been announced in Wales, with pubs, shops and restaurants hit with a tax rise. The Welsh Government said it was forced to make
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Social care leaders felt “blindsided” by recently-announced changes to visa rules banning care workers from bringing their families to the UK and have “grave concerns” it could drive people from
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