Legalising cannabis and scrapping prison sentences for personal use of drugs are among a range of pledges in the Liberal Democrat manifesto. The party says plans to create a legal
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Disabled people will be offered internships in the Scottish Government as part of a series of measures to help them into work. The internship programme starts in September and forms
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The Prime Minister has been accused of disrespecting nurses by turning down an invitation to speak to their annual conference. Theresa May was asked to speak at the Royal College
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The British Association of Social Workers have produced a Manifesto for Social Work that they hope the next government will fulfill following the general election. Here BASW Chair Guy Shennan
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NHS workers are being treated “like dirt” by the Government, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron is claiming. Mr Farron is telling a Royal College of Nursing conference in Liverpool that
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Jeremy Corbyn is promising an extra £37 billion for the NHS with measures aimed at improving A&E performance and taking one million patients off waiting lists. The Labour leader will
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Theresa May is unveiling a “new deal for workers” including protections for people in the “gig economy”, a statutory right to leave for those who need to care for a
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The Scottish Conservatives will scrap their opposition to free prescriptions north of the border, it has emerged. Ruth Davidson said she recognised the “large amount of support” for free prescriptions
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An extra £1 billion a year to improve mental health services will help cut waiting times and support measures to reduce the number of suicides, the Liberal Democrats have said.
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More than 60,000 lone children applied for asylum in EU countries last year, new figures show. The bloc’s member states registered a total of 63,290 unaccompanied minors seeking international protection
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