Government defeated over plans to down-play child poverty measures
The Government suffered a defeat in the Lords over plans to down-play income-related measures of child poverty levels. Peers voted by 290 to 198, a majority of 92, to back
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Plans to increase free childcare clear Commons depsite concerns over funding
Flagship Conservative reforms to extend free childcare to 30 hours per week have passed through the House of Commons despite claims the provision is underfunded. The Childcare Bill delivers a
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‘Postcode lottery’ in funding for families faced with destitution
Families on the brink of destitution face a “postcode lottery” for emergency help because of failures in transferring responsibility to local councils and a spending squeeze on town halls, MPs
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Arlene Foster succeeds Peter Robinson as Northern Ireland’s First Minister
Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has been appointed Northern Ireland’s new First Minister. Mrs Foster has taken over from the retiring Peter Robinson. The Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative is
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Norman Lamb warns social care on verge of drifting into ‘state of crisis’
England must decide how much it spends on NHS and social care services to prevent “a state of crisis”, a former health minister has insisted. Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb warned
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Labour attacks social care funding proposals as ‘risky, uncertain and late’
Social care is “in crisis now”, yet the Government proposes “risky, uncertain and late funding”, Labour has claimed. Shadow minister for older people, social care and carers Barbara Keeley told
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Government urged to change ‘terrible’ name of Troubled Families initiative
The Government should consider changing the “terrible” name of its Troubled Families initiative to stop people feeling stigmatised, peers have said. The programme aims to turn around the lives of
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Corbyn warns of ‘soaring levels of homelessness’ branding PMs record as ‘disgrace’
Soaring levels of homelessness since David Cameron took the keys to No 10 have left thousands more children facing Christmas in hostels and rough sleepers out on the streets, Labour
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NHS faces unprecedented funding black hole, warns National Audit Office
The NHS faces an unprecedented funding black hole, with trusts in England forecast to run up deficits of more than £2.2 billion this year, according to a public spending watchdog.
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MPs criticise ‘ineffective’ CQC over failures in recruitment and error-strewn reports
Patients are being denied proper protection over health and care standards because of a regulator’s failure to recruit sufficient staff and its error-strewn reports, a Commons spending watchdog said. MPs
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