Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will stand down after eight years as First Minister, telling a press conference “the time is now”. In a shock announcement on Wednesday, the SNP
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There is “considerable unease” among families bereaved by Covid about the national inquiry into the pandemic hiring PR firms who previously worked for the UK Government, the chairwoman was told.
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Political leaders must “take a clear stand” and condemn violence against asylum seekers, charities have said, as they warned of a high risk that disorder seen at the weekend could
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Ministers are facing accusations of overseeing a “lavish spending” culture in Whitehall that has seen taxpayers’ money wasted on luxury items, after a Labour analysis of the use of Government
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A lifestyle firm got a £25.8 million personal protective equipment (PPE) contract after being referred to officials by Tory chairman Greg Hands. Luxe Lifestyle was awarded the contract as the
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The Government’s decision not to review open-ended prison sentences being served by nearly 3,000 dangerous offenders has been described as a “missed opportunity” by the chairman of the Commons Justice
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Physiotherapists across the country have walked out after their union accused the Government of being “intransigent” over pay negotiations. Action took place across 33 hospital trusts on Thursday as a
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Children’s social care providers are making “obscene profits”, while many looked after children are not receiving adequate care, a Labour frontbencher told Parliament. Baroness Chapman of Darlington (pictured) told peers
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The Government has been accused of being “on strike” itself during the biggest walkout in NHS history. The service saw a “hugely disrupted day” after tens of thousands of workers
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The cost of maintenance work on England’s hospitals exceeded £1 billion last year, data shared by ministers has revealed. Some £1,013,000,000 was spent on maintaining the hospitals estate in the
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