Stormont’s former health minister Robin Swann has admitted he did not provide sufficient direction in preparing for a surge in the number of critical cases during the early months of
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The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog. The Government department
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of crossing a line by stating his opposition to the assisted dying Bill and making a “huge moral issue” instead about money. Labour
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The Scottish Government is to delay its plans for a National Care Service but denies reports that the policy has been dropped. Health Secretary Neil Gray said the SNP Government
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Council tax bills in England are expected to increase by up to 5% next April, amid Tory warnings that local authorities face a £2.4 billion “black hole”. Conservative Party leader
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An MP has called for every workplace to have domestic abuse policies in place to ensure survivors receive “life-changing support”. Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson (pictured) said there is more employers
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The Government is to end the National Citizen Service scheme for young people, a decision described as a “backwards and regrettable step” by former prime minister Lord Cameron. The citizenship
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An MP has tabled a Bill to end the “appalling injustice” of older people being victimised by “unscrupulous individuals” through Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA). Labour MP Fabian Hamilton (pictured)
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The Prime Minister has pledged to study the details of a new assisted dying Bill as he insisted no MPs will face pressure ahead of the first Commons debate on
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The NHS’s backlog of care would not be as bad if the government had given it permission to expand the number of hospital beds in the middle of the Covid-19
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