Westminster has been urged to follow Holyrood’s lead and bring in legislation to create “buffer zones” around abortion centres. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) made the plea after Scottish
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New Health Secretary Therese Coffey has said she will not seek to “undo any aspects of abortion laws” despite her views on the subject. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is
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A blind cancer patient died after falling from the balcony of his flat in an assisted care complex, a pre-inquest review has heard. The body of Mark Williams was discovered
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The former Children’s Commissioner for England has spoken of “shocking” accounts from teachers that suicide attempts and self-harm are now “just part and parcel of everyday life in a school”.
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Senior health staff believe the NHS has “collapsed”, MPs heard, prompting concerns over patient safety when demand increases in the winter. Health Secretary Steve Barclay sought to play down concerns
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Priti Patel has quit as Home Secretary, following the election of Liz Truss as the new Conservative Party leader. In her resignation letter to Boris Johnson, shared on social media,
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Lord Harrington, who was appointed refugees minister in the wake of the war in Ukraine, has quit the Government before a new leader takes over. In Government since March, Lord
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Liz Truss will be the UK’s fourth prime minister in a little over six years – the fastest turnover in new occupants of 10 Downing Street for nearly a century.
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Assurances from Priti Patel about the Government’s controversial Rwanda scheme failed to satisfy a custody deaths watchdog, which is preparing to write to the next home secretary with “outstanding concerns”.
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Survivors of a notorious British child migrant scheme want answers from the Prince of Wales and his charity after learning their wait for compensation has been delayed by another two
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