Labour calls for Electoral Commission to investigate Conservative Party spending in Hartlepool by-election
Angela Rayner, Labour’s Deputy Leader, has written to the Electoral Commission calling on it to launch an investigation into the Conservative Party’s spending in the Hartlepool by-election...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 09:44
Unions write to home secretary demanding police staff pay freeze is overturned
Unions representing police staff, including control room operatives, 999 calls handlers and forensic specialists, have written to the home secretary Priti Patel asking her to urgently reconsider the decision to impose a pay freeze on the majority of police staff this year...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 09:33
Potentially dangerous diet pills sold on eBay, Wish and AliExpress, Which? finds
A Which? investigation has found dozens of weight loss supplements containing potentially dangerous ingredients being sold on eBay, Wish and AliExpress...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 00:01
Landmark consultation launched on the reintroduction of beavers in England
Plans to release beavers into the wild in England have been set out in a consultation launching today...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 00:01
Crisis and MPs urge UK government to scrap law criminalising rough sleeping – six months after it backed repeal
Cross-party MPs and national homelessness charity Crisis are today urging the UK government to scrap the law that criminalises rough sleeping...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 00:01
New National Housing Federation research shows England’s leaky homes are a greater threat to climate than all of its cars
England’s homes produce more carbon emissions every year than is produced by all of the country’s cars, reveals new research from the National Housing Federation...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 00:01
£50 million to deliver world-class facilities for T Level students
£50 million will be invested in colleges, schools and sixth forms delivering T levels across England from 2022 to improve and expand teaching spaces and facilities...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 00:01
More than a quarter of parents with under fives struggling to balance work and childcare - Tulip Siddiq responds
Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, responding to Early Years Alliance research showing that more than a quarter of parents with under-fives are struggling to balance work and childcare, said...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021 00:01
Guidance on COVID-19: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults
Guidance for care staff who are supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak...
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 22:01
More than £2bn of taxpayers’ money protected against fraud
An anti-fraud scheme run by the Cabinet Office has detected or prevented more than £2bn of fraud since it was launched 25 years ago...
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 21:59