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“Act now to save lives and livelihoods”, Labour demands, in crunch Queens Speech cladding vote

Labour is today calling on the government to “act now to save lives and livelihoods” and fix the building safety crisis...

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 00:01

Support needed for school leaders facing burnout after ‘exhausting and stressful’ year, says new NAHT president, announcing charity partnership with Education Support

Today (Tuesday 18 May), school leaders’ union NAHT holds a ‘New and Aspiring Heads’ Conference at which delegates highlight the extreme pressure Covid has put on all school leaders, especially those new to the job...

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 00:01

New legislation to transform opportunities for all

The Skills and post-16 Education Bill will be introduced in Parliament today (18 May), underpinning the government’s skills and training revolution...

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 00:01

Environment Secretary to set out plans to restore nature and build back greener from the pandemic

Plans to boost biodiversity, protect our peatlands and create new woodlands will be set out today by the Environment Secretary...

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 00:01

Labour responds to calls from NAHT school leaders’ union for headteachers to be released from test & trace burden

Kate Green MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to calls from NAHT school leaders’ union for headteachers to be released from test and trace burden to prevent staff ‘exodus’, said...

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 00:01

Questions in the Commons today on antisemitic attacks (continued)

Robert Halfon [V]: In a 2018 House of Commons debate on antisemitism, I said the air had grown tighter for Jews...

Monday, 17 May 2021 20:05

Questions in the Commons today on antisemitic attacks

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con): (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on recent antisemitic attacks across the UK...

Monday, 17 May 2021 19:42

Oral questions in the Commons on Prison Leavers: Support into Employment

Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Con): What steps her Department is taking to support prison leavers into employment...

Monday, 17 May 2021 19:09

CLA welcomes England Trees Action Plan

Responding to the England Trees Action Plan, CLA President Mark Bridgeman said: “We welcome government’s plans to plant 7,000 hectares of woodlands per year in England by 2024..."

Monday, 17 May 2021 17:36

S&Ds: Stop violence between Israel and Palestine. EU must take its responsibility and facilitate peace and lasting solution

Following these last days of terror and violence in the Middle East, Socialists and Democrats call for an immediate end to this new round of conflict in Israel and Palestine...

Monday, 17 May 2021 16:09