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
Government equips staff with Debt Toolkit to help vulnerable
The Vulnerability Debt Toolkit will help public sector workers and those who are in debt to government...
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 16:26
Labour demands to see proof Boris Johnson wasn’t “taking taxpayers for a ride” when using government jet for campaign trip
The Labour Party Chair, Anneliese Dodds, has written to her opposite number, Amanda Milling, asking to see proof that the Prime Minister did not breach the Ministerial Code when he used a taxpayer-funded plane to make a trip to Hartlepool and campaign for the Conservative candidate in a by-election...
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 15:33
Consultation outcome: Reforming the Mental Health Act
The government hosted a public consultation from 13 January 2021 to 21 April 2021...
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 13:30
SNP: Labour refuses to commit to reversing Tory UC cuts
The SNP has slammed Labour for failing to commit to reversing the Tories’ planned Universal Credit cuts if they were in government - and said this shows Scotland is vulnerable under any Westminster government...
Tuesday, 24 August 2021 11:47