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Government confirms allocations of £500 million additional funding for councils

Allocations confirmed for individual councils in England to help deliver essential services for residents during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:52

Weekly statistics show in-person testing continues to deliver results the next day

Statistics covering the sixth week of operation (2 to 8 July) of the NHS Test and Trace service have been published today...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:30

Announcement on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

The Government has today announced the membership of its Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:28

Learn lessons, save lives: Starmer calls on Prime Minister to make social care a key focus of independent coronavirus inquiry

At a meeting with care workers in Nottinghamshire today, Keir Starmer has called on the Prime Minister to commit to making the crisis in social care a key focus for the independent inquiry into the UK’s response to coronavirus...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:26

UUK response to government’s higher education restructuring scheme

In response to the UK government’s higher education restructuring scheme, announced today...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:25

Government scheme to help universities in financial difficulties

New government scheme launched to support English universities at risk of insolvency...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 11:53

New compensation scheme for victims of terrorism

Victims of terror atrocities at home and overseas are to benefit from a new dedicated compensation scheme under government plans to boost the support offered to people injured by violent crime...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 11:40

Statement from the ISC on the Russia report

The Committee has unanimously agreed this morning that it will publish the Report on Russia prepared by its predecessor before the house rises for the summer recess...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 10:53

ASCL: More radical plan is needed for next year’s exams

Proposed changes to next summer’s GCSEs and A-levels fail to fully recognise the disruption to students of the coronavirus pandemic and amount to no more than tinkering at the edges...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 10:44

Labour demands Boris Johnson stops dithering and take decisive action to tackle childhood obesity

The Labour Party is today urging government to bring forward urgent measures to tackle childhood obesity as new figures highlight an ongoing and growing crisis...

Thursday, 16 July 2020 10:40