Labour redoubles calls for a fair NHS pay rise as figures show 300,000 staff worked unpaid overtime during Covid crisis
Jonathan Ashworth has redoubled Labour’s efforts to secure a fair pay rise for NHS workers after figures revealed an increase in the number of NHS staff working unpaid overtime during the Covid crisis...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
ASCL responds to EPI report on SEND 'postcode lottery'
Commenting on the Education Policy Institute (EPI) report 'Identifying pupils with special educational needs and disabilities', Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
LGA responds to EPI report on SEND assessment system
Responding to a report by the Education Policy Institute which shows that support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is largely determined by the school they attend...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
Government launches new £5bn ‘Project Gigabit’
More than one million hard to reach homes and businesses will have next generation gigabit broadband built to them in the first phase of a £5 billion government infrastructure project...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
Tulip Siddiq responds to Education Policy Institute’s report ‘Identifying children with special educational needs and disabilities’
Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, responding to the Education Policy Institute’s report ‘Identifying children with special educational needs and disabilities’, said...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
Unite: Government ‘must listen’ to Public Accounts Committee’s PFI warning
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report stating that public services ‘face serious disruptions’ as private finance initiatives (PFI) end, Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail said...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
Shadow Chancellor condemns “shabby” real-terms pay cut for over 160,000 NHS heroes in the South East
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds has condemned the Government’s pay cut for hundreds of thousands of NHS staff in the South East as “shabby” ahead of a visit to Milton Keynes University Hospital today (Friday)...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
New National Lottery and Government partnership to help more vulnerable people
More of the most vulnerable people in our communities will be supported by an expanded Government programme thanks to an around £18 million new investment announced today from The National Lottery Community Fund...
Friday, 19 March 2021 00:01
FCO publishes tenth UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum Communiqué and Action Plan
Ministers from the UK, the Caribbean and Overseas Territories met at the tenth UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum which took place virtually on18 March 2021...
Thursday, 18 March 2021 22:16
Dr Paul Williams announced as Labour’s candidate for Hartlepool
The Labour Party has announced Dr Paul Williams will be the party’s candidate for Hartlepool in the upcoming election...
Thursday, 18 March 2021 18:46