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Home Secretary Amber Rudd appoints Millie Banerjee as new College of Policing Chair

Millie Banerjee takes over on a permanent basis as chair of the college...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 14:30

Written statement on Childcare Service Update

Mel Stride (Financial Secretary to the Treasury): This Government is committed to supporting parents with the cost of childcare...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 14:21

Work & Pensions Committee: Government faces defeat tomorrow on Universal Credit

Tomorrow, Thursday afternoon the 16 November 2017, MPs will have a chance to debate and vote on a cross-party motion to cut the wait for a first payment of Universal Credit from the standard six weeks down to one month...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 14:06

I hope the Government is listening to Labour's calls to reduce waiting time for Universal Credit payments - Abrahams

Debbie Abrahams MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on reports that the Government is planning to climb-down on the waiting time for Universal Credit payments, said...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 13:17

Foreign Secretary meeting with Richard Ratcliffe

The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson held a positive meeting with Richard Ratcliffe today to discuss Iran’s continued imprisonment of his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 12:37

Families face bleak Christmas under threat of eviction due to UC rollout - Corbyn

Universal Credit is so likely to lead to rent arrears, a lettings agent has taken the “extraordinary” step of issuing notices of eviction to its tenants, Labour reveals today...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 12:34

AHA responds to Supreme Court judgment on minimum unit pricing

Responding to the UK Supreme Court judgment that minimum unit pricing is legal, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:35

"Retaining and developing the teaching workforce" - PAC to take evidence

PAC takes evidence for its inquiry into retaining and developing the teaching workforce and matters arising at 2.30pm today, Wednesday November 15...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:21

US and UK Armies lead the way in world-first for robotic vehicles

The first ever demonstration of a UK-US unmanned military vehicle convoy has taken place as part of the 'Last Mile' logistics to front-line troops..

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:10

HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman's speech at the Association of Colleges

HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman described how Ofsted is aiming to be a force for improvement at the Association of Colleges' annual conference in Birmingham...

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:09