Report predicts UK will be unable to manage increased demand from EU nationals for residency without system change
A new immigration system will not be ready by the time we formally leave the EU, argues a new report by the Institute for Government...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 14:53
Institute for Fiscal Studies reaction to Labour’s proposed boost to education spending
Exactly how a National Education Service would differ from the current institutional arrangements is not wholly clear...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 11:56
Looked after children must have same educational opportunities as their peers, says Welsh Education Secretary
“There has been a six percentage point improvement in the GCSE results of children growing up in care”, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said today as she set out steps to help looked after children...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 09:01
Baroness Jones: "Cuts to traffic police let careless/dangerous drivers get away with it"
Baroness Jones has become a Patron of RoadPeace and has written the Foreward to their new report "Lawless Roads". She is calling for the cuts to roads policing to be reversed
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 08:48
Labour will transform education for the many not the few, says Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, will today outline Labour’s transformational plan to invest in a National Education Service to ensure no one is held back and create a more skilled workforce and productive economy...
Tuesday, 9 May 2017 23:00
Readout of the Prime Minister’s call with President Erdogan of Turkey
The Prime Minister this evening had a telephone conversation with President Erdogan of Turkey...
Tuesday, 9 May 2017 22:28
ATL comment on Labour Party’s education plans
Commenting on the Labour Party’s education plans, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: “The single most important thing for education in England and Wales right now is to provide sufficient funding..."
Tuesday, 9 May 2017 20:20
Anderson condemns treatment of Palestinian prisoners
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has condemned the treatment of Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli jails...
Monday, 8 May 2017 15:39
Road safety charity supports launch of global road safety manifesto
At the start of the global UN Road Safety Week, Brake, the road safety charity, is giving its wholehearted support to the launch of the global Manifesto...
Monday, 8 May 2017 15:03