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Conservatives: Bold action to back drivers

The Conservatives are today (Saturday 8th June) announcing that if elected, they will stop pay-per-mile road taxes, rule out blanket Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and 20mph zones and reverse Labour’s unfair ULEZ expansion in London...

Friday, 7 June 2024 22:30

Stephen Kinnock responds to record high 11,000 small boat crossings this year

Stephen Kinnock, Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, responding to 316 people crossing the Channel in small boats yesterday surpassing 11,000 this year, said...

Friday, 7 June 2024 15:05

Interim change to eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants in Northern Ireland

Education Minister Paul Givan has announced an interim change to the eligibility criteria for families applying for free school meals and uniform grants...

Friday, 7 June 2024 13:59

Letter from John Healey to Grant Shapps about the Prime Minister's decision not to attend D-Day events

John Healey, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, in a letter to Conservative Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, said...

Friday, 7 June 2024 10:55

School Cuts website update showing 66% of special schools and 63% of maintained nursery schools (MNS) in England have faced real-terms cuts since 2010

New data released today on the updated School Cuts website shows that government funding decisions have resulted in major real-terms cuts for special schools and maintained nursery schools in England...

Friday, 7 June 2024 10:23

Written Statement (Wales): 2023-24 pay award offers to junior doctors, SAS doctors and consultants to stop the strikes - Jun 7

First Minister, Vaughan Gething MS and Eluned Morgan MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: We have today made a formal pay award offer to each of the three BMA branches of practices...

Friday, 7 June 2024 10:23

IFS: Key decisions await the pensions minister after the election

The fact that current pensioners are doing relatively well has led to a degree of complacency in policymaking...

Friday, 7 June 2024 10:20

Wes Streeting responds to Tory Health Minister's proposals for a new NHS dentistry insurance charge

Wes Streeting, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to proposals from the Conservative Health Minister to introduce a new NHS dentistry insurance charge, said...

Friday, 7 June 2024 09:30

Extract from Scottish Parliament - General Questions: Just Transition Plan (Mossmorran) - Jun 6

Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green) asked the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the process that it will follow to develop a just transition plan for the Mossmorran industrial site...

Friday, 7 June 2024 07:17

Scottish Parliament debate on Rail Fares - Jun 6

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur): The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-13270, in the name of Mark Ruskell, on permanently ending peak rail fares on ScotRail...

Friday, 7 June 2024 07:15