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Home Office ditches controversial video claiming ‘activist lawyers’ are protecting asylum seekers after backlash
The Home Office’s top civil servant has ordered the removal of a controversial video dismissing people providing legal representation for asylum seeke... → Read More
Boris Johnson prepares major back-to-work push as Labour say ministers ‘threatening people during a pandemic’
Boris Johnson is preparing a major push to get Britain back in the office from next week. → Read More
Matt Hancock says how well civil servants do their jobs is more important than whether they’re back in the office
Matt Hancock has said he cares more about how well his civil servants “perform” in their jobs than whether or not they return to the office, amid pres... → Read More
UK could seal Japan trade deal this week despite snag over Liz Truss Stilton demands
Britain is still aiming to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan by the end of the month despite Trade Secretary Liz Truss insisting on preferent... → Read More
Government’s own immigration charge hitting NHS trusts with £15m in fees to use overseas staff
The NHS has been forced to pay out more than £15 million in immigration fees to the Government since 2017 so that the health service has enough spe... → Read More
Anger as bereaved NHS and care families stripped of benefits if they receive coronavirus payout
Ministers have come under fire after it emerged families of frontline workers who have died from coronavirus will lose access to welfare payments if t... → Read More
Britain’s debt tops £2trillion for the first time ever as government borrows its way through coronavirus pandemic
Britain’s national debt has topped £2trillion for the first time as the Government borrowed billions to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, new fi... → Read More
Tory grandee Francis Maude to review under-fire Cabinet Office in wake of coronavirus
Conservative grandee Francis Maude has been drafted in to review the Cabinet Office in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Matt Hancock says Dido Harding has ‘huge’ experience amid row over major public health shake-up
Matt Hancock has defended his decision to put Conservative peer Dido Harding in charge of a new body that will replace Public Health England. → Read More
Government warned of ‘hidden mental health crisis’ as depression doubles amid coronavirus pandemic
Ministers have been warned of a “hidden mental health crisis” as new figures revealed the number of UK adults experiencing depression has doubled duri... → Read More
Rich kids spent 30% more time learning in lockdown than poorest peers, new research shows
The richest primary school pupils spent 30% more time learning during the coronavirus lockdown than their peers in the poorest families, stark new res... → Read More
Gavin Williamson urged to ‘get a grip’ after exams U-turn triggers scramble for university places
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has been told to “get a grip” as universities rushed to find places for pupils affected by the Government’s U-tur... → Read More
Boris Johnson to put Union flag on UK-funded Scottish projects as SNP accuses him of ‘posturing’
Boris Johnson is to stamp the Union flag on major schemes in Scotland from next year — in a move dismissed as “posturing” by the SNP. → Read More
Boris Johnson to double fines for people who break face mask rules as he resumes easing of Covid-19 curbs
Boris Johnson has promised to double the maximum fines doled out to people who “repeatedly” flout rules on wearing face coverings as he confirmed the ... → Read More
Gavin Williamson vows ministers will not change A-level grading system again if there is an outcry over results
The Government will not change England’s A-levels grading system again if there is an outcry over Thursday’s results, the Education Secretary has decl... → Read More
Boris Johnson vows post-Brexit look at asylum laws amid row with France over ‘dangerous’ Channel crossings
Boris Johnson has said he wants to look at the UK’s “legal framework” on the removal of illegal migrants amid a row with France over an increase in bo... → Read More
Bank of England predicts UK unemployment will soar after furlough scheme ends
The UK’s unemployment rate is expected to hit 7.5% after a host of government support schemes are turned off, the Bank of England has predicted. → Read More
Number 10 says size of the Lords ‘needs addressing’ after nominating 36 more people for peerages
Boris Johnson still believes the size of the House of Lords “needs addressing” despite nominating 36 more people including his own brother for a seat ... → Read More
Police ability to handle coronavirus riots ‘significantly diminished’ by staff cuts, say Government’s own advisers
The ability of the police to deal with disorder during the coronavirus pandemic has been “significantly diminished” by “the loss of very high numbers ... → Read More
Luxembourg follows Spain onto England’s coronavirus travel quarantine list
People arriving in England from Luxembourg now have to enter self-isolation for 14 days as the Government added the European state to its quarantin... → Read More