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A teaching union has expressed fears that the end mask-wearing policy in England could worsen already high teacher absence rates and disrupt learning further. → Read More
Like most of Greater Manchester, having faced four months of the most severe restrictions, from December 2nd, Altrincham will be in Tier 3. → Read More
The party is among growing number of organisations to have their data breached following a cyber-attack on cloud computing provider BlackBaud. → Read More
Theresa May has refused to commit to adopting the recommended definition of Islamophobia that has been accepted by the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru. → Read More
Labour and the Conservatives have laid out their plans for tonight’s crunch votes on Brexit. Jeremy Corbyn will order his MPs to support Labour’s Brexit plan, plus proposals for a fresh Brexit referendum and a customs union with the EU, but will allow them to vote with their conscience on all the other options. Theresa May, meanwhile, will give Tory MPs a free vote throughout → Read More
One of Tom Watson’s senior advisors was allegedly earmarked for redundancy because she was the only “black person on the team”, according to documents seen by The Independent. A complaint has been filed and accepted by the central London Employment Tribunal against the Labour Party by Mr Watson’s former political advisor Sarah Goulbourne who has accused a member of the deputy → Read More
The Conservative Party has been criticised for refusing to adopt the definition of Islamophobia produced by the all-party parliamentary group on British Muslims. The definition, which was produced after six months of consultations, classifies discrimination against Muslims as a form of racism and has been described as a necessity to tackle the rise of far-right racism. → Read More
Theresa May’s Brexit plans were left in ruins after MPs voted to take control from the government and determine Britain’s path out of the European Union. In another dramatic day in the House of Commons, where three ministers resigned and 30 Tory MPs voted against the prime minister, Ms May was dealt another humiliating defeat. → Read More
Theresa May's Brexit strategy has been left in disarray and her leadership under threat after three of her ministers resigned and MPs dramatically voted to take control of the process from the government. A total of 30 Tory MPs defied the party whip and supported a cross-party amendment which will allow MPs to potentially dictate the business of the House of Commons. → Read More
A teenage boy is fighting for his life in hospital after crashing a stolen moped into a bus while being chased by police. The 17-year-old had the accident after failing to stop for officers in Putney, south-west London at 1.20am on Monday. The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed and will launch an investigation. The latest incident comes amid heated → Read More
The Conservative party has been accused of attempting to “sweep Islamophobia under the carpet” after quietly reinstating 15 councillors suspended over racist or prejudiced social media posts. The party’s disciplinary process has now come under intense scrutiny as CCHQ refused to publish details of their investigations. → Read More
Theresa May is fighting to stay in power in the face of a reported coup, as a government minister warned MPs of a potential general election. Ahead of an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday morning, senior ministers spent the weekend attempting to oust the prime minister, who clung on to power following meetings with prominent Brexiteer backbenchers including Boris Johnson, → Read More
The Conservative party has been accused of "failing to take action" against a former campaign manager who posted an Islamophobic conspiracy theory video on her Twitter account after the New Zealand attack. → Read More
The centre-right government in the Netherlands has lost its majority in the senate after voters flocked to a new populist party two days after a terrorist attack in Utrecht. The anti-immigration Forum for Democracy party (FrD) is on course to win the most votes and first estimates based on 60 per cent of votes cast showed the new party will become the joint largest in the → Read More
A mother reportedly slashed her boyfriend with a sword after she allegedly caught him molesting her five-year-old daughter. The woman, who has not been identified, walked in on John Lawarren Williams, 25, allegedly abusing her daughter in her home in the US state of Georgia. → Read More
Theresa May is facing a mounting angry backlash after a widely criticised statement in which she blamed MPs for the current Brexit crisis, as both she and Jeremy Corbyn head to Brussels for separate talks with EU leaders. The prime minister delivered an address from Downing Street suggesting MPs were at fault for failing to implement the result of the 2016 EU referendum. → Read More
A Conservative councillor who was suspended after he retweeted an image describing Tommy Robinson as a “patriot” has been readmitted to the party 13 days later. → Read More
Almost 100 student leaders, representing 825,000 students across the country, have signed a letter calling on the government to hold a Final Say Brexit referendum, The Independent can reveal. → Read More
Theresa May has requested a “short delay” to Brexit as the European Union ruled out making a decision about an extension this week. In a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, the prime minister asked for a three-month extension to Article 50 negotiation process, pushing the scheduled date to leave the EU from 29 March to 30 June. → Read More
Theresa May is set to request only a “short delay” to Brexit as the European Union ruled out making a decision about an extension this week. In a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, the prime minister is expected to ask for a three-month extension to Article 50 negotiation process, pushing the scheduled date to leave the EU from 29 March to 30 June. → Read More