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Tributes to Tory ‘giant’ Nigel Lawson after his death
The former MP and leading Brexiteer served in Margaret Thatcher’s government and sat in the House of Lords until his retirement in December.
Ofcom investigating GB News over Tory MPs’ interview with Chancellor
Esther McVey and Philip Davies spoke to Mr Hunt on March 11 ahead of the spring Budget, prompting criticism from some.
Channel crossings down 17% in first quarter of the year
They have said that “stopping the boats” across the Channel is a crucial priority, but campaigners have condemned much of their response.
Jeremy Corbyn was never a friend, Sir Keir Starmer claims
Sir Keir last month confirmed that Corbyn would not be the party’s candidate for the Islington North constituency.
Teachers say workload is unmanageable most or all the time – poll
A poll of more than 17,800 members found that 35% of teachers viewed their workload as unmanageable most of the time.
Outsourcing firm Capita says ‘no evidence’ data compromised
The company, which is a major contractor for local authorities, said the incident on Friday caused ‘disruption’ to some services.
Nearly 15,000 children’s operations cancelled last year
Some 77 NHS hospital trusts in England provided the data, which showed that 59,566 operations have been cancelled since 2018.
Most local authorities remain male-dominated, study suggests
An analysis found that fewer than 5% of Local authorities have achieved at least parity of gender representation.
School strikes: Teaching union members reject pay offer
The National Education Union plans to hold two further days of teacher strikes on April 27 and May 2 after rejecting the latest pay offer.