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Cruel repeat tests of 270,000 pensioners for PIP disability benefit to be scrapped

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Amber Rudd has announced changes to the disability assessments in order to receive Personal Independent Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC). From spring around 270,000 disabled pensioners will not have their personal independence payment (PIP) awards regularly reviewed. During a speech at disability charity Scope's offices today, announcements include: • A new system from 2021 to allow people to share evidence between Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independent Payment (PIP) • A...

PM ‘delusional’ after denying police cuts aren’t to blame for huge increase in stabbings

Theresa May has come under fire from the Police Federation after she claimed that cuts to police funding has nothing to do with the increase in knife crime.  In England there has been a 93 per cent rise in knife attacks involving young people. Theresa May vowed to tackle the causes of knife crime by addressing the issues which led “so many young people” to weapons. However, she said there was “no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers”....

Macron calls Brexit an ‘irresponsible lie peddled by anger mongers backed by fake news’

Emmanuel Macron didn’t hold anything back in his open letter regarding Brexit. He published his words in 22 EU languages and didn’t leave anyone in doubt about his fears over the Uk's withdrawl from the European project. Macron said that Brexit was as “irresponsible lie” and the worst crisis Europe has had to deal with since the end of the Second World War. He said the Brexit was peddled by 'anger mongers and fake news' and 'offers nothing'.  Macron’s fiery...

Use of social media for child grooming increases sharply

Following last week’s announcement that YouTube would be disabling the comments function on videos of children in an effort to keep younger users of the platform safe from predators, the NSPCC has reported that the use of social media for grooming children has increased sharply. Using freedom of information data obtained from 39 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales, the charity revealed that 5,161 reports of sexual communications with a child were recorded over the 18 month...

Is Islam a threat to British values? Hundreds of people to hear London Muslim Caliph’s call to peace

Hundreds of people including high profile lawmakers, diplomats, religious leaders and foreign representatives will hear a global Muslim leader’s message on curbing the rising racial and religious intolerance in the world. The event, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is to be held at the largest Mosque in Britain, Baitul Futuh, London, on Saturday 9th March 2019, where more than 800 guests will attend the unique event from over 20 countries. Islamophobia in the UK is at record highs and...

Westminster child sex abuse probe hears how parties and police covered up abuse

The Westminster stage of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has heard shocking allegations of cover ups by political parties, police and the prosecution service. Today an investigation opened into “whether Westminster institutions have failed and whether indeed they are still failing to protect children from child sex abuse.” It is set to hear “whether political parties turned a blind eye to allegations of child sex abuse against their members of parliament and leaders.” The Independent Inquiry into Child...

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