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Cost of living fears top concerns for parents, survey suggests
Some 37% said the cost of living tops their fears for their children, followed by mental health (33%), climate change (25%) and social issues (24%).
Labour doubles down amid criticism of ‘vile’ attack ad
The opposition party was accused of ‘appalling’ and ‘debased’ politics after posting the ad on Twitter on Thursday.
MPs across political spectrum condemn Labour’s attack ad
The opposition party was accused of ‘cheapened and debased’ politics after posting the advert on Twitter to a huge backlash.
MPs’ corporate jollies kept secret, laughing Benton recorded saying
He laughed after telling undercover reporters there are ‘ways around’ parliamentary rules on the declaration of corporate hospitality.
Windrush campaigners call decision to drop recommendations ‘a slap in the face’
A petition is urging Suella Braverman to U-turn on her intention to scrap three recommendations from the Windrush Lessons Learned Review.
Babies and children under five to be offered Covid jab for the first time
The JCVI has advised that clinically vulnerable children aged six months to four years should be offered the vaccination.
PM has lost ‘grip’ over the lobbying of his own MPs, says Starmer
Scott Benton showed a ‘flagrant disregard’ for the rules MPs are expected to follow, the Labour leader said.
Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker urged the DUP to end its boycott of the Stormont institutions.
Met officers moved from serious crime squads to investigate internal standards
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley set out a series of measures being taken to ‘remove the cancer from the body’ of the force.