Politics
Sturgeon announces plan for National Care Service,Bill of rights for Children,Indy Ref 2 & work package for young people
"One of the most ambitious pieces of legislation in the 20- year history of devolution”.
Speaker: Tory MP accused of rape will stay away from Commons
The Speaker also discouraged MPs from using parliamentary privilege to name the member who was arrested.
Boris Johnson joins LinkedIn a week after denying he was quitting as PM
The newly-created profile lists the PM’s previous jobs in politics such as Foreign Secretary and Mayor of London, but does not include his previous work as a journalist.
No Deal likely as No 10 admits progress with EU ‘very difficult’
Providing a pessimistic update on the state of trade talks, Downing Street said an agreement with the EU was only “possible” - adding that “it will not be easy to achieve”.
Ex-Aussie PM Abbott lashes out at ‘virus hysteria’ and ‘unaccountable’ scientists
Ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott - who is being lined up as Boris Johnson’s new post-Brexit trade ambassador - described lockdown as “virtual house arrest” and lashed out at “virus hysteria” and "unaccountable experts” in a speech in London.
Gulf between rich and poor pupils grew by nearly 50% in lockdown
All students lost three months of learning on average, teachers said. But half of pupils at schools in more deprived areas lost four months or more, compared with just 15 per cent of those in the least deprived areas.
As Govt push people to return to office Tory Minister isn’t sure how many staff he wants back
Lawrence Waterman, chairman of the British Safety Council, said there was “no evidence” that workplaces are safe.
‘Megadisaster from one day to the next’ Johnson under fire from own MPs
“We’d like to be in a Government that has the impression of being competent – rather than lurching from one issue to another and then after a short time doing a U-turn.”
Tories could cut foreign aid to avoid raising taxes on rich
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is reportedly considering scrapping the commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on foreign aid, after a revolt from Tory backbenchers over the prospect of hiking taxes.