Politics
Teachers want Ofsted’s ‘reign of terror’ abolished, NASUWT says
A motion at the NASUWT teachers conference called for the inspection system to be abolished in its ‘current form’.
Research finds UK is far from a ‘racially just society’
The research found more than one in three people from minority backgrounds have experienced racially motivated physical or verbal abuse.
Voters want more compassionate politicians, survey suggests
There has been unease on the Labour frontbench about the attacks on Rishi Sunak over the Conservative Government’s track record on crime.
Emergency care to be prioritised during junior doctors’ strike, says NHS England
England’s top doctor has warned that the walkouts are set to be ‘the most disruptive industrial action in NHS history’.
Sunak hails bravery of Good Friday Agreement leaders and urges Stormont’s return
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host United States President Joe Biden in Northern Ireland to commemorate the event.
BBC objects to “government funded media” label on Twitter
Elon Musk described the BBC as “among the least biased” after the broadcaster objected to being labelled as “government-funded media”
Douglas Ross backtracks on suggestion Tories could vote Labour to oust SNP
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has backtracked on comments he made suggesting Conservative voters could back Labour at the next election.
Starmer makes ‘zero apologies’ about under-fire attack ad on Sunak
Starmer said he stands by ‘every word’ of the campaign claiming the PM does not want child abusers to go to jail.
Police ‘seize high-end campervan in SNP finances probe’
The ongoing investigation has been described by SNP president Mike Russell as the party’s biggest crisis in 50 years.