2 hours ago Ministers speed up ‘skills passport’ for workers to move to clean energy jobs

Scottish and UK governments to sign deal on boosting green energy supply chains and infrastructure

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5 hours ago State Pension increases will not go to hundreds of thousands of people

The new State Pension rates will be confirmed in the Autumn Budget on October 30, but the Labour Government has pledged to honour the Triple Lock for the next five years.

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8 hours ago Government speeds up ‘skills passport’ for workers to move to clean energy jobs

UK and Scottish Governments also strike new deal for Great British Energy to work with public bodies in Scotland to support clean energy.

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8 hours ago Funding applications open for primary schools to deliver nurseries in England

It forms the first stage of the Government’s plan to open an additional 3,000 school-based nurseries.

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8 hours ago Clearing asylum backlog could see ‘62,000 more migrants recognised as refugees’

The Refugee Council estimates the number of asylum applications waiting to be determined could stand at 118,063 in January.

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8 hours ago Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases were held by Tory government could be given permission to remain by Labour

A report by the Refugee Council predicts a significant increase in granted claims thanks to changes brought in by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

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14 hours ago Peers urge Government to ‘motor on’ with rolling out electric charging points

Baroness Parminter said the move to electric vehicles is ‘one of the most important actions if we are going to get to net zero’.

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15 hours ago More than 170 migrants cross English Channel in small boats as it's revealed more have arrived since Labour took over than entered under the Tory government this year

It brings the total number of arrivals picked up making the dangerous crossing to 27,509 so far this year - compared to 26,116 people at the same point in 2023.

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17 hours ago Government urged to write off majority of carer’s allowance debts immediately

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced an independent review of the issue of overpayments to carers.

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