14 h. ago UK government issues key update on major compensation scheme

There has been new criticism that it is taking too long

Politics

14 h. ago Government still taking too long to compensate blood scandal victims, MPs say

The scandal has been dubbed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.

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3 d. ago MPs demand a law to formally strip Prince Andrew of his royal titles as Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre's book is published

Andrew last week said he was giving up his Duke of York title and honours to prevent the scandal surrounding him distracting from the work of King Charles .

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5 d. ago Michelle Mone millions "will never be recouped" by UK Government warns legal expert

A legal expert has warned that the chances of the UK Government recovering the £145 million due in compensation from a Michelle Mone linked PPE firm is "very remote"

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9 d. ago Adams accuses Government of ‘duplicity’ over move to block compensation payout

The ex-Sinn Fein president said he was consulting lawyers after a Bill was tabled to prevent him securing a payout over his internment in the 1970s.

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1 week ago Flood victims need single national line to expert help, MPs say

The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said there is no ‘single point of national accountability’ for flooding.

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2 w. ago Post Office scandal compensation scheme improved in 'crucial step'

The government has approved changes which include improvements to compensation schemes for victims, with a new appeals process and funded legal advice for post office operators

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2 w. ago Outgoing French PM says ‘there is desire’ to agree budget and talks down prospect of snap election – Europe live

Sébastien Lecornu speaks at the Matignon Palace and expresses optimism that parliament will not need to be dissolvedLecornu clarified on Wednesday that outgoing ministers from his government would not be entitled to compensation, according to Le Monde.The resigning prime minister noted in his speech that the topic of compensation for such ministers had upset “a certain number of French people”.It turns out that members of the government, when they leave office, are entitled to three months of compensation when they have no other income.It is obvious that ministers who were ministers for only a few hours will not be entitled to these compensations. I have decided to suspend them.This willingness creates a momentum and a convergence, obviously, which make the possibilities of a dissolution more remote. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham calls for whistleblowers to end the Nuked Blood Scandal

Mayor Andy Burnham said the new Hillsborough Law can protect government whistleblowers who can finally tell the truth about radiation experiments on troops

Events

4 w. ago ‘It goes beyond getting a cash refund for slavery’: Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder on the case for reparations

With their new book, Henry and Ryder are determined to start a discussion about compensation for the descendants of slaves. But how would any scheme work? And why is it yet to happen?‘Nobody knows how to talk about reparations,” says Lenny Henry, which is why the entertainer teamed up with his regular collaborator, media diversity campaigner Marcus Ryder, to write a book about it: The Big Payback: The Case for Reparations for Slavery and How They Would Work. Triggered by the revelation that the British government only finished paying off its debts from compensating slave owners for abolishing slavery in 2015, Henry and Ryder spoke to economists, politicians and race relations experts about how to tackle this most contentious of topics, maintaining their sense of humour throughout.When did you start thinking about reparations? Marcus Ryder: It’s always been part of the Black dialogue, but in terms of me thinking about it with Lenny, it was 2014 right? You might not remember this Lenn...

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