4 h. ago Starmer braces for rebellion over welfare cuts as Labour accused of ‘pushing disabled people into poverty’

Labour backbencher warns of ‘deep, deep concern’ from colleagues over planned cuts

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2 d. ago Fiery debate sees Labour accused of 'betraying children' and giving in to big tech

MPs called for tougher action to tackle smartphone and social media harms among children as they warned the 'fundamental rewiring' of childhood needs addressing

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2 d. ago Labour accused of 'capitulating' to tech giants and 'betraying our children' after plans to ban smartphones in schools are scrapped

Proposed legislation, known as the Safer Phones Bill, has been introduced to Parliament by Labour backbencher Josh McAlister.

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3 d. ago Hospice for terminally ill children defeats millionaire's plans to build Butlin's

Ty Hafan Children's Hospice near Cardiff, shut down plans from millionaire funfair owner Henry Danter, 81, who wanted to develop a caravan park for hundreds of visitors

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4 d. ago World Book Day: Why schools are asking pupils not to wear costumes of their favourite characters

A number of schools have scrapped children dressing up as their favourite book character this Thursday

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4 d. ago World Book Day: Why more schools are asking pupils not to wear costumes of their favourite characters

A number of schools have scrapped children dressing up as their favourite book character this Thursday

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4 d. ago Police investigating 'threats to safety of Madeleine McCann's parents' after tip

American psychologist and medium Dr Fia Johansson claims a man in his 20s who "poses a significant danger" to the McCanns and their children was planning to fly to the UK

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5 d. ago Labour is accused of caving in to more trade union demands and hammering businesses by strengthening Angela Rayners' workers' rights plans

The government has been accused of giving in to yet more trade union demands after additional concessions were added to Labour's flagship Employment Rights Bill.

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5 d. ago Labour is accused of placing its relationship with Beijing over national security

Labour has been accused of placing its ties with authorities in Beijing over its national security interests after government chose to leave China off its updated register of foreign influence.

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6 d. ago Bridget Phillipson faces pressure to scrap VAT raid on private school fees as Labour MP calls for U

Dr Rupa Huq (pictured), the Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton, said putting 20 per cent VAT on independent school fees was punishing 'working people'.

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8 d. ago Labour accused of hypocrisy as it 'hides cost of helicopter deal' despite laying into Tories for taxpayer

It comes after Labour repeatedly attacked former PM Rishi Sunak for using RAF aircraft and helicopters, claiming it was a 'grossly wasteful' symbol of how the Tories were out of touch with the country.

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1 week ago Rory Stewart says Starmer and Trump have inflicted ‘unimaginable damage’ over foreign aid cuts

Labour prime minister and US president accused of harming international security and the climate

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1 week ago Farmers accuse Labour of ‘promising the world and giving us nothing’ in fresh uproar at family farm tax

During a speech to farmers that was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers and critics, the environment secretary insisted it was the Tories who were to blame for the problems faced by the agricultural industry

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2 w. ago Shouts of 'absolute joke' as planning committee makes controversial decision

Plans to turn a four-bed detached house into a residential children's home were the subject of more than 100 objections

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2 w. ago UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy issues Rwanda warning over 'blatant risk' of war

David Lammy said further Rwandan action in DRC would 'have consequences' as he accused it of a 'blantant breach' of international law. Labour is currently repealing the Tory Safety of Rwanda Act

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2 w. ago First look: Serpentine unveils plans for first ever interactive children's pavilion by Sir Peter Cook

Interactive children’s pavillion will sit alongside the main, more sober, structure

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2 w. ago 1 in 10 UK families plan to move abroad over new private school fees

A third of parents with children in private education in the UK are planning to leave the country in search of a better lifestyle - with one in 10 saying they're doing so to avoid the new VAT on private school fees

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2 w. ago Parents planning to move their kids abroad to avoid VAT on private school fees

A third of parents with children in private education plan to move abroad because of VAT fees, with one in ten doing so to avoid the fees, a survey has found

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2 w. ago This London borough will be the first to ban smartphones from schools

This London borough will be the first to ban smartphones from schools  Time Out London

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3 w. ago More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy

Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’A group of more than 900 Labour members and trade unionists, including MPs and peers, have accused the government of copying the “performative cruelty” of the Conservatives in its migration and asylum policy.In a joint statement, they singled out the Home Office’s decision, revealed last week, to refuse citizenship to anyone who arrives in the UK via “a dangerous journey” such as a small boat over the Channel. Continue reading...

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