66 h. ago Labour's Shabana Mahmood 'humiliated' as Sentencing Council REJECTS her demand to scrap new guidelines that sparked 'two

In a letter to Shabana Mahmood, the chairman of the Sentencing Council told the Cabinet minister he had refused her request to alter the guidance.

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7 d. ago The Labour Government must scrap its damaging plans for social security cuts

Writing for the Record, SNP Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says UK Government welfare plans have created "real uncertainty and widespread worry".

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1 week ago ‘My farm makes me just £50 a week – Labour’s scrapping of £1bn subsidy scheme will be devastating’

As Labour closes the sustainable farming incentive (SFI) for new applications, the party faces a backlash from farmers who say the decision will further put the country’s food security at risk

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2 w. ago 'Scrapping NHS England means Labour has no one to blame if it fails to deliver'

'Health Secretary Wes Streeting is impatient for change as he knows the Government will have a big problem if it doesn't slash NHS waits by the general election,' writes Mirror Political Editor Lizzy Buchan

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2 w. ago What could Labour abolish next after NHS England was scrapped?

There are more than 300 ‘quangos’ in the UK – and the largest is now set to be axed

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2 w. ago Finally! Patients to be put before NHS bureaucrats: More than 9,000 jobs to go as Labour scrap 'world's biggest quango' NHS England to improve care and crack down on wokery

NHS England will be scrapped under major reforms aimed at cutting waste and bureaucracy, Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Scottish Labour MP says ‘similar reform ambition’ needed in Scotland as Starmer scraps NHS England

NHS England will be abolished to “cut bureaucracy”

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2 w. ago Tories warn Labour is scrapping immigration laws which would allow ministers to throw out any future asylum claim by gun

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp urged Sir Keir Starmer's Government to use measures passed by the Tories when they were in power.

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2 w. ago Fears for historic villages in green belt as Labour scraps rules against 'unrestricted sprawl' and blocks campaign groups from objecting

Fresh planning guidance issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has made clear that significant green belt safeguards don't apply to villages.

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3 w. ago Pressure on Labour to scrap migrant hotels as Home Office 'refuses to commit to end date while spending £5.5million accommodating asylum seekers every day'

Figures showed there were 38,079 in hotels at the end of December, up from 29,585 at the end of June - an increase of 29 per cent.

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3 w. 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 w. ago As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included | Carmen Smith

I came here a year ago because Plaid Cymru seeks to protect Welsh interests. But I think Labour should keep its vow and scrap this chamberWhen I took my seat in the House of Lords almost a year ago, I pledged to campaign for the abolition of my job. Our second chamber has become a gated community of more than 800 members, making it the second largest legislative chamber in the world, topped only by China’s National People’s Congress. The House of Lords casts a shadow over parliament, and its unelected peers have a huge influence on the laws that get passed.Last March, I joined the second chamber representing Plaid Cymru. Aged 28, I was the youngest member of the chamber, and the youngest ever life peer. Plaid Cymru doesn’t believe that an unelected chamber should form part of our democracy, but we do believe that we should have a seat at the table wherever decisions affecting Wales are being made. Since taking my seat in the Lords, I have been clear about my desire to change the sys...

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3 w. ago Labour to scrap windfall tax on oil firms to help 'unleash North Sea's clean energy future'

The UK Government has confirmed the levy on oil megaprofits will end in 2030.

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3 w. 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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