The new Labour government will consider scrapping the two-child benefit cap as Keir Starmer comes under growing pressure to ditch the “cruel” policy. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said the limit would be looked at “as one of a number of ways” to lift children out of poverty. Her comments come as Labour couldContinue Reading
Victoria Atkins shouts at environment minister as speaker calls her behaviour ‘abominable’ Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer is set to launch a new body to tackle Britain’s “fragmented and broken”skillsContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer will launch a new body on Monday to deal with Britain’s “fragmented and broken” skills training system. In a bid to ensure training provision is aligned with the needs of the economy, the prime minister will unveil Skills England. The body, which was included in Labour’s manifesto,Continue Reading
US president Joe Biden will have made his decision to stand down based on the “best interests of the American people”, British prime minister Keir Starmer said. Sir Keir praised Mr Biden’s “remarkable career” and vowed to work with him for the remainder of his presidency after the 81-year-old announcedContinue Reading
London’s first multibank – distributing baby products, toiletries and other items as well as food – will be officially launched this week, amid concerns over rising child poverty across the capital. The opening of Felix’s Multibank is being backed by former prime minister Gordon Brown and London mayor Sadiq Khan.Continue Reading
Ireland is set to play a pivotal role in Keir Starmer’s plan for a crucial reset in relations with the European Union. The UK government believes the Irish are “very influential” within the bloc. And Ireland has already signalled its willingness to discuss with other EU countries the potential forContinue Reading
Nail bars and car washes will be targeted by immigration officers as they step up enforcement action over the summer, the Home Secretary has announced. Yvette Cooper said 1,000 civil servants had been redeployed from working on the now-abandoned Rwanda scheme to staffing a new “returns and enforcement programme”. TheContinue Reading
A new MP who has revealed she became pregnant at 15 after being “groomed” by an older man has vowed to be a voice for “women that have children in far from ideal circumstances”. Labour MP Natalie Fleet, 40, disclosed that she still suffers “weekly nightmares” as a result ofContinue Reading
This is the moment shadow health secretary Victoria Atkins stands up at the Commons dispatch box to shout at environment secretary Steve Reed, while he is still speaking. Mr Reed was addressing MPs on Friday (19 July), when the exchange took place. Mr Reed tells MPs “There will be 500Continue Reading
The government could need up to £10bn to cover public sector pay increases if reports of a 5.5 per cent rise prove true, a leading economist has warned. Independent pay review bodies are reported to be preparing to recommend such an increase for teachers and around 1.3 million NHS staff,Continue Reading
