Education secretary defends £14k donation as 'declared properly and thoroughly'
Sunday, 22 September 2024 () Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has defended receiving a donation of £14,000 from a Labour peer embroiled in a freebies row, saying it was "declared properly and thoroughly".
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says she recognises that she is in a privileged position as an MP and that it was “hard to say no” as she accepted tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at...
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson praises A-Level students for their “enormous resilience in the face of lots of disruption” during a visit to Loreto College in Hulme. The proportion of A-level entries awarded top grades is up on last year and remains above pre-pandemic levels, national figures show. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson admits there are “big gaps” in A-Level results across England with the North East faring worse than other areas, but insists “I am determined to turn that around”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer should give up his current arrangements for watching football and instead watch on television, a former Labour MP and minister has said. Sky News
Downing Street has said Sir Keir Starmer did not break any rules when he used Lord Alli's London penthouse to record a COVID-era broadcast urging people to "work.. Sky News
Delegates at the Labour conference have voted for a motion to reverse the winter fuel payment cuts. The vote is non-binding but showed an overwhelming majority voted in favour of reversing the decision to axe the benefit for millions of pensioners. Sir Keir Starmer was not present at the final day of the conference as he is set to attend the UN Security Council and General Assembly in New York. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The health secretary has vowed to end "two-tier healthcare" in the NHS in a speech delivered at the Labour conference. Wes Streeting said the NHS has let people down in recent years. "We are the generation that will build a national care service worthy of it's name. That's the change Britain voted for," he said.
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The death of a young CA in India, allegedly caused by overwhelming work pressure, has brought attention to toxic workplace environments and the need for better... IndiaTimes Also reported by •Tamworth Herald •Sky News
The US Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to bolster the labour market. The new rate range is now 4.75% to 5%.... IndiaTimes
Sunday, 22 September 2024 ()
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