'Education has been an afterthought throughout the pandemic'
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'Education has been an afterthought throughout the pandemic'
Labour shadow schools minister has questioned whether schools are being prioritised by the Government.
Wes Streeting said Labour are really concerned that the government "haven't set out what criteria they'll use to judge when schools can safely reopen to all pupils" adding "there isn't even a plan of action to make schools as safe as possible, as soon as possible".
The Labour MP said "this is where the government has failed...education has been an afterthought throughout the pandemic".
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The policing minister has defended the government's decision to impose Inheritance Tax on farms worth over ÂŁ1 million. Diana Johnson said the Labour government have had to make "difficult decisions" after inheriting a "ÂŁ22 billion blackhole in the public finances" when they came to power in July. It comes as thousands of farmers are set to converge in Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in last month's budget.
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Mel Stride blamed GDP figures showing growth slowed between July and September on the Labour government “talking down of the economy”. UK economic growth slowed between July and September relative to the previous quarter, according to official data, in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Wes Streeting "crossed the line" by opposing assisted dying in public and the argument shouldn't "come down to resources", a Labour peer has said. Sky News
Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds announces Labour’s plans to create a pension “megafund” to help unlock billions of pounds of investment in businesses and infrastructure. She said, “we are looking at putting forward the biggest and boldest pension reforms in a generation”.
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Labour MPs who are opposed to legalising assisted dying believe the momentum is swinging behind their side of the campaign, Sky News has learnt. Sky News
Secret filming by ITV News has given a rare insight into dangerous cosmetic practices being carried out in some of Britain’s high-street salons by 'wild west operators'. In a new ITV documentary - 'Britain's Backstreet Surgery Scandal' - Health Secretary Wes Streeting commits to taking action against those carrying out these procedures. ITV News put these criticisms to Luxury Medical Aesthetics who chose not to respond to the safety concerns raised. When reporter Cree-Summer Haughton approached the owner outside her salon, she didn’t want to answer her questions. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered his department to carry out a review of the costs of potentially changing the law to legalise assisted dying. Sky News
Health Secretary Wes Streeting voices concern over a proposed bill to legalise assisted dying. He says, “failures in palliative care mean that assisted dying wouldn’t give people a real choice. It would become not a right to die, but effectively an obligation to die because the support isn’t there for good end-of-life care”.
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting promises to modernise the Mental Health Act as he claims it is “hugely outdated and deprives the liberty of lots of people” Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer urged Vladimir Putin to "get out of Ukraine" as he addressed the G20 summit in Rio, Brazil, on Tuesday. It comes as Mr Starmer has refused to comment on whether Britain will allow Ukraine to fire Storm Shadow missiles into Russia following reports that Joe Biden is on the verge of giving the green light for the British-made weapons to be used.
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Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the inheritance tax changes for farming businesses introduced in last month’s Budget. The changes mean inheritance tax of 20% will apply to combined agricultural and business property worth more than £1 million. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) also held an event at Church Hall, ahead of their meetings with MPs. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced additional funding to the police force, as she set out plans to overhaul the work of forces in England and Wales. In a speech on Tuesday, Ms Cooper said "direct central government funding" for policing will increase by over half a billion pounds by next year. She also announced a new body which will organise specialist functions such as forensics, IT, and use of drones. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Steve Reed has defended the government's decision to introduce inheritance tax on farms worth over ÂŁ1 million. The environment secretary said Labour's Inheritance Tax plans became necessary because of the 'ÂŁ22 billion black hole' in the public finances they allegedly inherited from the previous government.
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Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out allowing Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles in Russia as he marked the 1,000th day of the war. The prime minister said he did not wish to get into “operational details” on the matter as the "only winner in that would be Putin." It comes as US President Joe Biden authorised the use of US-supplied long-range weapons. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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