Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey toured Burwell Print Centre in Cambridgeshire, commending its work supporting adults with additional needs. He discussed concerns over the government's underfunding of special education and called for quicker support for schools and local councils. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Ed Davey says the government's three-year delay on the final report to social care reform is "not good enough". The Liberal Democrat leader adds, "there is a huge shortage of care workers", and is calling for a Ā£2-an-hour increase to the minimum wage for all workers in the sector. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Ed Davey has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to meet with the US ambassador over tech billionaire Elon Musk's social media attack on the UK Government's response to grooming gangs in Britain. The Liberal Democrat leader adds, "anyone who wants to serve in a foreign government commenting on our affairs should be very careful". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has called for quicker action on social care reforms. It comes as the Health Secretary unveiled a new independent commission on social care on Friday but proposals will not emerge until 2028. "I'm very disappointed and slightly alarmed at this long timescale. It means elderly people and disabled people won't get the care they need and their famililes will suffer too," Mr Davey said.
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Sir Keir Starmer has teased Sir Ed Davey, as the Liberal Democrat leader vies for a Christmas No1 spot with his charity single, Love Is Enough, sung with the Bath Philharmonia's Young Carers' Choir. The prime minister said, "my family was surprised to see the honorable gentleman shamelessly plugging his song" on the steps of No 10 Downing Street. Starmer jokingly added, "we have strict rules against anti-social behaviour". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Liberal Democrat MP for Epsom says she is "concerned" that Sir Keir Starmer "didn't announce increase investment in GPs or anything in the social healthcare crisis". Her comments come after the prime minister gave a speech setting out his plans to reduce NHS waiting times. Helen Maguire adds, "they need to be ready for action". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Liberal Democrats have called for Ofwat to be scrapped and for a new powerful regulator to be created in its place. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Responding to Sir Keir Starmerās speech setting out the governmentās āplanā, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says the prime minster was "moving the goalposts" and calls the lack of GPs "a big part of the problemā. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Tulip Siddiq ignores questions from an ITV News reporter as she departs Parliament following her resignation as Treasury minister, following pressure around her connections to the deposed Bangladeshi regime. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chris Philp has accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of being "more interested in his cronies" than making appointments with integrity. The shadow home secretary's comments come after Tulip Siddiq quit as a Treasury minister over links to her aunt's political movement in Bangladesh. Philp adds the prime minister should have acted quicker and has called for the National Crime Agency to investigate "unanswered questions". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to visit China over the weekend and accuses the Conservatives of "not wanting to engage with the second largest economy in the world". The chancellor adds that to grow the UK economy "we need to help great British business export around the world" and that not engaging with China "is simply not an option". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A woman who worked as a Personal Assistant to the former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed has broken her silence about the sexual abuse she says she suffered at his hands. Tanya Addison says Al Fayed would "make you sit on his lap" and "often kiss you on the mouth". She adds she was preyed upon almost as soon as she started working for Al Fayed in the 1990s, leaving her feeling "very frightened" and "deeply ashamed". Tanya has now joined a string of other women who have bravely come forward to make sexual allegations against the late Harrods boss. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Three Lancashire Constabulary officers are facing disciplinary proceedings after 23-year-old mum, Kiena Dawes, took her own life following prolonged abuse by her former partner, 30-year-old Ryan Wellings. Ms Dawes was assaulted by Wellings two weeks before she died. He was arrested, and shortly afterwards, Ms Dawes reported him to the police for contacting her ā a breach of his bail conditions. An officer had dismissed her complaint, and she was also urged to delete a Facebook post in which she had written about the abuse sheād endured. This all left her feeling, āunsupportedā by police and she was upset that Wellings had not been, ālocked upā. On Monday, Wellings was found guilty of assault and prolonged domestic abuse at Preston Crown Court but was cleared of manslaughter. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken visit the Thistle Centre Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow, the UK's first safer drug consumption room, ahead of its opening on Monday. While drugs remain illegal in Scotland, users inside the facility can access clean needles and NHS staff support to reduce harm and improve safety. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director, admits āitās turning out to be one of the busiest winters in NHS historyā as new figures reveal the number of flu patients in hospital is nearly five times the figure at the start of last month.
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A&E NHS staff are under the same pressure as they were "during the height of the pandemic", a health chief has warned, as emergency departments have had their.. Sky News
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