First week ‘critical’ to avoid children missing school later, parents told
Data suggests more than half of children who miss a day at the start of term become persistently absent....
Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea
The government warns Kemi Badenoch’s plans would “only accelerate the worsening climate crisis”....
Asylum hotel ruling won’t feel like a victory at Home Office
The government avoids having its asylum policy thrown into chaos but the court ruling is a gift for its opponents....
Ministers didn’t do cost review of council mergers
The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings....
Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
Nin Pandit runs the PM’s team in Downing Street and has only been in the role for ten months....
MoD staff warned not to share hidden data before Afghan leak
Last month it emerged that the details of almost 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK were leaked....
Ed Davey to boycott Trump state banquet over Gaza
The Lib Dem leader says he wants to send the president a message that he has the power to end the crisis....
Reform UK retreats from child migrant deportations
Nigel Farage has now ruled out the suggestion, after the party’s former chair said it could happen....
Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform
Simpson announced his move as he appeared at a press conference in Scotland with Reform leader Nigel Farage....
How Reform has changed the debate on migration
Labour’s ideal way of combating Nigel Farage is by fixing the asylum system and stopping small boats – but the party’s strategy is also changing....
