Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill clauses would permit new …
5 days ago · Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill clauses would permit new 100% religiously selective schools. Humanists UK has raised concerns over potentially unintended consequences of measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would, if not amended, pave the way for a new generation of 100% religiously selective schools for the first time since 2011.
Badenoch appoints allies to House of Lords, including former …
5 days ago · Kemi Badenoch has appointed a set of political allies to the House of Lords, including former deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey. Coffey served as Liz Truss’ number two during the latter’s short stay in Downing Street. She also served as health secretary under Truss and then as environment secretary during Rishi Sunak’s tenure as prime... Read more »
Sue Gray named among new Labour appointments to House of …
5 days ago · The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Keir Starmer has nominated a raft of new Labour peers. Partygate investigator and the prime minister’s former chief of staff, Sue Gray, is among the Labour figures set to be elevated to the House of Lords.
Hidden impact of domestic abuse on doctors revealed in MDU …
6 days ago · The hidden impact of domestic abuse on healthcare professionals has been revealed by the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF), in the latest edition of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) journal. The RMBF has seen a significant increase in doctors accessing support as a direct result of domestic abuse. Five years ago the charity, which the MDU...
Year-in-Review: How the sun finally set on Rishi Sunak
4 days ago · The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. After six months spent sealing his party’s fate, Rishi Sunak departed Downing Street on 5 July 2024 as the latest failed Conservative premier. None of Sunak’s …