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Catch the latest Financial News EventsLocal elections face further delays as councils struggle to reorganise in time
Opposition parties say Labour is ‘scared of voters’ but government says merging authorities have voiced concernsLocal elections could be delayed again as merging councils lack the capacity for reorganisation, the government has announced, triggering claims from...
UK’s first military barracks housing asylum seekers closes after six years
Napier barracks in Folkestone faced multiple problems, from far-right protests to damning high court ruling over safeguarding issuesThe UK’s first and most longstanding military barracks used to accommodate asylum seekers is closing its doors on Thursday after almost...
UK government strategy to protect women and girls from violence ‘seriously underfunded’
Campaigners welcome strategy but say poor funding means government’s ambitions unlikely to be metA landmark strategy to protect women and girls from violence and abuse “falls seriously short” of the funding required to realise the government’s ambitions, campaigners...
Journalists condemn surprise shake-up of No 10 lobby briefings
Scrapping of afternoon press conferences could limit scrutiny and transparency, say reportersSweeping changes to Downing Street’s press lobby system have been criticised by journalists.No 10 normally holds two briefings on most days that parliament sits to allow the...