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Education secretary urges schools to change uniform requirements as costs force many parents into debtParents in England are skipping meals and turning to buy-now-pay-later services such as Klarna in order to afford school uniforms before the autumn term, according to...
Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’
High critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisisDavid Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a broken system that is costing taxpayers more...
Labour condemns Robert Jenrick’s visit to rally attended by far-right activist
Shadow minister posts picture of himself at protest outside Essex hotel that has become anti-immigration flashpointRobert Jenrick has been severely criticised by Labour after the shadow justice secretary was pictured at an anti-asylum rally in Essex attended by a...
Labour needs to ‘pick things up’ after a ‘tough’ first year, says Sadiq Khan – as it happened
London mayor says he has ‘confidence we will turn it round’ as he addresses audience at Edinburgh fringe. This live blog is closedConservative MPs have expressed frustration at their party’s “piss-poor” messaging over hotels housing people seeking asylum.Leaked...