Category: Food poverty

No 10 claims Starmer did not know Mandelson failed security vetting until this week – as it happened

The prime minister was not aware that the former US ambassador had failed the vetting process, according to Downing StreetSwinney says this is a manifesto for the whole of Scotland.He confirms that the SNP would argue for the...

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Badenoch says revelations that Mandelson failed security vetting shows Starmer misled MPs– UK politics live

The Conservative party leader said the prime minister misled parliamentariansSwinney says this is a manifesto for the whole of Scotland.He confirms that the SNP would argue for the Scottish power to have more control over energy...

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Scottish retailers dismiss SNP proposal to cap price of essential foods as a ‘potty gimmick’ – UK politics live

Scottish Retail Consortium blames rising supply chain and commodity costs as it also hits out at ‘relentless rises in statutory costs imposed by government’ Swinney says this is a manifesto for the whole of...

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SNP would set maximum price for essential foods, says Swinney as he fears costs affecting nutrition in Scotland – UK politics live

SNP leader and first minister launches election manifesto as party fights to remain in power at HolyroodSwinney says this is a manifesto for the whole of Scotland.He confirms that the SNP would argue for the Scottish power to...

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Ken Loach revisits I, Daniel Blake: ‘We were asking if food banks are tolerable. Now they’re an institution’

The scene at the food bank, recalls the director, where Katie is so hungry, she pours baked beans into her hand from a tin and eats them cold, came from a real storyIn 2016, we were – as we continue to be – in a time...

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Labour MPs call on Starmer to focus on radical ideas to lower cost of living

Warnings from group of 104 MPs come amid fears party could lose next election if voters do not feel better offThe government must refocus on more radical ideas to help people with everyday costs such as food, energy, childcare...

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Is Labour being outflanked on the left by Nigel Farage? – Politics Weekly UK

Nigel Farage seems to have upstaged the Labour government, pledging to scrap the controversial two-child benefit cap and reverse the cuts to the winter fuel allowance. So why hasn’t the government – after almost a...

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English schools left to subsidise infants’ free meals after 3p funding increase, say leaders

Department for Education criticised over funding rise from £2.58 to £2.61 per child per meal in September Primary schools in England will be forced to subsidise free school meals for infants from their own budgets...

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Record 4.5m children in poverty in UK as cuts condemned as ‘morally repugnant’

Data published on day after Labour announced cuts that campaigners say will hit children and disabled people hardestCampaigners have said it is “morally repugnant” that vulnerable people are bearing the brunt of...

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