PM claims staffing levels have increased but says it will take time for the sector to growUK politics – latest updatesRishi Sunak has dismissed claims nurseries do not have capacity to deliver on a major expansion of free...
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Read MoreHome secretary calls for tougher controls on legal, as well as illegal, immigration into UK Q: Would Labour repeal the Public Order Act?Starmer says Labour was opposed to it as it was going through. Continue...
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Read MoreFormer Tory business secretary says ‘clever scheme’ may come back to bite partyQ: Would Labour repeal the Public Order Act?Starmer says Labour was opposed to it as it was going through. Continue...
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Read MoreSix anti-monarchy protesters were detained on day of coronation but Met later admitted they ‘regretted’ their arrestsRishi Sunak has recorded a clip for broadcasters in Southampton. Asked about the arrest of some...
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