Category: Local government

£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support

Exclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate familiesAnalysis: Why England’s Send system is buckling ‘Fobbed off and rejected’:...

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Labour fears grow as Reform eyes victories in local election battleground

Nigel Farage’s party is building on the unpopularity of the government and is set to challenge it in next year’s polls For many Labour and MPs and party officials, it was a nightmarish image that encapsulated the...

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Peter Mandelson confirmed as new ambassador to US – UK politics live

Downing Street confirms appointment, with Keir Starmer praising his ‘unrivalled experience’Peter Mandelson once described Donald Trump as “little short of a white nationalist and racist”, the Telegraph...

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No 10 announces new political peerages with 30 Labour nominations including Sue Gray – UK politics live

List also includes six Tories and two Lib DemsPeter Mandelson once described Donald Trump as “little short of a white nationalist and racist”, the Telegraph reports. In her story, Amy Gibbons says Mandelson made the...

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Starmer accused of ‘sycophantic’ tone towards Chinese as Yang Tengbo denies being a spy – UK politics live

Shadow home secretary calls for a rethink in relations with Beijing but Labour highlights events during Cameron’s premiershipAsked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set...

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Minister answers urgent question about Chinese intelligence gathering as Yang Tengbo denies being a spy – UK politics live

Speaker tells MPs not to criticise Prince Andrew after court lifted anonymity ruling in case of alleged Chinese spyAsked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set out.It’s important...

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Minister to answer urgent question about Chinese intelligence gathering as Yang Tengbo denies being a spy – UK politics live

Sir Iain Duncan Smith to pose question over the action of the ‘United Front Work Department’ after alleged spy namedAsked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set...

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Home Office minister to respond to urgent question about China’s intelligence gathering in UK – UK politics live

Sir Iain Duncan Smith to pose question over the action of the ‘United Front Work Department’Asked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set out.It’s important to engage....

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Starmer says UK ‘concerned’ about China challenge, but declines to comment in detail on alleged Andrew spy revelations – UK politics live

PM says there is a long-standing convention that the PM does not discuss conversations with Buckingham PalaceAsked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set out.It’s important to...

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