Government pushes back after Katharine Birbalsingh launches attack on education secretary. This live blog is closedDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the public domain that...
Read MoreKatharine Birbalsingh launches attack on education secretary, claiming she had no interest in learning how her school achieved its resultsDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the...
Read MoreNew UK ambassador to US says is hoping to persuade Trump administration to maintain isecurity guarantee for Europe and boost growthDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the public...
Read MoreParty wants foreign workers to spend 10 years in UK without claiming benefits before being eligible for leave to remainDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the public domain that...
Read MoreEnergy secretary insists there is ‘no contradiction between net zero and economic growth’ in hearing at Commons committeeThe hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her...
Read MoreExclusive: Ormiston academies trust says impact of smartphones on learning and mental health has been ‘catastrophic’How pupils at phone-free English secondary learned ‘to socialise, old schoolA national academy...
Read MorePay-as-you-go simcard seller often filed late returns, had accounts queried by auditors and was embroiled in eight-year VAT battleLycamobile, a telecoms company that has given more than £2m to the Conservative party, has...
Read MoreCommons education committee chair says online world poses serious dangers and parents face uphill struggleMPs have urged the next government to consider a total ban on smartphones for under 16-year-olds and a statutory ban on...
Read MorePolls show significant support for curb to protect children but some Tories uneasy with idea of government ‘microparenting’Ministers are considering banning the sale of smartphones to children under the age of 16...
Read MoreNetwork’s users report en masse that SMS, accompanied by piercing 10-second tone, never arrivedUK emergency alert test: live updatesThe mobile network Three said it was investigating why many of its users failed to receive...
Read MoreRefuge warns of risk to abuse survivors, many of whom keep secret second phonesPeople at risk of domestic abuse have been advised to turn off any mobile device they want to keep hidden next Sunday, as ministers prepare to launch...
Read MoreSunak government could ‘swiftly’ end spoofing calls, says Emily Thornberry in criticism of delayed fraud strategyLabour has pledged a crackdown on global scammers who call UK phone numbers to con people out of their...
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