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Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court

Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds. Source link...

TUC in call for gender equality over pensions

The Government has revived the Pension Commission. Source link

Council leaders weigh up legal challenges to migrant hotels after Epping ruling

Broxbourne Council in Hertfordshire is the first to say it is taking legal advice after the High Court ruling on migrant hotels. Source link...

Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes – report

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was a ‘disgrace’ that so many white, working-class children are being written off at school. Source link

Young graduates most likely to be wrong about student loan repayments – poll

“However, the results of the survey demonstrate that the sector and the Government must work better together to ensure that the public have...

Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum...

Budget cost hikes drive 79% of hospitality firms to raise prices – trade bodies

In a joint statement, the trade bodies said: “This shocking data reinforces the urgent need for Government to recognise the incredible pressure hospitality...

Treasury ‘looking at’ new property taxes to replace stamp duty

“We are committed to keeping taxes for working people as low as possible, which is why at last autumn’s budget, we protected working...

London business leaders issue warning over town hall funding shake-up

In a letter to Local Government Minister Jim McMahon, Chief Executive of Business LDN John Dickie warned that under the latest funding formula...

Government working ‘at pace’ to bring Gazan children to UK for medical care

“I have met regularly with clinicians on their return from Gaza, who have shared the most distressing stories of the challenges of providing...

More checks, tests and scans to be offered out of hours at local health centres

At Oldham CDC in Greater Manchester, extended opening hours have cut lung cancer diagnosis times from 42 days to just 18.8 days, while...

More than 200 pubs closed in six months amid tax hikes, figures show

Industry bosses said it is ‘heartbreaking’ and highlighted the need for supportive tax measures. Source link

Labour needs to ‘pick things up’ after ‘tough’ first year in power, Khan says

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said his party had had a ‘tough first year’ in charge at Westminster after winning the 2024 general...

Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock calls for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped

Rising levels of poverty ‘would make Charles Dickens furious’, Lord Kinnock said in an interview with the Sunday Mirror. Source link

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