PoliticsGPs demand exemption from Budget tax hikeNovember 1, 2024 by November 1, 20240101 GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force them to cut staff....
PoliticsEd Davey ‘minded’ to vote against assisted dying billNovember 1, 2024 by November 1, 2024097 Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a “burden”....
PoliticsPrivate schools vote for legal action over VAT plansNovember 1, 2024 by November 1, 2024092 The Independent Schools Council, which represents 1,400 schools, votes to proceed with legal action....
PoliticsGPs, care homes and hospices voice concern over Budget tax risesNovember 1, 2024 by November 1, 20240100 The NHS is exempt from the rise in employer National Insurance contributions, but private providers are not....
PoliticsSecretary of State triggers protocol vote processOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024098 Controversially unlike other Stormont votes, there is no requirement for cross-community support....
PoliticsNHS must improve productivity, says StreetingOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024095 Health secretary says he expects value for money for taxpayers after £25 billion cash injection....
PoliticsBudget 2024: Key points at a glanceOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 20240106 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010 – here’s what you need to know....
PoliticsWarning tax rises could force care homes to closeOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024096 Social care providers say the sector is in “unprecedented danger” without more funding....
PoliticsBill Gates criticises Budget cut to overseas aidOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024098 Hidden in the Budget was a decision not to renew a Tory-era £2.5bn top-up to the UK’s overseas aid budget....
PoliticsLabour hands £1.5bn pensions pot back to minersOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 20240103 The government has received £4.8bn from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme through a deal struck in 1994....