Month: January 2019 News

Donald Trump to meet with Democrats over government shutdown

Trump brags of ‘productive’ meeting on shutdown after he said he didn’t expect ‘anything to happen’ at it as a Democratic official said it started 45 minutes late and no progress was made

Government shutdown: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses Trump of ‘hostage taking’ over border wall demands

London nurseries to get air purifiers after toxic air concerns

May gives no guarantee on NHS waiting times despite extra £20bn

NHS faces £1bn budget hole despite cash boost

Theresa May ‘running down NHS with huge financial black hole in her 10-year plan’

Extra billions for the NHS are only a sticking plaster – the service needs more serious treatment

Anti-racism campaigners hold vigil in Kent welcoming migrants to UK

Elderly are being treated like ‘Amazon parcels’ with only 15 minutes handling time by care staff, former pensions minister warns

Millions of British adults are functionally illiterate but problem is ignored, Dame Gail Rebuck warns

Amber Rudd calls a halt to extension of universal benefits payment

Universal Credit roll-out will finish on schedule, says Theresa May, despite change of plan by Amber Rudd

Next phase of Universal Credit to be overhauled amid fears of a Tory revolt and after widespread criticism of the flagship welfare reform

Revealed: councils send teens in care to live in squalid B&Bs and bedsits

Big Issue magazine launches ‘augmented reality’ technology to share stories of homelessness in Britain

Brexit deal vote by MPs ‘set for January 15’ in showdown for Theresa May

BREXIT SABOTAGE: Fury at new plot to BLOCK EU exit – ‘Parliamentary WRECKING tactics!

Commons revolt over No Deal: More than 200 MPs will tell Theresa May to rule out leaving without an agreement even if her proposals are rejected

More than 200 MPs urge May to rule out no deal as Johnson dismisses ‘downright apocalyptic’ warnings

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