GOVF News

Over half of Universal Credit claimants have money deducted from payments, new figures show

New £165m coal mine in Cumbria ‘unanimously approved’ by councillors despite escalating climate change crisis

NHS chiefs attack plans to scrap four hour A&E targets, warning against attempts to ‘keep ministers happy’

Austerity measures may have undermined cuts in child mortality rates achieved under Labour, study suggests

MPs to launch inquiry into ‘survival sex’ by benefit claimants

NHS ‘hostile environment’ and charges limiting care to children of migrants in breach of UN pledges, doctors say

Lives at risk as cancer patients face longest NHS waits on record for treatment, experts warn

NHS ‘overwhelmed’ during collapse in waiting time standards last month

‘Half of senior schools forced to wash poor pupils’ clothing’ according to a study which says benefit changes are causing a surge in poverty

Millions in Britain at risk of poor-quality later life, report says

More than 3,500 UK bankers paid €1m a year, says EU report

School governors unite in ‘deep concern’ over cuts and staffing

The Conservative Party has lost the plot on crime 

Theresa May should realise that cuts have consequences: Mirror Politics morning briefing

Government must get a grip on knife crime

The handling of Windrush is so bad, you wonder if Chris Grayling accidentally spent a morning at the Home Office

NHS bosses: Benefit stress driving mental health care demand

Public satisfaction over the NHS is lowest in a decade, despite £20bn ‘birthday boost’

Life expectancy falls by six months in biggest drop in UK forecasts

Police round on Hammond over demand they ‘make do’ on knife crime

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