Labour won’t commit to government childcare plan

4 hours ago About sharing Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has asked for a review of the scheme By Nicholas Watt Newsnight political editor Labour will not commit to the government’s £4bn expansion of free childcare, the shadow education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson has commissioned a review of the scheme, which would see…

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Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level

48 minutes ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped again, setting a new low recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 24% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2023, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns. That is five percentage points…

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Church limited Clapham attacker’s attendance

3 hours ago About sharing Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, seen on CCTV at a Tesco Express in north London about 70 minutes after the attack By Claire Ellison & Judith Burns BBC News A church which supported the asylum claim of the Clapham alkali attacker limited his rights to attend services after a sexual assault conviction,…

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