Scientists urge government to delay June 21 reopening because of now ‘dominant Indian variant’
‘Right now, we do not have control over this variant and its growth in England and apparently not in Scotland either’
Basit Mahmood
Access to education in prisons should be prioritised as restrictions ease, charity says
Nearly 50% of people in prison have a literacy level at or below what’s needed for successful employment.
Charities warn of a ‘wave of homelessness in coming months’ after eviction ban ends
400,000 renting households have either been served an eviction notice or have been told they will be evicted, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
School leaders say government has ‘prioritised purse strings over nation’s children’
The government has pledged less than a tenth of the cash that the former schools catch-up tsar had requested.
‘Hancock should consider his position, we know we were lied to’ says director of National Care Association
“People lost lives and we know they lost lives unnecessarily and prematurely and had the government put in robust systems that wouldn’t have happened.”
Cummings’ revelations show why we need a public inquiry sooner rather than later, Independent SAGE expert says
‘The key question of why the U.K. has one of the highest death rates in the world from Covid-19 can only be answered during a public inquiry’
Exclusive: Ed Davey says Liberal Democrats are ‘greener than the Green Party’
In a wide-ranging interview with LFF, Davey discusses his party’s vision, why he believes the Liberal Democrats are ‘greener than the Greens’ and whether he is open to the formation of a progressive alliance to oust the Tories.
EXCLUSIVE: Quarter of voters say former ministers shouldn’t be lobbying for private firms
Around 27% believe former prime ministers should not be allowed to lobby government on behalf of private firms after they have left office.
Nine new billionaires created due to profits from Covid vaccines, says campaign group
According to the People’s Vaccine Alliance, the nine new billionaires have a combined net wealth of $19.3 billion, enough to fully vaccinate all people in low-income countries 1.3 times.
Greens reject claims of ‘coalition with Tories’ on London Assembly
The Greens instead accused the Labour party of trying to block them from chairing the Transport Committee.