Campaigners demand rethink on ‘failing’ test and trace scheme as ministers mull extension
Testing the limits of privatisation: is it time to hand the test and trace scheme to local health experts?
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Kent’s moveable Brexit barrier won’t be completed until 2022
Grant Shapps said it would be ready by December 2020 when the transition period ends.
Exclusive: Campaigners criticise ‘revolving door’ as Serco appoints top ex civil servant
And a health minister is a former Serco lobbyist.
Pay is still no higher now than when Labour left government
They’ve been in power 10 years and wages haven’t gone up one bit.
‘Sham’ consultation slammed amid fears of post Brexit power grab
The UK Internal Market white paper would see Westminster define how the devolved nations would interact with it post-Brexit.
Don’t force workers to chose between self-isolating or paying the bills, campaigners tell government
Workers who are asked to self-isolate should not do so at the expense of their income, say campaigners.
Inside the travel ban: The double bind of Brits in Spain
While there is a viral-control case for New Zealand-esque frontier closure, this is both impractical and unethical in a region of soft and porous borders.
Tories slammed over ‘disgraceful’ decision to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The UK has licensed at least £5.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the conflict began in March 2015 – but the real figure could be far higher.
Radical roundup: 10 stories that got buried this week
Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed.
EXCLUSIVE: Green Party figures demand answers after suspension of party chair secretly overturned
“Members deserve answers. If the Green Party Executive can’t follow our own rules then it isn’t fit for purpose.”