Phillipson presses Starmer and Reeves to abolish two-child benefit cap in full pred 23 urami in 29 minutami Exclusive: education secretary tells the Guardian scrapping limit entirely in November’s budget most cost-effective way to tackle child povertyPhillipson on Gaza, child poverty and the deputy leadership race – Politics Weekly UKBridget Phillipson is pushing the prime minister and chancellor to scrap the two-child benefit cap entirely in next month’s budget, with the education secretary telling the Guardian the evidence is clear that it needs to be removed.Phillipson, who is finalising a report to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves on child poverty, said abolishing the cap was the most cost effective way to make lives better for young disadvantaged people. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Gaza, child poverty and the deputy leadership race – podcast pred 23 urami in 35 minutami Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey speak to the education secretary and Labour deputy leadership candidate Bridget Phillipson about the plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as why she is pushing the prime minister and chancellor to get rid of the two-child limit on benefits.Plus, she explains why she believes she is the best candidate to become the next deputy leader of the Labour party. And, we hear her thoughts on Keir Starmer’s leadership and how Labour should take on Nigel Farage and the rise of Reform Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues pred 23 urami in 59 minutami Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leaderNigel Farage has claimed teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK election win, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors.The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pub later-hours plan will not offset costs and wider difficulties, say landlords pred 1 dnevom in 5 minutami Sector is sceptical over government licensing proposals given ‘ever-rising costs’ and ‘reduced consumer spend’Plans to make it easier for pubs to open until the small hours will not offset the “toxic” combination of high costs and hard-up drinkers staying at home, industry figures have predicted, as they called for more help to cope with costs.The warning comes in response to government proposals to loosen licensing laws affecting pubs in England and Wales in order to boost “the British night out” and help the hospitality sector. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
