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The winners and losers in Labour’s reshuffle
Today marked the first day back after the summer break in Westminster and it was also Sir Keir Starmer’s chance to reshuffle his shadow cabinet team. With an election expected next year – it could be the last time to promote key allies and let go of others.
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Two schools in North Wales closed over concerns about concrete
Two schools in North Wales have been closed over concerns about concrete.
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Scotland schools stay open despite concrete concerns
Scotland’s First Minister has told parents there’s “no need for alarm” after RAAC was confirmed in 35 schools there.
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Concrete crisis: Inside school forced to close half its building
We’ve been to Honywood school in Essex which has had to close around half the school after they found Raac in the ceilings.
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Government ‘very proactive’ dealing with concrete crisis, says schools minister
We spoke to the schools minister Nick Gibb.
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School concrete crisis: Rishi Sunak accused of cutting spending on repairs as chancellor
The failure to fix dangerous concrete in school classrooms was today laid at Rishi Sunak’ s door after he was accused of cutting spending on school repairs when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister insisted that was “completely and utterly wrong” – and claimed the majority of schools were unaffected. But a…
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‘We need to be clear about the number of schools affected by unsafe concrete’, says shadow education secretary
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. We asked shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson what should happen now?
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Mini cabinet reshuffle after Ben Wallace resigns
The miniest of mini re-shuffles has seen Grant Shapps take on the role of defence secretary, following the resignation of Ben Wallace. For Mr Shapps, it’s a fifth ministerial job in the past year – while his old brief as Energy and Net Zero secretary will be taken on by Claire Coutinho, a Rishi Sunak…
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Housing inmates in police cells ‘predictable mess’, says former head of prison service
We spoke to the former head of the prison service Phil Wheatley who’s had more than 50 years experience working in the prison system.
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Revealed: Government spends millions on overspill prison cells in police stations
Prisons in England and Wales are so full that the government’s had to turn to police cells to house prisoners. We can reveal the cost is running into the millions. It’s called Operation Safeguard – an emergency scheme, allowing the Ministry of Justice to take over police cells and use them to lock up prisoners…
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Ulez expansion will tackle premature deaths in London, says Sadiq Khan
We spoke to London mayor Sadiq Khan.
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ULEZ expanded to whole of Greater London
Another controversial anti pollution strategy – London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone – has just been expanded to the whole of Greater London – meaning drivers whose vehicles don’t meet minimum emission standards will have to pay a daily £12.50 fee. The city’s mayor Sadiq Khan said it would help five million people breathe cleaner air.…
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London’s ULEZ expansion to become world’s biggest anti-pollution charging zone
Now the London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the Government of “weaponising” air pollution – days before his plan to expand the city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into effect.
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Parties prepare for by-election after Nadine Dorries resigns
The Conservatives are facing what could be another challenging by-election after Nadine Dorries resigned from her Mid Bedfordshire seat with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak. Tory ministers admitted they would have to “work hard” to win over votes – while Labour and the Liberal Democrats are both keen to snap up the seat, ruling…
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Lib Dems have a ‘real habit of overturning’ Tory majority says leader of Liberal Democrats
We spoke to the Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey.