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Mental Health
Labour MP Demands End To Mental Health Cuts After Death Of Constituency Volunteer
HuffPost UK - By Rachel Wearmouth
Nathan Garrett, 18, was a "talented, brilliant musician" and "incredibly popular", said John Mann. An MP has demanded an end to mental health cuts …
Tuition
Students Could Graduate In Just Two Years After 'Accelerated Degrees' Plan Backed By MPs
HuffPost UK - By Rachel Wearmouth
Ministers say the move "breaks the mould" but Labour says "serious questions" remain. Students enrolling on a university course in September can …
Philip Hammond
CPS Cannot Handle More Cuts, Warns Attorney General Geoffrey Cox
HuffPost UK - By Ned Simons
The Crown Prosecution Service has had a 30% budget cut since 2010. PA Wire/PA Images The Crown Prosecution Service cannot handle anymore cuts, the …
Labour Party
Labour’s Brexit Policy Is Unworkable – They Must Back Remain And Reform
HuffPost UK - Dr Louise Irvine
Exempting the UK from EU rules on state aid form the centrepiece of Labour’s Brexit policy, and whilst the intentions behind it are good the policy …
The Waugh Zone Wednesday January 23, 2019
HuffPost UK - By Paul Waugh
The five things you need to know about politics today 1. THE LIKELY LADS Brexit makes strange bedfellows. And there’s none stranger today than former …
Scrapping The Settled Status Fee For EU Citizens Is Positive, But Not Enough
HuffPost UK - Tanja Bueltmann
It is critical that we do not lose focus – waiving the fee does not take away the problems with the application process ASSOCIATED PRESS On Monday, the …
Andy Burnham
The Prize Of High-Speed Rail Isn't Faster Journeys To London, It's The Investment And Jobs It Will Bring To The North
HuffPost UK - Andy Burnham
HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail are key to adding billions to Manchester's economic output Dominic Lipinski - PA Images via Getty Images Later this …
DWP
DWP Faces Court Challenge 'After Universal Credit Claimants Left Out-Of-Pocket By Government Blunders'
HuffPost UK - By Jasmin Gray
The government faces a judicial review in the High Court. PA Wire/PA Images The government’s flagship welfare policy is set to be challenged in the …
UK Politics
Our Declining High Streets Tell A Story Of A Political System That Has Lost Its Way
HuffPost UK - Lisa Nandy
A post office had stood proudly in Wigan town centre for 134 years, surviving two world wars and a global financial crash – but not three years of …
Special Recognition Award NTA: David Dimbleby Says Too Few Politicians Are Willing To 'Say What They Think'
HuffPost UK - By Graeme Demianyk
Broadcaster heaps praise on BBC - during show aired on ITV. David Dimbleby has urged politicians to speak their mind more often as he was acknowledged …
Elections
MPs In Denial On Brexit Must 'Look Reality In The Eye', Says UK's Former EU Ambassador Sir Ivan Rogers
HuffPost UK - By Rachel Wearmouth
Sir Ivan Rogers said extending Article 50 is "not a given" and extreme Leavers and Remainers were pushing UK to cliff edge. Brexit has morphed into an …
Conservative Party
How Four Doctors Have Made A Second Brexit Vote Possible By Ditching Party Tribalism
HuffPost UK - By Arj Singh
MPs’ alliance has already defeated the government in July. The idea of a second EU referendum was routinely laughed out of the room just a few months …
Amber Rudd
Theresa May Set To Force Ministers To Keep No-Deal Brexit On The Table
HuffPost UK - By Paul Waugh
PM defies cabinet 'Remainers' as Labour looks set to back Yvette Cooper's plan. PA Wire/PA Images Theresa May is set to force her cabinet to keep open …
Dyson
Pro-Brexit Businessman Sir James Dyson Moving Company HQ To Singapore
HuffPost UK - By Rachel Wearmouth
The billionaire says it is nothing to do with tax. PA Ready News UK Brexit-backing businessman Sir James Dyson is to relocate the Dyson head office …
Paternity Leave
MPs On Maternity Or Paternity Leave To Be Allowed To Vote By Proxy
HuffPost UK - By Ned Simons
Historic change will be piloted for a year if MPs back it. PA Wire/PA Images MPs on maternity or paternity leave will be allowed to vote by proxy, the …
Great Britain
Remain Won't Win Hearts And Minds With Materialist Messages
HuffPost UK - Rabbil Sikdar
Victory will only be achieved through a positive and romantic story ASSOCIATED PRESS Politics today feels a little too materialist and not analysed …
Child Poverty
While We Spend More Time Arguing Over Brexit, Child Poverty Soars
HuffPost UK - Tasnim Nazeer
If the government doesn’t act now the situation will only further deteriorate and will have detrimental affects for the future generation in the …
Michael Gove
When It Comes To Air Pollution, Michael Gove Is The Secretary Of State For Procrastination
HuffPost UK - Geraint Davies
As with so many things these days, when the government can’t lead and citizens are demanding a safe environment for their children, it falls to MPs …
European Union
Months Away From Leaving, The Data Shows Britain Remains Divided As Ever On What Brexit Will Mean For The Country
HuffPost UK - By Sara Hobolt
87% of Remainers we spoke to could mention a negative consequence of Brexit, compared to only 18% of Leavers – numbers like these are essentially the …
Disability
The Waugh Zone Tuesday January 22, 2019
HuffPost UK - By Paul Waugh
The five things you need to know about politics today 1. SPLIT SECOND DECISION The hot news overnight is that Jeremy Corbyn has nudged, inched, …
Disability
Disabled People Face 'Horrendous, Degrading And Dehumanising' Abuse Online, MPs Discover
HuffPost UK - By Rachel Wearmouth
Hate crime law should offer disabled people the same protection as those targeted because of their race or religion, new report finds. PA Archive/PA …
Jeremy Corbyn Calls For MPs To Get The Right To Trigger Second Brexit Referendum
HuffPost UK - By Paul Waugh
First time Labour leader has formally demanded Commons should get option of 'legislation' on People's Vote PA Wire/PA Images Anti-Brexit campaigners …
Theresa May
Theresa May Presents Updated Brexit Plan To The House Of Commons | HuffPost UK
HuffPost UK
After several days of intense talks with MPs, Theresa May addressed the House Of Commons on 21 January 2019 with the updated plan for Brexit.
'Fascist' Row As Theresa May Hints New Brexit Vote Could Spark Violence
HuffPost UK - By Paul Waugh
“When did the Tory party start running away from fascists rather than standing up to them?” Theresa May has sparked fury and ridicule after suggesting …
Dominic Grieve
Exclusive: Rebel MPs Join Forces To Stop No-Deal Brexit And Take Control From May
HuffPost UK - By Arj Singh
"Forces of enlightenment" backing Yvette Cooper and Dominic Grieve to work together. Two camps of rebel MPs seeking to stop a no-deal Brexit and give …
News
Theresa May Scraps Plan To Charge EU Citizens To Stay In UK After Brexit
HuffPost UK - By Ned Simons
The £65 fee has been ditched by prime minister. EU citizens who want to remain in the UK will no longer have to pay a fee – a major climbdown by the …
Donald Tusk
David Cameron Believed Brexit Referendum Would Never Happen, Claims EU Chief
HuffPost UK - By Ned Simons
Donald Tusk says former PM expected Lib Dems to block the vote he himself called. David Cameron believed the Brexit referendum he called would never …
Northern Ireland
Poland Foreign Minister Floats Five-Year Time Limit To Brexit Backstop
HuffPost UK - By Ned Simons
A limit is "more favourable" than no deal, Jacek Czaputowicz has said. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Poland’s foreign minister has suggested …
Windrush
Government's Brexit Settlement Scheme 'Could Lead To New Windrush Scandal', Think-Tank Warns
HuffPost UK - By Jasmin Gray
EU nationals must pay £65 to remain in the UK after June 2021. PA Archive/PA Images The government’s new settled status programme for EU citizens could …