The number of single parents left without child maintenance payments has doubled across the UK. According to fresh figures released by the National Audit Office (NAO) today, reforms to government child maintenance services have delivered improvements and reduced costs, but the number of families in the UK with successful child maintenance arrangements has not increased.…
Nato’s former deputy supreme allied commander has firmly rejected the idea of implementing a no-fly zone in Ukraine. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, warned the move could provoke a “third world war”. “This is not like Iraq; we’re up against sophisticated enemy with very capable air defence…
The defence secretary has seemingly contradict the foreign secretary this morning, as he argued there are “better ways” to help Ukraine than by travelling to fight there. Liz Truss told the BBC on Sunday that she endorsed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for an international resistance force to help Ukraine defend against the Russian invasion.…
The government has announced a major shake up of high education today, which includes making students pay back loans over a 40 year period rather than 30. Only a quarter of students who started full-time undergraduate degrees in 2020/21 are forecast to repay their loans in full. The value of outstanding student loans at the…
A minister has said that British citizens and their relatives will be prioritised as people scramble to leave Ukraine following anxieties over an imminent Russian invasion. His remarks come after reports that Whitehall believe an invasion will soon occur. Quizzed over whether the UK planned to aid Ukrainian refugees, home office minister Damian Hinds explained:…
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has said that teacher-assessed grades masked the “real” learning losses faced by disadvantaged students in particular during the pandemic. It also found that the government has failed to improve the relative outcomes of students in long-term poverty after a decade of…
Downing Street says the government’s position on a windfall tax for energy companies remains unchanged, despite a huge surge in profits for energy giants BP and Shell in recent days. In this morning’s Downing Street lobby briefing, the prime minister’s spokesperson said he “wasn’t aware in a change of position” on a windfall tax, despite…
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been made minister for ‘Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency’ in the first confirmed move in today’s reshuffle. Rees-Mogg has been serving as Leader of the Commons since January 2019. His new role will see him work from the Cabinet Office, as current chief whip Mark Spencer is set to replace him as…
A minister has stressed that he is “very, very proud” of the government’s measures to tackle cost of living issues. Foreign minister James Cleverly said the cabinet “absolutely recognise” the issues associated with the fifty per cent energy price cap jump set to be rolled out from April. This morning Ofgem is scheduled to confirm…
