by Agency Reporter | Oct 19, 2022 | Briefing
THE TUC SAYS THE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT will face a “significant” voter backlash if it follows through on plans to rip up key workplace protections which originated from EU law. The warning comes as the union body publishes data from its new MRP poll – conducted by...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 18, 2022 | Briefing
THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTRE (PILC) has published a know-your rights guide to deportations, international ‘reconnections’ and voluntary returns for homeless non UK-nationals and those supporting them. Non-UK nationals are at increased risk of homelessness, including...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 18, 2022 | Briefing
URGENT ACTION IS NEEDED to tackle low take up of the UK Government’s Healthy Start voucher scheme, as new analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals that nearly 150,000 eligible families a month are currently missing out on them. The vouchers can be...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 17, 2022 | Briefing
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT from the Liberal Democrats, SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have backed the calls of bereaved families and the national mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness for an urgent public inquiry into deaths and serious harm linked to failings...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 17, 2022 | Briefing
A MAJOR NEW STUDY OF RISING DEBT REPAYMENTS by countries in the global south to private lenders shows a shocking lack of transparency alongside worrying implications for human rights. It has sparked calls on the UK Government to compel private creditors to support...
by Staff Writer | Oct 16, 2022 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS CONFIRMED in a letter to the High Court that it will not pursue an appeal against the court’s ruling that its Net Zero Strategy is unlawful. In a landmark judgment in July, the High Court agreed with Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth and...
