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• ‘Second-class’ rail plan could hurt north of England for 100 years, says Andy Burnham – as it happened

  18-11-2021 20:04
  
  This live blog is now closed. You can find our stories on the rail plan below:HS2 rail leg to Leeds scrapped, Grant Shapps confirmsAnalysis: Tory spin on HS2 derailment won’t wash in underinvested northNadine Dorries denies ‘inappropriate’ tweet to Laura KuenssbergAnti-lockdown Tory MP told investors unlocking was boosting firm he chairsBoris Johnson plan on ‘second jobs’ would hit fewer than 10 MPsQ: What is the optimal benefit you need to have to get most from thi
  
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• Boris Johnson was hailed as the ‘delivery man’ but are the wheels coming off?

  18-11-2021 18:15
  
  Analysis: anger over rail and social care plays into narrative of a PM overpromising and underdeliveringIn the run-up to the Conservative conference, senior Tory sources briefed that it was the moment to relaunch Boris Johnson as the “delivery man” – a prime minister who had pushed through an extraordinary vaccine rollout and would now take the same scale of ambition to his domestic agenda.But in the weeks that have followed, could the wheels be coming off the delivery van? Con
  
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• ‘Second-class’ rail plan could hurt north of England for 100 years, says Andy Burnham – UK politics

  18-11-2021 18:05
  
  Latest updates: Manchester mayor condemns Boris Johnson’s rail plan, saying decision will have significant impact for decadesHS2 rail leg to Leeds scrapped, Grant Shapps confirmsAnalysis: Tory spin on HS2 derailment won’t wash in underinvested northNadine Dorries denies ‘inappropriate’ tweet to Laura KuenssbergAnti-lockdown Tory MP told investors unlocking was boosting firm he chairsBoris Johnson plan on ‘second jobs’ would hit fewer than 10 MPsQ: What is the
  
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• DC Care Sells Sutton Coldfield Nursing Home

  18-11-2021 15:16 via careindustrynews.co.uk
  On behalf of Charmian Lea, DC Care is delighted to announce the recent successful sale of Orchard House Nursing Home, located in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands.Orchard House is an impressive purpose-built nursing home, first constructed in 1989 and is registered for a maximum of 31 residents. The bedrooms and communal areas are well maintained and presented to a high standard and there is a large comfortable lounge and a spacious conservatory overlooking the attractive gardens.Looking to
  
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• Six in 10 elderly care users in England set to lose out from costs cap

  18-11-2021 14:55
  
  Sir Andrew Dilnot says he is ‘very disappointed’ by change that will save government hundreds of millionsThe key architect of the government’s social care reform has said most older people needing care will lose out from plans to dilute protections against crippling costs in England, implying an impact on at least 300,000 people.Sir Andrew Dilnot, an economist who devised reforms to prevent people losing homes to soaring care costs, told MPs on Thursday that he was “very
  
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• Six in 10 elderly care users in England set to lose out from change to costs cap

  18-11-2021 14:55
  
  Sir Andrew Dilnot says he is ‘very disappointed’ by change that will save government hundreds of millionsThe key architect of the government’s social care reform has said most older people needing care will lose out from plans to dilute protections against crippling costs in England, implying an impact on at least 300,000 people.Sir Andrew Dilnot, an economist who devised reforms to prevent people losing homes to soaring care costs, told MPs on Thursday that he was “very
  
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• Boris Johnson defends HS2 U-turn, saying ‘levelling up cannot wait that long’ – UK politics live

  18-11-2021 13:56
  
  Latest updates: prime minster says sticking to original plan on HS2 would mean ‘north and the east Midlands to get nothing for ten years or more’HS2 rail leg to Leeds scrapped, Grant Shapps confirmsGraham Brady faces questions over ‘opaque’ £800 an hour jobBoris Johnson plan on ‘second jobs’ would hit fewer than 10 MPsQ: What is the optimal benefit you need to have to get most from this system?Dilnot says for people with assets worth more than £186
  
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• Nadine Dorries denies rebuking BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg over her reporting an anti-PM comment – UK politics live

  18-11-2021 12:37
  
  Latest updates: culture secretary says tweet she sent on Wednesday night, which has since been deleted, was ‘completely misinterpreted’Graham Brady faces questions over ‘opaque’ £800 an hour jobBoris Johnson plan on ‘second jobs’ would hit fewer than 10 MPsQ: What is the optimal benefit you need to have to get most from this system?Dilnot says for people with assets worth more than £186,000, the rule announced yesterday makes no difference. Continu
  
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• Raab: dozens of Tories failed to back PM on standards due to ‘late-ish’ vote – UK politics live

  18-11-2021 11:23
  
  Latest updates: 74 Tory MPs did not vote at all on the government’s amendment on standards reformGraham Brady faces questions over ‘opaque’ £800 an hour jobBoris Johnson plan on ‘second jobs’ would hit fewer than 10 MPsDilnot is now turning to the measure announced yesterday, saying that the £86,000 cap on the amount people will have to contribute themselves will not include means-tested support given.He says he is “very disappointed” by this
  
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