• Free social care for all should be a Labour policy | Letter

    Free social care for all should be a Labour policy | Letter
    Sally Powell says the policy that her husband introduced in 1991 in one London borough – and from which he now benefits – could be implemented by every local authorityIt has been reported that the Labour party is meeting this Friday to agree its manifesto. One of the most important challenges people face is the cost of social care for their loved ones. My husband, Iain Coleman, the MP for Hammersmith and Fulham from 1997 to 2005, has had about 20 strokes since 2004, and as a con
  • Record 2.1m children in England receiving free school meals

    Record 2.1m children in England receiving free school meals
    Department for Education data shows one in four state school pupils are eligible, up by 75,000 in a yearA record number of state school pupils in England are receiving free school meals, according to official figures that also reveal soaring numbers attending special needs schools and rising teaching vacancies.The figures showing that more than 2 million pupils qualified for free lunches, an increase of 75,000 in the past year, were described as “chilling” by Daniel Kebede, the gener

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