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Exclusive: Tory peer and husband, Douglas Barrowman, had repeatedly denied roles in firm given £200m government Covid contractsThe Conservative peer Michelle Mone has acknowledged for the first time that she was involved with a company that was awarded…
Exclusive: Centrepoint research shows a third are not assessed or cannot get through on helplinesEnough young people sought help for homelessness in the UK last year to fill the Albert Hall 25 times, but tens of thousands are getting no assistance from…
Shadow health secretary says party is ‘thinking about’ incentives to improve recruitment and retention of clinical staff in EnglandNewly qualified doctors and nurses in England could have their student loans written off under plans being examined by La…
UK’s chief medical officer said to have attacked Treasury scheme launched by Rishi Sunak that subsidised meals out in August 2020. This live blog is closedKeith shows a WhatsApp message from Simon Case, the cabinet secretary. It is date 20 December 202…
Exclusive: findings show uncontrolled and potentially discriminatory way technology used in Whitehall and some police forcesUK risks scandal over ‘bias’ in AI tools in use across public sectorGovernment officials are using artificial intelligence (AI) …
Systems operating across government departments and police forces raise concerns about accountability and discriminationUK officials use AI to decide on issues from benefits to marriage licencesKate Osamor, the Labour MP for Edmonton, recently received…
Exclusive: Warning system similar to one used by hospitals would allow GPs to flag unsafe workload levels and trigger supportBritain’s top family doctor is calling for a “black alert” system to be introduced in general practice so that doctors can warn…
Chancellor rules out tax rises and vows to cut spending in autumn statement as borrowing rises up to £30bn more than forecastBusiness live – latest updatesThe chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has warned that the government will need to take “difficult decision…
Figures reveal rise to 8,998 patients in August, despite ministers’ pledge to have ended such long waits by AprilUK politics live – latest updatesThe number of people waiting longer than 18 months for NHS treatment in England is growing, figures show, …
Exclusive: Rachel Reeves announces plans for powerful watchdog to recover taxpayer cash lost to waste and fraudA Labour government would create a powerful Covid corruption commissioner to help recoup billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money that has been…