Some people cannot prove they are in the country legally because of glitch in digital residency permitsEU nationals living in the UK who apply to change their status risk being rejected by landlords, employers and mortgage lenders because of an anomaly…
France accuses Patel of blackmail in row over Channel migrants
Interior minister says UK plans to return boats of vulnerable people would not be acceptedThe British home secretary, Priti Patel, has been accused by France’s interior minister of plotting “financial blackmail” and a violation of international maritim…
There is nothing in Boris Johnson’s social care plans to rescue providers like us | Mike Padgham
Our sector will receive just £2.9bn over three years. That will do nothing to mitigate decades of underfundingMike Padgham is the managing director of Saint Cecilia’s Care GroupWatching the government’s announcement on Tuesday of a new health and socia…
MPs criticise slow pace of dealing with Afghan relocations to UK
Labour and Tory MPs remind Boris Johnson that he had promised immediate action on MondayMPs who have contacted the government about constituents and others trapped in Afghanistan will not even be told what department will deal with the case until a wee…
Archbishop of Canterbury criticises social care tax rise
Justin Welby says favouring wealthy pensioners over young and poor not a ‘people-centred policy’Boris Johnson’s plan to increase national insurance contributions to raise £12bn for the NHS and social care could pose a “serious problem” for low-income w…
DUP may walk out of Stormont power-sharing over Brexit protocol
Jeffrey Donaldson says DUP is ‘totally opposed to Northern Ireland protocol as it presently exists’The Democratic Unionist party leadership has warned it is prepared to walk out of power-sharing in Stormont if the Brexit Northern Ireland protocol is no…
Unvaccinated health and care workers in England could be redeployed
Remarks by UK care minister come amid consultation on mandatory vaccines for frontline health staffCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth and care sector workers in England who decline to be fully vaccinated could be moved t…
Covid inequalities are chance for unions – TUC’s Frances O’Grady
Interview: leader of unions’ group says membership is rising after the pandemic exposed how unfair the jobs market is for manyA growing backlash against a two-tier Covid-19 labour market offers the possibility for unions to rebuild their strength, acc…
Social care backlash grows after MPs vote through tax plan
Care sector leaders become increasingly concerned about limited resources set out in proposalsBoris Johnson has won the backing of MPs for his controversial health and social care plan, amid a growing backlash from experts and professionals who warned …
PMQs: Boris Johnson to face Keir Starmer before debate on tax rise for health and social care – live
PM faces questions in Commons after analysis suggests NHS could ‘permanently swallow’ all £12bn raised for social careBoris Johnson stakes reputation on £12bn fix for health and social care‘Boris plays catch-up’: what the papers say about Johnson’s tax…