SNP’s Humza Yousaf alleges school refused to offer places to three children with Muslim namesOne of Scotland’s most senior Muslim politicians has lodged a complaint against a nursery over suspicions it discriminated against his two-year-old daughter.Hu…
Covid travel: minister defends plan for amber watchlist in England
Labour warns move will add to confusion over which countries are safe to visit during summer holidaysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA government minister has defended proposals for an amber watchlist for travel destinations…
MPs who sit on parliamentary groups face scrutiny over lobbying
Commons standards committee to look at conflicts of interest for members with second jobs MPs serving on informal parliamentary groups while working in second jobs are facing scrutiny from a powerful parliamentary committee over concerns that they coul…
Angela Rayner: ‘We don’t want to be an opposition, we want to be a government’
Labour’s deputy leader opens up about being a carer, byelections, and achieving a ‘cultural shift’ in the workplaceLabour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, has said her own experience as a care worker helped to convince her more flexible working could be…
Our political class is agreed: this is all someone else’s fault | Nesrine Malik
These days, everyone in British politics is desperately trying to find The Guy Who Did ThisA car shaped like a giant hotdog has just crashed through the glass storefront of a menswear shop. As a crowd assembles to figure out what happened, a man dresse…
Labour calls on Tories to reveal which ministers met elite donors’ club
Conservatives face questions after report that party co-chair created a club for most generous donorsThe Conservatives must publish the names of all ministers who secretly met an elite group of party donors, Labour has said.The party is facing question…
Johnson faces rebellion over ‘intolerable’ hunger and poverty in home counties
Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe, urged ministers not to ignore the cost of living crisis in constituencies like hisBoris Johnson faces another backbench rebellion over the Treasury’s spending this autumn, as a high-profile Tory MP hit out at “intolerable” …
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The Guardian view on Fortress Europe: a continent losing its moral compass
The increasingly draconian approach to irregular migration betrays the spirit of the 1951 refugee conventionSeventy years ago, the 1951 UN refugee convention established the rights of refugees to seek sanctuary, and the obligations of states to protect…
Employers offer golden hellos of up to £10k amid worker shortage
Survey finds 5,000 vacancies, with signing-on bonuses for in-demand roles such as care workers and chefsEmployers are offering signing-on fees of up to £10,000 to tempt “gold dust” applicants as more than 1.1m jobs in the UK remain unfilled, with the p…