Govt's funded childcare rollout branded 'really ambitious game' - as '85,000 new places needed'
Thursday, 18 April 2024 () About 85,000 places need to be created for the expansion of funded childcare by September 2025, the government has estimated - but campaigners warned the scheme is a "really ambitious game".
Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the government's 'Rwanda gimmick' is not the way to regain control of borders and stop smuggling gangs. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Deputy Conservative chair, Jonathan Gullis, has said the government hopes for 'multiple' deportation flights to Rwanda this summer. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Government has today announced expansion of its plan to get parents back to work, with 15 hours of weekly funded childcare now available for two-year-olds. Further plans for working parents of nine-month-olds and above are planned by September, with the funded childcare also set to double to 30 hours next year. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's Emily Thornberry says she is "pleased to see that the Ombudsman has vindicated" the WASPI women after a damming report stated they are entitled to a compensation. The shadow attorney general adds her party expects the government to make a response within a few days. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A day after Arvind Kejriwal was remanded to jail, his party MLAs met Sunita Kejriwal. Of 62 MLAs in Delhi, 55 met Sunita Kejriwal while four were out of Delhi.... IndiaTimes
British govt supports J K Rowling's stance against Scotland's hate crime law, sparking concerns about freedom of speech, gender identity, and biological sex.... IndiaTimes
PM Modi kept up the attack on Congress & DMK as he linked the Indira govt's decision to cede Katchatheevu island to SL in 1974 to Congress's "historic failures"... IndiaTimes