Kinnock defends welfare rethink as ‘positive process’
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Kinnock defends welfare rethink as ‘positive process’
Care minister Stephen Kinnock has welcomed concessions to the government’s welfare bill, calling it a “positive and constructive process” that balances reform with protecting claimants.
He said that the public would understand that "we don't get everything right from day one" insisting debate is normal for complex reforms. Report by Covellm.
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Care Minister Stephen Kinnock defended the government’s decision to appeal a ruling against the use of a hotel in Epping to house asylum seekers, saying it has a legal duty to prevent people from becoming destitute.
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Care Minister Stephen Kinnock said the government is preparing contingency options, including using disused military sites, warehouses and offices. It comes as the government appeals a court ruling preventing asylum seekers from being housed in a hotel in Epping, with concerns other councils could follow.
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Care Minister Stephen Kinnock welcomed the removal of job adverts for floristry and hairdressing tutors at Heathrow’s immigration detention centre, calling them “excessive and unnecessary.”
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Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says the government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group following attacks on Jewish-owned shops and a UK military base, warning that supporting the group carries consequences.
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Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says 100 new diagnostic centres are now open across England, helping to ease hospital pressure and speed up diagnoses for patients.
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A criminal who shot dead the prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum 45 years before parole. Elias Morgan, 35, gunned down father-of-three Lenny Scott, 33, who had found the phone which revealed Morgan was in a sexual relationship with a female prison officer, Preston Crown Court heard. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Armed robber Elias Morgan has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 45 years for murdering prison officer Lenny Scott in Skelmersdale. Det Ch Insp Lee Wilson called Scott “a big strong kind man… who paid the ultimate price” and described Morgan as “a small cowardly evil individual” who killed him in revenge for seizing a phone from his prison cell. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Zack Polanski has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales following a national ballot of members. Returning Officer Stewart Christie confirmed the London Assembly member received 20,411 votes in a national ballot, beating off a rival joint bid by Green MPs Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay – who secured 3,705 votes. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Newly-elected Green Party leader Zack Polanski vows to ‘replace’ Labour after using his victory speech to slam the government’s stance on Gaza, the two-child benefit cap and cuts to disability payments. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Cabinet ministers have gathered at Downing Street for their first meeting with Sir Keir Starmer since Parliament returned from its summer recess. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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