Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009, when he was health secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He suggested a compulsory levy to fund the system and Brown’s government also floated the idea of allowing people to defer the payment until after they died, leading to the Tories…
Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister. However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue of adult social care. In…
Wembley Stadium has confirmed a rule change for Harry Styles’ show tomorrow amid an extreme heatwave in the UK. The former One Direction singer is due to continue his record-breaking ‘Together, Together’ residency at the venue tomorrow night (June 23), with Shania Twain once again appearing as a special guest. The show is still set to go ahead as planned, but Wembley has…
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday proposed to repeal a contentious rule that would have required thousands of companies to disclose the risks they face from a warming planet and how their operations contribute to climate change. The rule was already on hold pending litigation. In February, Mark Uyeda, then the acting chairman of…
It means Afghan players will be able to represent their country in official matches with full recognition. “Our team has always been known as an activist team,” Popal told Reuters. “But this opportunity, with the right support from Fifa, will be the time for us to also show some skills and develop the youth talent…
Theo Baker is graduating from Stanford this spring with something most seniors don’t have: a book deal, a George Polk Award that he received for his investigative reporting as a student journalist, and a front-row account of one of the most romanticized institutions in the world. His forthcoming How to Rule the World: An Education…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Kansas City Chiefs assistant head coach Dave Toub has brushed off President Trump’s criticisms of recent changes to the NFL’s kickoff rules. “He…
Shorouk Express His blunt intervention comes the day after another Antwerp judge published an anonymous letter decrying that Belgium was on the verge of becoming a “narco-state.” De Wever, prime minister since February this year, spent more than a decade as mayor of Antwerp demanding more federal money to address narcotics-related issues, but Willocx notes…
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Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out fresh tax rises after admitting the government’s U-turn on its flagship welfare reforms was “damaging”. The government…
