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Higher training costs for older workers risks plan to tackle youth jobs crisis, employers say

Exclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understands

The Guardian - UK · 2h ago

British Museum says Jewish event back on after being accused of 'appeasing antisemites'

Historian Simon Schama, veteran BBC journalist John Simpson and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the decision to put back a Jewish Culture Month event to a later date because of concerns it would be disrupted by activists

Evening Standard · May 28

UK government 'insisted' on intervening in Gaza genocide row at Scottish university

A BRITISH government minister “insisted” on intervening in a row over a Scottish university rector’s conduct after she accused Israel of…

The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2025

Exit of two more Tory ministers forces Sunak into mini-reshuffle

Robert Halfon and James Heappey join exodus of Tory MPs from Commons as party languishes in polls

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024

Two ministers quit with Rishi Sunak now facing more than 60 Tory MPs standing down at election

Two respected ministers announced they are quitting their roles as the Tory exodus from the Commons grew.

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2024

Braverman’s fate in the balance as Sunak faces growing pressure to sack her

Jeremy Hunt is latest senior Tory to refuse to back home secretary over her remarks on police and protests

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

Tory grandee says Braverman ‘should be sacked for weaponising Armistice Day’

Former Tory attorney general Dominic Grieve said the ‘best thing Rishi Sunak can do’ is replace Suella Braverman with somebody ‘worthy of the office’ by Sunday

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Bereaved parents say review into student suicides in England is ‘slap in the face’

Parents say government’s planned review has too short a timeframe and will not be sufficiently rigorous

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

Chant ‘from the river to the sea’ deeply offensive to many, says Downing Street

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it is a matter for the police to decide on the appropriate response.

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Rishi Sunak to chair Cobra meeting over Israel-Hamas war terror fears

RISHI Sunak is to chair an emergency Cobra meeting amid fears that the conflict between Hamas and Israel could have increased the domestic terror…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023