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Health
Although reports have varied, the government and health bosses are now agreed that around 125,000 operations are expected to be cancelled over junior doctors’ strikes between September and December. Read
Europe
“Will she [the Prime Minister] confirm that there is really no basis in law to require the government to seek the permission of Parliament before invoking Article 50?” Bernard Jenkin … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Women’s Aid, a charity focusing on women suffering domestic abuse, has said that “67% of specialist domestic abuse refuges in England will be forced to close” unless they are exempted from the changes Read
Economy, Business & Finance
“Devastating figures released over this summer show that £9.3 billion of public money is paid through housing benefit directly into the pockets of private landlords.” Jeremy Corbyn, 7 September 2016 … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Prime Minister's Questions 7 September 2016: Right to Buy on target, but one in six sold off is replaced Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Prime Minister's Questions 7 September 2016: There are a lot of different ways of looking at house building figures over time. Read
Europe
Two of the major issues that the government must decide after the EU referendum result are the timing of Brexit, and single market membership. Read
Several outlets report that the most senior family court judge in England and Wales says that public money is being "squandered" on lawyers. Did he? Read
The BBC has said it will make £150 million less in 2016/17 from licence fees than it had expected in 2011, which it attributes to an 'iPlayer loophole'. Read
Crime
The number of frontline prison officers is falling and has been since 2010, although there were increases in recruitment last year. Read
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