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More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand

More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand

Working parents are now able to access 30 hours of childcare per week, paid for by the government.

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Angela Rayner faces growing pressure over her property portfolio as questions mount

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Home Secretary to set out border security and asylum reforms

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John Swinney ‘absolutely horrified’ by Holyrood hidden camera allegations

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Protests outside asylum hotels ‘completely unacceptable’: Swinney

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Large firms liable for fraud happening under their watch under new UK laws

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Peak rail fares scrapped in Scotland in ‘historic moment’

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Epping migrant hotel protesters march on council offices as police make arrests

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Home Secretary pledges to make it harder for asylum seekers to bring family to UK

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London is picking up the bill for the 6.5 million people on out-of-work benefits

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Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

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Cooper reveals tighter migration rules to wrestle asylum agenda from Farage

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Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

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Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

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Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

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Change windfall tax to make £137bn by 2050, Chancellor told

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Starmer hails expansion of funded childcare amid nursery workforce warnings

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More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand

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Starmer ‘rolling up sleeves to deliver change’ as MPs return to Westminster

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Greater focus on allergy prevention by NHS needed to protect children – MP

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Three arrested after Epping hotel protesters march on council offices

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Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

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Ministers face parliamentary push to reveal Gaza legal advice

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Ministers face parliamentary push to reveal Gaza legal advice

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Reform UK accused by Cabinet minister of ‘whipping up anger’ over asylum hotels

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