Expansion of the free childcare scheme is supposed to help struggling families, but there are still barriers for trainees
Fears that backlash will intensify as government presses on with its widely condemned Illegal Migration Bill
Exclusive: Sunak’s Treasury was lobbied by airlines over tax cuts, sparking accusations of government ‘favouritism’
Many of the UK’s most prominent institutions are using private intelligence firms to snoop on activists
Exclusive: Populists seeking to undermine Refugee Convention may be emboldened by UK plans, say EU politicians
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Exclusive: Iran’s leaders use the UK’s increasingly hostile asylum policies to warn political refugees against fleeing
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