Two Labour MPs have been refused entry to Israel and detained by Israeli authorities, the foreign office said. Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were denied entry because they intended to spread “hateful rhetoric” against Israel, the Israeli population and immigration authority said in a statement reported by Israeli media. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter BBC Sam Revell said she was placed in “horrendous” temporary accommodation Councils are exposing homeless children to serious health and safeguarding risks by housing them in unsuitable temporary accommodation, an inquiry by MPs has found. MPs said a “crisis in temporary accommodation” in England had left a record 164,000 children without...
Iain Watson Political correspondent EPA There has been some unease in Labour’s ranks over the planned savings in the welfare budget. The government’s newly published assessment of the impact of the changes has increased that anxiety. The contents – with its estimates of increased poverty levels – show that talk of difficult decisions is not...