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Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have warned. A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there could be a 25% rise in young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without intervention. Continue reading

Major Rachel Reeves ISA changes delayed after flaw revealed

A flagship change was meant to push people toward investing, but one tiny detail threatened to punish the cautious

Boyfriend of Southwark Council’s New Deputy Leader Was Jailed for Stealing £130,000

The new deputy council leader of the London borough of Southwark is dating a man who was jailed for stealing £130,000 from his employer. Including almost £30,000 from a refugee charity… Southwark Council is now run as of this week by a coalition from hell of the Greens and Liberal Democrats. Its deputy is now…

Conservationists alarmed by drastic cuts to key UK fund for global nature protection

Conservation groups warn slashing Darwin Initiative will put species and habitats in jeopardy, and set back efforts to halt decline in nature One of the UK’s longest-standing funds for global nature protection is being drastically cut back, the Guardian has learned. At least 89 countries will lose eligibility for funding for biodiversity projects under the Darwin Initiative, in a round of cuts that conservationists warned would put species and habitats in jeopardy, and set back global efforts to

Digested week: Is it pedantic to point out Trump is ‘ending’ a war he started? | John Crace

Plus, Nicola Sturgeon’s marital relations, the hell of burnout, Tony Blair’s saviour complex and Spurs I was at Chequers for Donald Trump’s and Keir Starmer’s joint press conference last September and remember being open-mouthed when the US president declared he had personally ended eight global conflicts.Trump followed this by claiming one of the wars he had ended was between Azerbaijan and Albania. My eyes switched to Starmer who just nodded as if to say: “Yes. He did that.” Either the war bet

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-tories-criticise-delay-in-publishing-defence-funding-plan-12593360?postid=11777167#liveblog-body'>AI to be used to check age of asylum seekers posing as children</a>

EXC: Civil Servants to Use AI in Response to Official Questions From MPs

Guido hears that the Cabinet Office will be using artificial intelligence to draft answers to official questions tabled by MPs and Lords from next week. When recess ends on 1st June… Parliamentary questions are tabled by MPs and answered by ministers twenty days later or so. They are basically an expedited and public FOI service…

Keir Starmer breaks silence as Russian drone strikes building in NATO country injuring 2

Two people were injured overnight in the strike.

Farmers must protect UK food security by avoiding key thing

Ministers are under pressure to decarbonise the transport sector but a farming boss has warned that should not risk UK food security.

Housing asylum seekers in former army barracks ruled unlawful for victims of torture

Judgment outlawing forcing of survivors of trafficking, torture and other forms of violence to share rooms is blow to Shabana Mahmood’s asylum plans Shabana Mahmood’s plan to house more asylum seekers in former army barracks is facing a major hurdle after the high court ruled on Thursday that a policy change forcing torture victims to share rooms was unlawful. According to a judgment seen by the Guardian, the government failed in its duties when it forced survivors of trafficking, torture and ot

WATCH: Torsten Bell Insists Labour Not to Blame for Youth Unemployment Disaster

Budget Man Bell on Sky News, asked if hiking taxes and the minimum wage has contributed to sky high youth unemployment: “Isn’t your government part of the problem?” “No, we’re part of the answer…” He also revealed the country can expect the elusive Defence Investment Plan… when it’s ready.

You shuffle if you want to, but the ‘lady’ isn’t dealing right now

Right now, who is going to bet that any of the current Cabinet will be in their current role by the end of this year. Whatever happens in the Labour civil war, the Opposition shouldn't interfere, and simply adapt to what emerges at the end of it all.  The post You shuffle if you want to, but the ‘lady’ isn’t dealing right now appeared first on Conservative Home.