Brexit: Theresa May to ask EU for further extension
Craig TaylorThe PM wants to work with Jeremy Corbyn on a plan, but keep her withdrawal agreement as part of the deal. BBC News – UK
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Council register of home-schooled children suggested
bethkent ✅Parents with home-educated children will be required to register the children with their local authority under government proposals to prevent young people from disappearing under the radar. There is an estimated 60,000 children who are thought to be home-schooled in the UK. This rises every year by around a quarter. The register will enable authorities…
Children in low-income families face ‘shame and social exclusion’
Research published by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) showed children in low-income families suffer social exclusion and a sense of shame due to not having enough food to eat. Many of these children do not qualify for free school meals and if they do the lunches can be too little for teenagers, some children…
Public Sector staff may have to report children feared injured by knives
Doctors, nurses and teachers would be required by law to report children feared to have been caught up in a life of violence and if they fail to do so they will be held accountable. This is a proposal to help tackle the knife crime. Young people who go to A&E with suspicious injuries or…
Brexit: Chief whip attacks cabinet’s post-election strategy
The government should have made clear in 2017 that a softer Brexit was “inevitable”, says Julian Smith. BBC News – UK
Brexit: Theresa May ponders fourth bid to pass deal
Theresa May is exploring ways to put her EU withdrawal agreement before MPs again, after its latest rejection. BBC News – UK