Energy secretary accuses Conservatives and Reform of ‘total desertion and betrayal’ of future generations by failing to tackle climate crisis
My colleague Gaby Hinsliff argues in her column that after Keir Starmer watched the Netflix show Adolescence, a drama that highlights youth violence and growing misogyny among young boys, he now needs to act.
Hinsliff argues that young people’s siloed information bubbles driven by manipulative algorithms need to be better regulated, and there needs to be better support for families.
A YouGov poll found that 61% of people either strongly supported or somewhat supported the government’s commitment to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, while 24% said they somewhat opposed or strongly opposed it and 15% said the didn’t know.
Even among those who voted Conservative at the last general election, 52% supported the net zero commitment, 38% opposed it and 11% didn’t know.
The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, accused the NHS of acting in an “immoral” way by depriving needy countries of homegrown health professionals. Brexit has left the NHS increasingly dependent on doctors and nurses from poor “red list” countries, from which the World Health Organization says it is wrong to recruit.
High-profile celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry, Brian Cox and Stanley Tucci have criticised the government’s £5bn cuts to disability benefits, calling the plans “shameful” and “a stain on this country”. Fry said the cuts burden should fall on the best-off in society, rather than hitting vulnerable disabled people: “The social security system should be rooted in justice and compassion, fairness and need. It’s not too late to rethink this.”
More than 9,000 unpaid carers looking after ill and disabled loved ones have become the latest to be hit with carer’s allowance overpayment debts in the past year, prompting calls for ministers to suspend the controversial practice.In total, 144,000 carers now have outstanding repayments after falling foul of drastic “cliff-edge” rules limiting the amount they can earn from part-time jobs while still claiming carer’s allowance benefit.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/mar/21/labour-net-zero-ed-miliband-nhs-benefits-cuts-conservatives-uk-politics-latest-news-updates
Author : Daniel Lavelle
Publish date : 2025-03-21 09:09:00
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