#uk-policy

#uk-policy

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the PAC's chair, stated that the government's inaction suggests it is comfortable with the current state of local authority finances, perceiving issues as normalized.

The threat we face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War, Keir Starmer emphasized.

Eluned Morgan stated her government is "really worried about child poverty" and criticized the two-child benefit cap for preventing families from claiming essential benefits for additional children.

Britain has seen a significant shift in its net migration figures, with an almost 50% fall in 2024, partly due to reductions in immigration from non-EU+ nationals.

The current paternity leave system in the UK excludes fathers and co-parents unless they have been with the same employer since the pregnancy started.