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If Starmer wants a defining policy for government, this is it: childcare, childcare, childcare

Pen Green nursery’s plight shows why Labour again needs the radicalism of Sure Start, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour will ditch 'broken' Tory childcare model - instead of 'bolting on' free hours

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was time for a complete overhaul of the 'complex and confused' childcare system - and said 'bolting on' more hours would not fix it

Daily Mirror

Labour’s Phillipson calls for end to childcare ‘tinkering’

The shadow education secretary said she wanted to ‘move away’ from the current system of providing free childcare hours.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson criticised for making millions while rarely appearing in Commons

New figures show ex-PM’s outside pay this year accounts for about 85% of that for all MPs

The Guardian - UK

SNP leadership hopefuls take part in second televised debate – as it happened

Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf take part in debate hosted by Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy

The Guardian - UK

Price of childcare costs now an ‘eyewatering’ £15k per year

Increased prices are ‘freezing parents out of work’ and gaps in availability are ‘leaving disadvantaged children at risk’, a charity has warned

The Independent UK

Childcare place now costs an ‘eyewatering’ £15k per year

Increased prices are ‘freezing parents out of work’ and gaps in availability are ‘leaving disadvantaged children at risk’, a charity has warned.

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More parents struggling to find childcare places and face ‘eye watering bills’

The average weekly price of 25 hours of nursery childcare for a child under two is now around £150 a week - and is forcing parents out of work

Wales Online

More families struggling to find childcare places and face ‘eye watering bills’

Increased prices are ‘freezing parents out of work’ and gaps in availability are ‘leaving disadvantaged children at risk’, a charity has warned.

The Independent UK

Some parents in England spending 80% of pay on childcare, study says

Two other studies also show there are insufficient places in half of the country’s councils

The Guardian - UK

Children being 'consigned to bleak future' as waiting lists for special schools soar

Figures show the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are either excluded or waiting for a school place has jumped by 29 per cent since 2020

Daily Mirror

Teachers rage at 'disgusting' Tory WhatsApp messages saying they 'really do hate work'

Teachers and unions have hit back after leaked WhatsApps between Sir Gavin and the-then Health Secretary Matt Hancock show the pair criticising staff for wanting to ensure schools were safe

Daily Mirror

Teachers blast 'sneering' Gavin Williamson WhatsApps saying they 'hate work'

Leaked WhatsApps between Sir Gavin Williamson and the-then Health Secretary Matt Hancock show the pair criticising hard-working staff for wanting to ensure schools were safe during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Labour says government has created ‘perfect storm’ in England’s teaching workforce

Labour analysis shows recruitment down by third outside London compared with 2019

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Evening Standard

Two children for each London nursery place with childcare provision in ‘dire state’

More than a third of parents will not have another child because childcare is too expensive

The Guardian - UK

Treasury considering huge expansion of free childcare in England

Exclusive: plan for one- and two-year-olds would cost billions and is among options being looked at

The Guardian - UK

Students should be told of university course job prospects, says commission

Social Mobility Commission says students should be informed of ‘earnings implications’ of course choices

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Bridget Phillipson MP meets Sunderland apprentices at Houghton-le-Spring housing development

The MP for Houghton and Sunderland South was given a tour of Persimmon’s Herrington Grange development

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The National (Scotland)

Labour's education secretary repeatedly refuses to say if she backs teacher strikes

Bridget Phillipson, Labour's shadow education secretary, refused to clearly say whether or not she supported teachers taking industrial action in…

Daily Mirror

Give parents better childcare support to fire up the economy, demands business chief

Confederation of British Industry director general Tony Danker will warn in a speech today that parents are being forced to limit the hours they work because affordable childcare is not available

The Independent UK

No social insurance model for NHS under Labour reforms, Starmer indicates

The Labour leader said the NHS would remain ‘free at the point of use’ under his party’s proposals for government.

The National (Scotland)

Left-wing journalist Ash Sarkar to appear on Question Time

QUESTION Time is set to take place in Birmingham this evening with plenty of topics to be discussed.

The Independent UK

Labour to demand Commons vote on ending school tax breaks

Keir Starmer’s party wants government to investigate reform of tax benefits

Chronicle Live

Sunderland MP says Rishi Sunak 'doesn't care' after plans for major childcare reform scrapped

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the Tories have given up on governing

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak branded 'feeble' for quietly shelving major childcare reforms

The Prime Minister is said to have ditched his predecessor Liz Truss's idea for 'big bang' reforms, which were due to include increasing free childcare support by 20 hours a week and scrapping staff to child ratios

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