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Children with special needs in England will keep current support, minister says

Georgia Gould reassures parents that no child will be asked to leave school or have levels of assistance removed

The Guardian - UK

The lack of support Send parents receive laid bare ahead of new government reforms

The poll of 1,000 Send parents highlighted the profound impact on families

The Independent UK

Labour to create up to 60,000 spaces for children with Send in English schools

Bridget Phillipson says £3bn scheme focussed on local state schools will ‘transform lives’, after rise in parent appeals

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Woman turned away from UK-Italy flight due to ill child has benefit stopped

Family denied entry at gate after one of their children had epileptic seizure – but HMRC said she took a one-way trip

The Guardian - UK

Government Send reforms in white paper to be delayed until new year

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will bring forward a full Schools White Paper in the new year.

Evening Standard

White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026

Plans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changes

The Guardian - UK

Actress Kellie Bright reveals ‘battle’ to get her autistic son support

Kellie Bright appears in a new Panorama documentary about Send provisions for children

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EastEnders' Kellie Bright says fight to secure education for autistic son ‘felt like a battle’

The soap star presents a BBC Panorama documentary about Send families fighting for the right education for their children

Evening Standard

Ministers announce clampdown on UK child benefit claims from overseas

Increased checks if claimants have moved abroad could save taxpayers £350m over five years, government says

The Guardian - UK

Civil service is ‘too remote’ from people’s lives across UK, says minister

Whitehall must work more with frontline services as part of plans to move offices from London, says Georgia Gould

The Guardian - UK

Public services complaints in England soar by more than a third since 2016 – study

Written complaints about DWP double, while prisons, the NHS and higher education experience big increase

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Inside Labour's new world: the marriages, alliances, relatives and rivals

Rural affairs don’t tend to be the biggest draw for Labour governments. But Environment Secretary Steve Reed may be counting on a personal trump card to win his department a better deal.

Evening Standard

Three first-time London MPs immediately made ministers as 21 from capital in Government

First-time London MPs Georgia Gould, Sarah Sackman and Miatta Fahnbulleh have been promoted to junior minister roles

Evening Standard

Brain drain fear at London town halls as almost 80 local councillors to stand at general election

Those likely to be elected to Parliament on July 4 include three Labour council leaders and a host of deputy leaders and cabinet members

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The Guardian - UK

Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government

Party hopes to usher in a different generation of politicians – with some likely to be quickly promoted to ministers. Here are 10 to watch

Evening Standard

‘Do we want to live in a city without any children?’ — the terrifying reality of London’s school closures

Plummeting pupil numbers are pushing inner city schools to the brink of collapse. As young families flee the capital in record numbers, Katie Strick reports on the frightening consequences for education and the economy

The Guardian - UK

Disappearing schools, families forced out – and we call this progress

In inner London, a city without children is not some kind of dystopia but the new reality as communities are hollowed out, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Evening Standard

Boris Nemtsov Place: Highgate junction named after Russian dissident who defied Vladimir Putin

Camden’s Labour leadership said the move is also a stand in solidarity with Ukraine

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‘Londoners face £700 million local service cuts unless Government steps in’

London Councils warns of huge cuts to ‘vital frontline services that so many Londoners rely on’ unless the Government steps in

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