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Aug 8, 2023 |
bbc.com | Najiba Feroz
Media caption, Lord Goldsmith made the comments to the BBC's HARDtalk programmeZac Goldsmith - who quit the government over its alleged climate change "apathy" - has said he is "very tempted" to back Labour. The Conservative peer criticised his own party for not having "a clear answer" to what he called the "biggest challenge we've ever faced".
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Aug 8, 2023 |
bbc.com | Najiba Feroz
Image source, Getty ImagesAxing bus routes in England leaves communities "cut off" from essential services and interactions, campaigners have warned. The latest official data shows a reduction of 2,803 bus routes in 2023 compared to two years ago. Labour accused the government of "vandalism against communities" and said more services were at risk. The Department for Transport said the increase was partly down to changes in the bus licensing system.
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Aug 6, 2023 |
bbc.co.uk | Najiba Feroz
Proposals to reform Whitehall have been met with eye rolling, disengagement and aversion tactics by top civil servants, a new report was told. Resistance to change from within is one of the key barriers to making the civil service more efficient, the think tank Reform reported. But a civil service union told the BBC "reform needs to be strategic" and "too often it is a knee-jerk reaction". A government spokesperson said its new reform programme is making progress.
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Aug 1, 2023 |
bbc.com | Najiba Feroz
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Shoplifters who commit repeat offences could face prisonUsing facial recognition cameras to crackdown on shoplifting would be "dangerously authoritarian", campaigners have warned. The Times says policing minister Chris Philp will ask forces to use the technology to match known shoplifters on the police national computer. The Home Office to declined to comment on the story, which also said more shoplifters will be jailed.
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Jul 26, 2023 |
bbc.com | Najiba Feroz
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, A group of migrants walking up the beach in Dungeness, KentCampaigners want the government to trial a new "refugee visa" scheme for people fleeing war and persecution. The Refugee Council is proposing safe and legal paths for asylum seekers to travel to the UK it says will help to stop small boat crossings. As of 19 July 14,071, people have crossed the Channel so far this year.
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