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FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

Major special educational needs reforms to come ‘in due course’ – minister

It comes after the National Audit Office found the current system is ‘financially unsustainable’.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems to call for free school meals for all children in poverty

The party says the change would benefit a further 900,000 children

The Independent UK

Thames Water pumped at least 72bn litres of sewage into Thames since 2020

Exclusive: Lib Dems call for water companies to be more transparent with their data on sewage spills

The Guardian - UK

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Keegan reaffirms ‘children-not-in-school’ register pledge but no timeline given

The Education Secretary was opening the second day of the King’s Speech debate in the Commons.

The Independent UK

Embed activity into school curriculum for ‘happier’ population, politicians told

A letter from organisations including Parkrun told party leaders to unlock the potential of physical activity to tackle ‘a mental health crisis’.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems would double shared parental pay and increase leave

Munira Wilson told party’s conference many men could not afford to spend time with their babies

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems would seek ‘root-and-branch’ reform of post-Brexit relationship – Davey

The party has suggested a four-stage road map to ‘rebuilding’ the UK’s relationship with the EU.

The Independent UK

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Statutory shared parental pay would be doubled under Lib Dem proposals

New parents are currently eligible for 37 weeks of shared paid leave, which the party wants to extend to 46 weeks.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems promise to double statutory pay for parental leave

Exclusive: Ed Davey’s party to offer huge increase in payments and expand time off by nine weeks

The Independent UK

Lib Dems pledge £390m a year to support struggling pupils with targeted tutoring

The party wants to make tutoring a permanent fixture in England’s schools.

The Independent UK

Thames Water outage: List of places across London left without water

Here is a list of places in London left experiencing low water pressure or no water at all

The Independent UK

Are rail passengers being overcharged by apps? Can you claim back money ?

Tory MP Chris Loder wants the competition watchdog to examine if rail ticketing apps are not offering travellers the cheapest option

Evening Standard

Lib Dems back free school meals campaign, piling fresh pressure on Labour

The party's education spokeswoman Munira Wilson told the Mirror that supporting the policy was a "no-brainer" which boost children's health and concentration in class

Daily Mirror

1.7 million kids in households struggling to get enough food - with North East worst hit

Analysis also found that 800,000 children were deemed to be living in households with 'very low food security', meaning their family were forced to resort to skipping meals or reduced portion sizes

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

British children left stranded in Afghanistan after father killed by car bomb

Exclusive: Brother of victim is calling on UK government to evacuate his family from the Taliban-run country

Daily Mirror

Parents hit by 'cost of eating crisis' as price of school lunches rockets by a third

Free school meals funding has failed to keep up with the rising cost of food meaning schools are forced to make up the difference from teaching budgets, it has been warned

The Guardian - UK

‘Cost of eating’ crisis: price of school lunches up by a third in parts of England

Exclusive: Increases since 2019 also outstrip funding for free school meals as costs jump, Lib Dems find

The Guardian - UK

Cost of visit to Hampton Court gardens goes from free to as much as £29

Dismayed locals and Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson are calling on palace to reconsider large fees

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The Independent UK

Learners falling victim to flourishing black market in driving tests – MP

Lib Dem Munira Wilson said third parties are using ‘bots’ to snap up slots on the Government’s own website.

The Guardian - UK

‘The tragic cost of under-investment’: asbestos blamed for 150 deaths of school and hospital workers in England

Unsafe buildings could still be putting staff at risk of cancer through contact with the material, warn unions, experts and MPs

Evening Standard

Students who fail their maths GCSE ‘doomed to a cycle of exam resits’

A ‘staggeringly low’ proportion of pupils pass after resitting maths exams, MPs have been told

Daily Mirror

Vulnerable children kept waiting hundreds of days for mental health treatment

Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson branded the situation 'disgraceful' and said that children in dire need of help had been left to suffer

The Independent UK

Scrapping tax cut for banks for just one week could feed 1.9 million children, Sunak told

Exclusive: Pausing cuts could fund holiday vouchers for all pupils receiving free school meals, analysis shows

Evening Standard

Fury as no trains from more than 40 stations in and outside London despite no strikes

Network Rail is warning that passengers should only travel ‘if absolutely necessary’ on Christmas Eve given planned strike action

Daily Mirror

Reward Marcus Rashford by giving more kids free school meals, Rishi Sunak told

The England star, who shamed the Tories into feeding needy kids in the holidays during the pandemic, has campaigned to widen eligibility for the free school meals scheme

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