Sunak: 95% of schools not impacted by concrete problems

Sunak axes A-levels and reveals new Advanced British Standard

Rishi Sunak has announced his plan to scrap A-levels and replace it with a new qualification called the Advanced British Standard (ABS). The prime minister...

#government #tax #lifechances

The Independent

2023-10-04 12:28:39 • 1 min

Tory conference: Six takeaways from Rishi Sunak's speech

Media caption, Rishi Sunak: I am cancelling the rest of the HS2 project By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, in Manchester Here's what we learned from Rishi...

#money #education #RishiSunak

2023-10-04 14:37:18 • 2 mins

The facts have changed, says Rishi Sunak, as he scraps HS2 leg

By Kate Whannel Political reporter, BBC News in Manchester "The facts have changed," the PM has said, as he confirmed he was scrapping the huge...

#money #business #RishiSunak

2023-10-04 12:51:22 • 1 min

Unions ask Sunak for extra 4.4bn a year to fix crumbling schools in England

Eight unions representing teachers and school workers, as well the body for governors, have written to Rishi Sunak demanding an extra 4.4bn annually to...

#estate #treasury #safety

2023-09-25 15:45:02 • 1 min

Rishi Sunak reported to Scottish police over joke about Nicola Sturgeon

Rishi Sunak has been reported to police in Scotland over a joke he made about Nicola Sturgeon in his Conservative party conference speech. Sunak attempted to...

#finance #NicolaSturgeon #RishiSunak

2023-10-04 21:27:20 • 1 min

Rishi Sunak Is Promising to Change Britain. He Starts With Railway Cuts and a Crackdown on Smoking

MANCHESTER, England (AP) Battling gloomy opinion polls and mounting doubts, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday promised skeptical voters, and his...

#business #economy #RishiSunak

U.S. News & World Report

2023-10-04 07:23:17 • 1 min

From 15-minute cities to bananas: why do Tories seem to be bending the truth?

His government, Rishi Sunak said, had scrapped plans to ban Christmas, Strictly Come Dancing, and puppies. This was a very obviously self-knowing joke. But...

#banana #government #christmas

UK PM Rishi Sunak scraps major high-speed rail link as costs spiral

2023-10-04 04:00:32 • 1 min

Economy

Key Points U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday unveiled a raft of new policies aimed at shoring up waning support for his Conservative Party ahead...

#business #government #budget

CNBC

2023-10-04 11:40:58 • 1 min

Industry backlash at Sunaks damaging U-turn on northern leg of HS2

Rishi Sunak has been accused of the biggest and most damaging U-turn in the history of UK infrastructure by scrapping the northern leg of HS2, with a promise...

#sunaks #leg #money

2023-10-04 17:02:01 • 1 min

Rishi Sunak reported to police over Nicola Sturgeon joke

Rishi Sunak has been reported to police in Scotland over comments made about former first minister Nicola Sturgeon in his Tory conference speech. Mr Sunak...

#finance #RishiSunak #chargefollowing

The Independent

2023-10-04 18:58:14 • 1 min

EPC home ratings: 'All of a sudden our kitchen ceiling fell through'

By Tim Dodd BBC England Rishi Sunak's scrapping of policies that would have forced landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes was part of a...

#epc #policy #government

2023-10-04 05:11:10 • 2 mins

Advanced British Standard: A-level and T-levels incorporated into new qualification

A-levels and T-levels will be folded into a new qualification for all school leavers, the prime minister has said. The Advanced British Standard will mean 16...

#moreteachers #technicaleducation #qualification

2023-10-04 12:33:48 • 1 min

West Midlands mayor 'disappointed' over HS2 decision

West Midlands mayor 'disappointed' over HS2 decision West Midlands mayor 'disappointed' over HS2 decisionClose Andy Street said completing the rail line from...

#midland #chrismason #railline

2023-10-04 15:17:44 • 1 min

Tory conference chooses culture wars over coherent policies for environment

What does Rishi Sunak mean exactly when he says he will challenge the status quo and take a new approach to net zero? His headline speech to the Tory party...

#policy #government #aviation

More than half NHS Scotland buildings not inspected for Raac

2023-10-04 16:54:00 • 2 mins

Health

More than half of the NHS buildings in Scotland which are suspected to contain a potentially dangerous form of concrete have not been fully inspected....

#councilareas #Scotland #structuralengineers

2023-09-23 11:46:46 • 1 min

Stormont and political system are broken, Rishi Sunak says

By Jayne McCormack BBC News NI political correspondent The prime minister has used his first conference speech as Conservative Party leader to say that the...

#politicalsystem #stormont #politician

2023-10-04 11:42:07 • 1 min

Sunaks plan to ditch A-levels is out of touch with reality, says union

Rishi Sunak wants to scrap A-levels and replace them with a single qualification that includes compulsory English and maths, bringing upheaval to sixth-form...

#option #investment #sunaks

2023-10-04 17:15:49 • 1 min

Watch live as Sunak expected to scrap HS2 plans in Conservative Party conference speech

Watch live as Rishi Sunak closes the annual Conservative Party conference on Wednesday 4 October. The prime minister is set to defy a backlash from Tory...

#conferencespeech #election #railproject

The Independent

2023-10-04 09:40:05 • 1 min

Health

Children were failed by pandemic policies, Covid inquiry told

Children were disproportionately affected by pandemic policies, with their voices not listened to and no one made responsible by the government for ensuring...

#pandemicpolicies #covidinquiry #government

Taunton fire: Nerrols School reopens after recycling centre blaze

2023-10-04 16:04:02 • 1 min

Science

A primary school that was closed after a nearby recycling centre set on fire, has now reopened. Firefighters tackled the fire that started in Taunton...

#facebook #onebuilding #recycle