Damian Hinds

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UK politics: we must ensure Putin fails, UK foreign secretary says – as it happened
Latest updates: Liz Truss says Putin must lose in Ukraine as she praises courage of Baltic states

Lucy Campbell

03, Mar, 2022 @4:20 PM

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DfE did nothing to help schools ditch plastics, say campaigners
Damian Hinds challenged schools to ditch disposable plastics by 2022 but goal is still long way off

Anna Turns

25, Feb, 2022 @1:10 PM

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Covid lockdowns may have increased UK terrorism threat, says security minister
Damian Hinds says more people may have been radicalised online after being forced to spend more time indoors

Jamie Grierson

27, Dec, 2021 @10:28 AM

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Energy crisis: minister denies Kwasi Kwarteng lied over Treasury claims
Damian Hinds rejects accusations business secretary was ‘making things up’ in claiming he lobbied chancellor to help firms

Peter Walker Political correspondent

11, Oct, 2021 @8:04 AM

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Damian Hinds to be security minister after Johnson U-turn over Priti Patel
PM made last-minute decision not to give home secretary wide-ranging brief including counter-terrorism and cybercrime

Rowena Mason and Jamie Grierson

13, Aug, 2021 @6:56 PM

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UK Children's welfare becoming 'national emergency', health experts warn
A letter to the Observer calls for an urgent review of the long-term impact of lockdowns and school closures on a generation

Michael Savage and Sonia Sodha

16, Jan, 2021 @7:00 PM

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T-level courses may not be ready by 2020, warns education union
Two-year vocational alternatives to A-levels due to be taught from September

Sally Weale Education correspondent

10, Dec, 2019 @12:01 AM

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Dear Damian Hinds, you didn’t need a ‘fresh look’ at special needs funding. You knew about the crisis | Michael Rosen
Parents, teachers, carers and children have been telling you for years that there’s a crisis

Michael Rosen

23, Jul, 2019 @5:45 AM

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Damian Hinds signals extra funds for special needs education
Education secretary says the government recognises need to ease pressure on local councils

Richard Adams Education editor

19, Jul, 2019 @4:05 PM

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DfE to unveil new category of higher technical qualifications
Education secretary plans to promote Stem-related courses, hoping to overcome middle-class snobbery

Richard Adams Education editor

07, Jul, 2019 @11:05 PM

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Schools to teach pupils about perils of fake news and catfishing
Education secretary says guidance will help guard children against online harms

Jessica Murray

26, Jun, 2019 @4:39 PM

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You can’t teach schoolkids ‘resilience’ when they’re micromanaged every day | Richard Godwin
The education secretary wants to ‘toughen up’ pupils, but that means less structure, not more, says the freelance journalist Richard Godwin

Richard Godwin

31, May, 2019 @12:59 PM

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