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Ministers seek volunteer social care army to speed up hospital discharges

Exclusive: Volunteers sought in England to take equipment and drugs to people’s homes among other tasks

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

06, Jun, 2023 @4:00 PM

Covid inquiry chair ‘may have to quit’ if denied access to Johnson WhatsApps

Lawyer for bereaved families says Heather Hallett would be unable to do job if government blocks release

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

05, Jun, 2023 @12:45 PM

Labour rising star threatens to evict families if children do not inform on knife crime

Darren Rodwell says council will ‘start to look at tenancy agreements’ if children and families refuse to speak out

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

05, Jun, 2023 @8:56 AM

Cameron-Osborne austerity years cost UK dearly when Covid struck, says TUC

Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

04, Jun, 2023 @9:30 PM

Holiday lets nearly negate supply of new homes in tourist areas, study shows

Campaigners say second homes and holiday lets are taking homes away from residents in hotspots such as Devon and Cumbria

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

04, Jun, 2023 @2:58 PM

CQC case reveals ‘degrading’ conditions in England care home as Covid hit

Residents at Kettering home left lying in faeces, dehydrated and with infected wounds as ministers rushed to free up NHS capacity

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

29, May, 2023 @12:02 PM

E-bike chargers posing fire risk found on eBay, Amazon and Wish.com

Exclusive: More than a dozen potentially dangerous devices on sale despite rise in fatal fires

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

28, May, 2023 @12:45 PM

Covid inquiry threatened legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Cabinet Office warned of potential criminal punishments over refusal to provide former PM’s unredacted notes and diaries

Pippa Crerar and Robert Booth

24, May, 2023 @1:20 PM

Automated UK welfare system needs more human contact, ministers warned

Exclusive: Research reveals 350 low-paid workers a day are raising complaints about errors in benefit top-ups

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

22, May, 2023 @5:42 PM

Bereaved families withdraw support for UK Covid tapestry

Some members of justice group pull out from art project over lack of input in formal pandemic inquiry

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

22, May, 2023 @1:42 PM

One in three Conservative voters think ministers failing on housing

Exclusive polling for the Guardian also shows voters think more social housing is needed

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

18, May, 2023 @1:32 PM

Tory peer’s family used no-fault eviction against mould complaint tenant

Exclusive: Apolo Siskos says he was sent section 21 eviction notice – which Tories have promised to ban

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

17, May, 2023 @1:06 PM

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robertbooth

Ministers seek volunteer social care army to speed up hospital discharges

Covid inquiry chair ‘may have to quit’ if denied access to Johnson WhatsApps

Labour rising star threatens to evict families if children do not inform on knife crime

Cameron-Osborne austerity years cost UK dearly when Covid struck, says TUC

Holiday lets nearly negate supply of new homes in tourist areas, study shows

CQC case reveals ‘degrading’ conditions in England care home as Covid hit

E-bike chargers posing fire risk found on eBay, Amazon and Wish.com

Covid inquiry threatened legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Automated UK welfare system needs more human contact, ministers warned

Bereaved families withdraw support for UK Covid tapestry

One in three Conservative voters think ministers failing on housing

Tory peer’s family used no-fault eviction against mould complaint tenant

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