Andy Burnham has said the NHS will “struggle” if hospital consultants in England go ahead with a two-day strike planned for later this month. (See 4.08pm.) Alan Milburn is expected to recommend that young people on benefits should be able to work for up to 16 hours a week without losing income, the Mirror reports. In an interview, Milburn told the paper: The system makes trying a job feel like a gamble many young people can’t afford to take. We should make it far easier for them to try work and build their hours. A part time job gets a young person on the first rung of the career ladder. It may help them climb. Milburn’s report is due to be published next week. Britons should be able to define themselves as both black and English, according to senior MPs who are calling to broaden the range of ethnicity options in the census. One of the architects of Keir Stamer’s Brexit red lines has called for Andy Burnham to abandon them at the next election, saying a new relationship with the EU wo
Burnham warns that NHS will ‘struggle’ to cope if consultants don’t resume talks over pay – as it happened
Hospital consultants are set to go on a two-day strike at the end of October Downing Street has insisted that the government remains committed to the principle of the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate – while not denying today’s Guardian report saying interim targets to achieve it are set to be watered down. (See 9.26am.) Asked about the story at the daily lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said: The government is fully behind the zero emission vehicle mandate, and no decisions have been taken yet. We’re sticking to our commitment, phasing out new cars that run only on petrol or diesel by
