UK politics
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Education secretary urges transformation as English schools reopen, but Ofsted calls for caution -
The government has been criticised after recommending a 1% pay rise for NHS staff, with talk of industrial action and protests among healthcare professionals
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Former DfID secretary Mark Lowcock shocked by decision of Johnson’s government to cut aid
Opinion & analysis
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Editorial: Around the world, coronavirus has both highlighted and worsened existing inequalities
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As the private sector hoovers up contracts, nurses receive a 1% pay rise -
Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure to provide more money for the NHS and struggling households amid criticism from tax and spending experts that his budget doesn’t add up -
The Duchess of Sussex has said she cannot be expected to remain silent about her experiences of palace life if the royal family is ‘perpetuating falsehoods’ about her and Prince Harry
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PM will have anxious few weeks before Covid impact of return to classrooms in England is known -
Jessica Elgot Starmer calls for NHS 'heroes' to get bigger pay rise after unions attack 'pitiful' 1%
Government accused of dereliction of duty over pay recommendation for more than a million staff -
Unions and bosses warn PM that low offer, criticised by Tory MPs, could lead to shortage of workers
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Matt Hancock to take personal charge of implementation as pressure mounts on government over lack of details
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Rishi Sunak and the Treasury need to think big and plan long term