UK government ministers are urged to set targets for increasing the number of male teachers in England. MPs are also pushing for extended paternity leave, citing the UK's poor standing among OECD countries and the need to combat 'toxic masculinity' and the 'manosphere'.
South Korea's First Vice Minister of Government Policy Coordination Kim Young-su met with GAVI Chair Helen Clark to discuss expanding cooperation in healthcare and vaccine development. South Korea plans to increase its contributions and leverage its vaccine firms to improve the global healthcare environment.
Donald Trump signed an executive order making it easier to fire thousands of senior federal workers, stripping job protections from about 8,000 employees deemed to be "influencing" government policy. Labor union leaders argue this move is a step backward to the "spoils system."
A Scottish charity, Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS), warns that the government's policy on "green datacentres" lacks a clear definition, potentially allowing significant carbon emissions to be overlooked. Despite huge energy demands and planned gas connections for over 100 datacentre projects, the policy's climate impact analysis is outdated and doesn't account for AI development.
Morrisons plans to close more loss-making Morrisons Daily convenience stores, acquired through its 2022 McColls deal. The company cited "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices" as an exacerbating factor. This follows previous closures and job cut risks at its headquarters.
With Starmer under growing pressure to resign, Growth and Tribune groups put forward ideas for policy revampsUK politics live – latest updatesGroups connected to the health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, have proposed large changes to government policy, giving a sense of how the country may change should either one succeed Keir Starmer.The Growth Group, allied to Streeting, and the Tribune group of Labour MPs, allied to Burnham, have published competing visions for how Britain should run, including sweeping tax cuts, help with the cost of living and big reforms to government machinery. Continue reading...
Reform UK has asked steel industry leaders to draft an alternative strategy that includes abandoning net zero policies, aiming to capitalize on dissatisfaction with the government's industrial and energy policies ahead of local elections.
