Social justice
MPs debate support for Black women affected by domestic abuse after high-profile campaign
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MPs debate support for Black women affected by domestic abuse after high-profile campaign
Early 'pills by post' abortions service could be made permanent by MPs
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Early 'pills by post' abortions service could be made permanent by MPs
Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop
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Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop
Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
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Families denied welfare due to immigration rules can now apply for free school meals
'Gutted and furious': How universal credit claimants feel about Rishi Sunak's Spring Budget
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'Gutted and furious': How universal credit claimants feel about Rishi Sunak's Spring Budget
Academics have created a 'therapeutic children's book' to make Ukraine's young refugees smile
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Academics have created a 'therapeutic children's book' to make Ukraine's young refugees smile
Campaigners head to Downing Street to demand 'unjust' benefit cap is scrapped in Budget
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Campaigners head to Downing Street to demand 'unjust' benefit cap is scrapped in Budget
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis 'out of tools' to help with cost of living crisis
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Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis 'out of tools' to help with cost of living crisis
Met Police drop court case against woman for begging after legal challenge
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Met Police drop court case against woman for begging after legal challenge
Energy crisis will leave low-income families spending £1 in every £5 on fuel bills, report finds
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Energy crisis will leave low-income families spending £1 in every £5 on fuel bills, report finds
'It's too much pressure': Covid leaves young carers burnt out, lonely and lacking support
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'It's too much pressure': Covid leaves young carers burnt out, lonely and lacking support
MPs vote to make British Sign Language an official language
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MPs vote to make British Sign Language an official language
Rural locations deprioritised when housing Ukrainian refugees as more than 100,000 hosts apply
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Rural locations deprioritised when housing Ukrainian refugees as more than 100,000 hosts apply
Priti Patel authorises three year visas for Ukrainian surrogates
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Priti Patel authorises three year visas for Ukrainian surrogates
What would happen if you lost your internet access overnight? We asked the public
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What would happen if you lost your internet access overnight? We asked the public
'These people have been failed': A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis
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'These people have been failed': A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis
Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
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Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
'Maybe we gather foreigners in some other place': Ukraine ambassador on discrimination at border
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'Maybe we gather foreigners in some other place': Ukraine ambassador on discrimination at border
‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis
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