UK can avoid euro but must accept free movement to rejoin EU, says former top Brexit negotiator – UK politics live

Michel Barnier says Britain could avoid having to join the single currency, but free movement is non-negotiable Efforts to reduce the proportion of young care leavers in England who are at risk of or end up homeless will ensure this group “don’t face a cliff edge just when they n

Michel Barnier says Britain could avoid having to join the single currency, but free movement is non-negotiable Efforts to reduce the proportion of young care leavers in England who are at risk of or end up homeless will ensure this group “don’t face a cliff edge just when they need support most”, the government has vowed. The Press Association reports: There are more than 6,000 households with a care leaver aged 18-24 owed homelessness support by councils, according to official data. The government estimates 2% of care leavers in this age group are deemed to be owed help from local authorities for homelessness each quarter, and is now pledging to halve that proportion by the end of this parliament in 2029/30.

Too many care leavers step into adulthood without a strong support network around them, and homelessness can be one of the tragic consequences. We’re changing children’s social care from top to bottom, making enduring relationships the focus of the system and expanding support for care leavers to help ensure they have a place to call home. Having someone of Angus’ stature and calibre speak for us on defence shows how seriously Reform UK takes protecting the interests of Britain’s military.

Angus has more experience than the entire government defence team combined. He is representative of our drive to bring into politics people with high-level and real-world experience - as opposed to career politicians – to run government departments. MacIntyre is a senior RAF regimental officer with a military career spanning 40 years.

He stood down as a commissioned wing commander in the Royal Air Force in order to become the party’s shadow armed forces minister. His 40 years of military service alone exceed the combined total of Labour’s entire defence team, with just two of their five ministers serving over 31 years between them. They also surpass the Conservatives’ shadow defence team, where five of seven have served for a collective 35 years … Continue reading...