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Burnham's Britain

I was a midwife for 30 years. Now I earn £86.45-a-week to care for my mum
The government wants unpaid carers to work more. Jacqui Hylton, a former midwife who now cares for her mum full-time, explains why the system makes that…
10 hrs ago • The Lead
Andy Burnham knows how to fix a roof. But can he run a country?
Introducing our new series scrutinising the new PM's policy priorities in depth: what's been announced, what's been left out, and whether the plans…
Aug 22 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
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