Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back government’s Send reforms in open letter

Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix system

The Guardian

ITV Masked Singer producers halt the show before unmaskings host Joel Dommett reveals

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/itv-masked-singer-producers-halt-36609417

Ex-ministers press #Sunak on ‘persecution’ of #carers who broke earnings rules

#DavidBlunkett and #AlanJohnson join #IainDuncanSmith in dismay at #DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/12/carers-persecution-ex-ministers-dwp
#ToryPoliciesInAction #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #NastyParty

Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules

David Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes

The Guardian
Woman Who Said She Torched Abortion Clinic Due to Nightmares Gets 5 Years in Prison

The judge told Lorna Green, 22, “You are entitled to your opinions, but those opinions do not justify in any respect the terror that was caused.”

Jezebel
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – a ringside seat for mayhem

The life of a minister is described with flair and frustration by the former Tory MP and cabinet member

The Guardian
They don't deserve #anonymity, U.S. District Court Judge #AlanJohnson wrote in his #order Thursday. "...#Lawsuits are public events, and the public, especially here, has an important interest in access to legal proceedings. Plaintiffs may not levy serious accusations without standing behind them..."