Mark Harper, the chairman of the Covid Recovery Group of Tory MPs, has urged Number 10 to reconsider its approach to mandatory vaccination for NHS staff. “NHS staff who are unvaccinated will start being sacked, without redundancy payments, from February 4,” Mr Harper wrote. “The Government is still ploughing on, regardless of the consequences on staffing levels. It’s nonsense. Ministers must... 

Nearly 20,000 disabled people who receive aid from the UK’s Independent Living Fund (ILF), which will be abolished in 2015, are deeply concerned about their future. Many fear life could become unbearable without the support. An average payout of £300 per week enables disabled people to hire assistants to help them with their routine needs, and to stay active and social. Many fear that once the...