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Last week, the UK Government announced reductions in the foreign aid budget

BASW reports back from an eventful Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

BASW stands with survivors and bereaved families in support of urgent action to implement the final report recommendations and ensure accountability to prevent future tragedies

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves will present the first budget of the UK Labour Government on 30 October.

BASW has written to the UK Chancellor setting out why the two-child limit and benefit cap must be scrapped.

What has been announced and what else are we expecting from the new Labour government?

“The quick abandonment of the Rwanda scheme by the new government is welcome, and we hope indicates a more humane and ethical approach to tackling problems the country faces.

UK political party leaders have been warned that vulnerable adults and children living in cold, damp, mouldy homes is a national scandal in an open letter from campaigners.

BASW and SWU have joined with 130 organisations to call on the next UK Government to make good childhoods a national priority.

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