AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPetrol prices bite: Drivers face a postcode lottery as unleaded hits the highest level since the Iran conflict, with some areas pushing towards £1 a litre and diesel also surging. Welfare costs under pressure: The OBR forecasts PIP spending could nearly double to about £45bn by 2030, adding to the strain on Andy Burnham’s welfare bill. Holyrood tensions: SNP ministers are accused of axing the Monklands super-hospital with little notice, while an ethics watchdog may face a Holyrood free-speech probe after a judge ruled it acted unlawfully. Scotland’s “right to decide”: John Swinney urges MSPs to back a motion endorsing Scotland’s right to decide its future, after devolved leaders met in Cardiff. Animal welfare and defence: MPs call for an end to real bearskin use in the King’s Guard, pushing synthetic alternatives. Parliament education: Bradford pupils visit Westminster for a “building a law” workshop supported by the UK Parliament Education Centre. Misogyny crackdown: Government launches a national taskforce aimed at tackling misogyny and cutting violence against women and girls.
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