Victoria Friedman

The latest figures show there were 295,559 suspensions, 93 percent higher than in the spring of 2019, when there were 153,465.

Kirsty Blackman said the UK could experience a skills shortage, which might impact the government’s plans to expand the renewable energy sector.

Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith expressed concerns over the potential cost to taxpayers that full nationalisation could bring.

The Liberal Democrats say that the true number is likely much higher, as only 54 out of 141 NHS trusts responded in full to the FOI request.

Nine in 10 teachers said the number of children they teach with special needs or disabilities has increased in the last five years.

The scheme sees GPs working closely with hospital specialists to get advice quickly and speed up getting patients through the health care system.

The report said outpatients are subjected long waits to receive a diagnosis or treatment, poor communication, and difficulty in trying to navigate services.

The Department for Business and Trade said it was working “at pace” to ensure that there is a steady pipeline of materials to keep the furnaces burning.

Staffing has also been impacted by higher levels of sickness, with 71 percent of teachers saying that absence from illness at their schools had increased.

656 people landed on Saturday, the highest number in a single day so far in 2025, beating the second highest number of arrivals from March 2, when 592 arrived.