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Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has announced the creation of a new think tank designed to "place children at the heart of policymaking" as the general election approaches.

Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has announced the creation of a new think tank designed to "place children at the heart of policymaking" as the general election approaches.

Redundancies, lack of funding, and a pandemic have all contributed to a huge rise in children missing from class. Now a bold new initiative aims to solve the problem

“Tangible action" is needed to protect vulnerable young people from the cycle of youth violence, youth coach and campaigner Amani Simpson has urged.

The chair of the Young Lives Commission and former Children's Commissioner for England, says the Government's ambition for Family Hubs is 'nowhere near the scale of what families need', nor is it enough to replace 'hundreds of closed Sure Start centres'.

It outlined "horror stories" of young people being chased in broad daylight by teenagers waving machetes.

Children as young as nine are getting sucked into drug dealing and violence - with thousands of young people in England groomed, harmed and even killed, a new report warns.

As deputy Labour leader, she has proved both an asset and a liability. Is Angela Rayner destined to lead her party?

AS A member of the Labour Party I was recently berated by a comrade for suggesting that Labour needs to have high aspirations. Her view was that aspirations need to be adjusted downwards lest they “become an unattainable wish list that people have no confidence in.”  Policy, however, is a process that begins with aspirations and proceeds to policy development, manifesto commitments and policy enactment.   At the 2019 Labour Party conference, Angela Rayner said “alongside (Sure Start Plu...