Disabled people in England to get 24-hour free bus travel – UK politics live

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Burnham has announced a range of policies aimed at relieving pressure on financially squeezed households and businessesAndy Burnham is under pressure to intervene in a privately run prison that is seeking to recruit custody officers on zero-hours contracts for the first time across England and Wales’ prison estate.Managers at HMP Millsike, a category C prison for 1,500 prisoners near York operated by the outsourcing company Mitie, have signed off online adverts for £25-an-hour prisoner escort ro