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5 days ago
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It is a historic moment..., says Delhi Minister Ashish Sood on Education Bill
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood described the 'Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees), Bill, 2025' as a historic moment, stating that the people of Delhi are happy with the bill, which has been introduced for their to ANI on the Education Bill, Delhi Minister Sood on Tuesday said, 'The people are happy. It has been brought for their benefit. They (parents) can now attend the meetings where the fees of a school are determined. It is a historic moment."The Bill was tabled on the first day of the Monsoon session of the Eighth Legislative Assembly, which commenced on Monday and will continue until August 8. However, the session may be extended depending on the exigencies of legislative Monday, while tabling the Education Bill, 2025, in the Delhi Assembly, Cabinet Minister Sood stated that the legislation seeks to end the commercialisation of education and take action against those exploiting it for profit.'Education is not a thing to be sold. This bill aims to halt the commercialisation of education. We are bringing the bill to take action against those mafias who are selling education…" Sood said while tabling the bill. The proposed law aims to regulate the arbitrary fee hikes by private schools in the national capital, providing relief to lakhs of students and their bill was initially scheduled to be presented during the special session proposed on May 13-14, but the session could not be on 16th April, show-cause notices were served to 10 schools regarding the arbitrary fee hike and to those schools that had not submitted their audit reports. The present Delhi government has already collected audited reports from 600 Delhi Legislative Assembly is set to convene on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. to take up a range of issues, including the consideration of the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, and a short-duration discussion on alleged financial irregularities in a government scholarship scheme. (ANI)
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Tories remain hamstrung on migration
Kemi Badenoch had a big choice to make before Prime Minister's Questions today. She could have chosen to press Keir Starmer on those shocking official projections about further immigration-fuelled population growth or opted instead to hammer him on Labour's already very dodgy economic record. The first subject undoubtedly had more potential emotional resonance, especially among right-of-centre voters flirting with the idea of jumping on board the Reform bandwagon. But the second had the advantage of uniting her entire parliamentary party around its traditional objections to Labour's tendency to over-tax and over-regulate. This is one of the key narratives that the Conservatives hope to build in the public mind over the next few years – how Labour is dragging down the economy because of its ideological flaws and prejudices. And it was this latter line of attack that Badenoch followed with a perfectly serviceable degree of competence. Pointing out that last week Starmer had not been on top of the detail of his Education Bill, she then tested him on the specifics of his new Employment Bill, which she branded 'an Unemployment Bill'. Badenoch used the element of surprise a leader of the opposition has in these sessions to test Starmer's knowledge of particular clauses in the legislation currently being steered through Parliament by the leftist Deputy PM Angela Rayner. The Tory leader cited its estimated £5bn regulatory cost to business, the growing concerns of the small business sector about it, the extra sick pay costs it loads onto employers, the instant employment tribunal rights it grants to new staff and the reduction in the notice period required before workers go on strike. Starmer seemed buffeted by this blizzard of detail and tried a variety of methods to fend Badenoch off. First he mentioned the accountancy giant PwC rating Britain the second best place in the world to invest and the IMF upgrading its UK growth forecast. Then he donned the mantle of an unapologetic old Labourite by declaring: 'We believe in giving people proper dignity and protection at work.' Next, he claimed that the measures in the Bill would be 'good for workers and growth' without explaining how raising the costs and risks inherent in employing people could possibly be that. Finally, Starmer used his bully pulpit and his home crowd weight of numbers – 402 Labour MPs versus 121 Tories – against Badenoch by resorting to some fairly mindless abuse: 'She is talking nonsense…if she carries on like this she is going to be the next lettuce.' (a reference to a tabloid newspaper's depiction of Liz Truss back in the autumn of 2022). Badenoch by contrast didn't have a memorable closing soundbite, relying instead on pointing out that Starmer was backing measures that obviously fail his own purported growth test and asking: 'What's the point?' So, today was another instance of attritional political combat: unspectacular punches to the prime ministerial body rather than the kind of rhetorical knockout blows to the jaw that millions of us would love to see Starmer suffering. Right at the end of PMQs, the Tory backbencher Andrew Rosindell tried out the alternative line of attack, the one about the Office for National Statistics projecting that the population will hit 72.5 million in just seven years thanks to ongoing mass immigration. 'Who voted for that? There's no mandate for such colossal increases,' complained Rosindell. Starmer's reply was confident and brutal: Rosindell should talk to his own leader, he said, because net immigration had 'gone through the roof' under the Tories and Badenoch had been one of those cheering it on. There had been a loss of control under the last government and Labour would restore control, he added. It is an understatement to observe that had Badenoch chosen this line of questioning it would probably not have gone well for her. Hence the Tories remain hamstrung on what pollsters tell us is the number one concern of their potential voters. Until she has new policy ready to roll on this, Badenoch's angles of attack are going to remain severely constrained. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Speaker Tells Kemi Badenoch Off For Accusing Keir Starmer Of 'Misleading' Commons
Kemi Badenoch was loudly reprimanded by the Speaker in PMQs for claiming the prime minister 'misled' the Commons last week. That is a serious accusation to make against any member of the government and can even jeopardise a minister's job in some cases. But the new Tory leader still made the claim against Keir Starmer on Wednesday while trying to land a blow over his plans to strengthens workers' rights. Badenoch said: 'Mr Speaker, he doesn't want to talk about the Employment Bill because he doesn't know about it. 'Last week, he misled the House, he was not on top of his own Education Bill –' Badenoch used all six of her questions in last week's PMQs to ask about his plans for education which she dubbed 'a tragedy in the making'. But today, she was quickly interrupted by Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, who stood up while the Tory leader was mid-sentence and said: 'Sorry – we can't accuse the prime minister of misleading the House –' Tory MPs shouted arguing otherwise, but the Speaker put his hand up. He said: 'No! No, no. We can't do it. I'm sure there are words you would prefer to use.' The Tory benches protested loudly, although one MP could be heard saying: 'He admitted it!' But Badenoch just moved on and tried to take apart the government's plans for employment instead. She said: 'Mr Speaker, he claimed to have laid down an amendment which he had not made. He doesn't know what is going on in here or out there.' Badenoch said it should be called 'an unemployment bill.' She asked: 'Given these clauses will he drop his bill and show that he is not anti-growth?' Starmer hit back by pointed out that the Tories 'consistently vote against any protections for working people'. 'Good work rights are consistent with growth, everyone knows that,' he added. 🚨 NEW: The Speaker interrupts Kemi Badenoch after she accuses Keir Starmer of misleading the house # — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) January 29, 2025 Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Interrupts PMQs To Tell Chris Philp Off For Shouting At Keir Starmer Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Says 'We Are At War' In Wake Of Trump Assassination Attempt Lindsay Hoyle In Major U-Turn As He Rejects SNP Bid For Fresh Commons Debate On Gaza
