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How Britain lets down its most vulnerable kids
Paul Donovan reports from a parliamentary meeting on the fate of children whose parents have been sent to prison
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The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
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The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
Children are finishing up innocent victims of crime - when their parents are imprisoned.
When parents go to jail children are left behind to be looked after by relatives or taken into care by social services.
The scandal of children being torn away from their parents with little regard for their wellbeing was exposed at a parliamentary meeting last week chaired by Labour's Andy Burnham and organised by charities Pact and Grandparents Plus.
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