Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Andrew Harper killers’ early release – UK politics live

Thames Valley chief constable says he is ‘receiving legal advice’ and would ‘certainly consider’ joining the Police Federation’s legal actionMinisters will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work.As part of a government push to reduce the number of people not in education, employment or training (Neets) in the UK and boost regional growth, public sector buyers will double the consideration they give to whether companies will get more people into jobs, rather than if they can show they are improving social and environmental wellbeing. Government procurement contracts account for about £90bn of taxpayers’ money spent each year. Continue reading...