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20 Years of Impact - Principle We’re so proud of the support that the Principle team has provided to charities over the last 20 years, helping to achieve long-lasting policy change and to amplify the voices of communities, organisa...

Last month we released our impact report, showcasing our work with some of Principle's charity partners. To learn more about our work with the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce, check out the full report: principleconsulting.org.uk/20-years-of-...

It's been great supporting the Taskforce's national awareness-raising, from launching the first Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day in 2021 to growing it into an awareness week!

Supporting the LSCT secretariat, we have helped to raise the profile of the need for targeted action on these cancers, ensuring that members of the Taskforce are at the heart of relevant policy making.

Since 2019, we’ve worked in close partnership with the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce to drive action on some of the most overlooked cancers.

To read more about our impact with the Sickle Cell Society and other charities click here: principleconsulting.org.uk/20-years-of-...

"We're proud that our work together has prompted NHS efforts to improve sickle cell care, although there is still further to go."

Aidan, Director, Policy & Public Affairs said "It's been a pleasure to support the vital work they do. Sickle cell is a particularly extreme example of health inequalities, with sickle cell patients having long faced inadequate services, scepticism and even outright prejudice."

A client since 2021 - The Sickle Cell Society. 👇

Over the last 5 years, we've built an ongoing partnership with the Sickle Cell Society. We couldn't be prouder to support their parliamentary & policy work.

We're proud to work with the team at We Belong as they continue to strive for a fair and humane immigration system.

As an organisation rooted in lived experience, @webelonguk.bsky.social heard from people navigating the immigration system. The focus groups revealed too many navigating the immigration system face misleading or costly advice.

Read the full article here: www.lag.org.uk/article/2178...

Looking ahead, Parliament returns from recess on Monday 23rd February. ↩️

Keir Starmer’s plan to force employers to be less reliant on overseas staff and instead train UK-based workers may not lower net migration, according to the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory. 🛂

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Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025, official figures from the Office of National Statistics show. 📈

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Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) face waiting another 12 weeks before knowing exactly how the new four-tier reforms will affect them, as plans continue to be under consultation. ⌛

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Ministers are to hire hundreds of educational psychologists over the next three years in a bid to cut the backlog of special educational needs (SEND) care plans amid a “tidal wave of applications from parents”. 📈

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The @departmentforedu.bsky.social has announced that early years staff across the country will be supported to upskill and qualify as teachers through new paid degree apprenticeship. 📚

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New City Hall figures show that London is on course to miss the government's recently reduced affordable homes target by a wide margin. 🏠

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The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed a 7 per cent rise to the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG), meaning that working-age adults who receive social care will receive at least £400 more a year to help with living costs.

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Catch up on the key political developments shaping Westminster and beyond, with highlights from:

1️⃣Adult social care
2️⃣Housing
3️⃣Education
4️⃣Work
5️⃣Migration

Have a read below! ⬇️

We've been shortlisted for the Better Society Awards' Consultancy of the Year! 🥳

We're very excited to be recognised by the Better Society Awards, organised by the Better Society Network.

Good luck to all the other finalists! The winner is announced in May.👀

At Principle, this is what we do. Amplify important voices, build influence, and deliver change.

Check out more information on our work together here: principleconsulting.org.uk/20-years-of-...

And on top of all that we've worked collaboratively to have a letter from a key Parliamentary Champion supporting Health Equals's policy call published in The Guardian and advised on a successful amendment to legislation, improving access to the building blocks of health!

Together we’ve expanded the Health Equals Parliamentary Champions Network by over 47 new members, engaged 80+ parliamentarians and supported significant Parliamentary activity.

Starting with Health Equals! Since teaming up with Health Equals last March, we've been supporting their mission to improve health opportunities.

In 2025, we celebrated 20 Years of Principle and to mark 20 years of impact with charities across the UK we've launched our first ever impact report. 🥳

For the rest of this month we're going to showcase some of the amazing causes highlighted in the report.

Looking ahead, Parliament will go on recess from Friday 13th February, returning on Monday 23rd February.

More than 300,000 children already living in the UK could be forced to wait 10 years for settled status under proposed changes to the Home Office’s “earned settlement” policy, according to an analysis by the @ippr.org. 🛂

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The @departmentforedu.bsky.social has announced a 10-year plan to transform the education estate to have high-quality classrooms that are fit for purpose. This includes an ‘inclusion base’ - a dedicated safe space away from classrooms where pupils can access targeted support. 🏫

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The Government has said it will spend £5bn to pay off 90% of the debts English councils have built up through supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by the end of the financial year. 💷

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London tenants are suffering from the worst damp problem in social housing in England, according to a Commons inquiry report by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.🏚️

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