How every MP voted on government plans to cut winter fuel allowance for pensioners
MPs have voted to approve government plans to cut the winter fuel payment for most pensioners and to means test the payment.
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Labour praised for giving English local authorities power to run bus services
“Buses are the lifeblood of our communities, but for too many people it has become impossible to rely on local services, as routes have been slashed and timetables hollowed out.
Winter Fuel Payments explained: What will change, who is affected and why is it so controversial?
Today will see MPs vote on whether to cut winter fuel payments to the majority of pensioners
Wes Streeting takes the Tories apart over their lies on cronyism
“Why don’t we talk about Owen Paterson’s lobbying health ministers on behalf of Randox.
Disabled children’s charity hands 43% of grants to rightwing think-tanks
Over the last five years, the Street Foundation is found to have given rightwing pressure groups £749,000 – more than 40% of the money it handed out during this period
GB News paid Nigel Farage £81,607 for just 32 hours of work
That works out to more than £2,500 an hour for Parliament’s highest earning MP.
Government is appointing Covid Corruption Commissioner to go after dodgy contracts awarded by Tories
Anti-corruption group Transparency International has previously revealed that the UK government’s fast-tracking of suppliers recommended by officials and politicians may have led to “systematic and partisan bias” in the awarding of contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.
Wife of former Putin Minister gave £70,000 to Priti Patel’s leadership campaign… only to see her knocked out in the first round
Patel’s register of interests shows that Lubov Chernukhin made the donation on the 12th August which was accepted on the 13th August.
Hereditary peers to be kicked out of the House of Lords within months
Labour has also promised to introduce a retirement age of 80 for members of the Lords but that will happen later, after a consultation.
Keir Starmer says government will block all companies implicated in Grenfell Tower ‘horrific failings’ from getting government contracts
The report was scathing about those who made and sold panels and insulation products, which it accused of ‘systemic dishonesty’.