Tory MP slammed after telling firefighters using foodbanks to ‘learn how to budget’
“Then on your much higher MP wage, why are you needing to claim expenses and eat taxpayer subsidised food? Just budget.”
Basit Mahmood
RMT’s Mick Lynch slams Tory minister for lying and insists government torpedoed a deal to prevent rail strikes
Lynch claimed that ministers were “undermining efforts to get a settlement” and had sunk an agreement in December.
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A full list of upcoming strike dates
We take a look at the upcoming list of strike dates.
Rishi Sunak slammed for appointing old-Etonian banker and Tory donor as new ethics adviser
“The social distance between us – an old Etonian, in 21st century?”
Good Law Project reveals the names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane
Tory MP Liam Fox referred the firm Surescreen Diagnostics to Matt Hancock, and they landed a £500 million contract. Surescreen subsequently donated £20,000 to Liam Fox.
More people blame the Government than unions for wave of strikes, poll shows
The poll, carried out by Opinium on behalf of the Compassion in Politics think tank and reported in the Mirror, found that 41% of those surveyed believe the Tories are responsible, 35% say unions
Tory MP Bob Stewart who told human rights activist to go back to Bahrain received £10,000 in hospitality from brutal regime
The MP for Beckenham has also spoken in defence of the regime in Parliament, this despite the fact that according to Human Rights Watch, the Bahraini government has engaged in heavy repression.
Majority of Britons support strikes by nurses and ambulance workers
Public support was highest for nurses, with 66% of those asked supporting strike action, compared to just 28% who opposed.
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