Rishi Sunak laughs when asked ‘what does levelling up actually mean?’
“He is literally laughing in the public’s face. But for most people, the failure of the Tory Govt to tackle inequality in this country is no laughing matter.”
Basit Mahmood
Sadiq Khan calls for a London rent freeze amid cost of living crisis
‘This is a disgrace. Rents are soaring while landlords profit. I’ve repeatedly asked the Govt to let me freeze rents, saving Londoners £2,988 over two years.’
Nigel Farage mocked for claiming ‘deep state truly does exist’ after FBI search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
“Peddling conspiracy theories might make money, but they’re dangerous.”
RMT’s Mick Lynch says he would support a general strike if the TUC called one
‘The TUC can call a general strike, not me, if they call it we’ll support it, absolutely’
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Daily Mail slammed for front page accusing MPs who are investigating Boris Johnson of conducting a ‘witch hunt’
The Daily Mail thinks following due process and finding out whether our prime minister misled Parliament is a witch hunt.
Tory donor charged by US authorities over alleged role in Puerto Rico bribery scheme
Julio Herrera Velutini has given more than £500,000 to the Tories
Gordon Brown praised for clear proposals to tackle cost of living crisis as Tories go missing in action
“The reality is grim and undeniable: a financial timebomb will explode for families in October as a second round of fuel price rises in six months sends shock waves through every household and pushes millions over the edge.”
Rishi Sunak boasts of taking money away from ‘deprived urban areas’ for wealthy towns
‘We inherited a bunch of formulas from the Labour Party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone.’
Nigel Farage joins pro-Putin Viktor Orban at conference of U.S conservatives where he will speak about ‘saving the West’
Farage will be addressing the same conference at which Orban spoke and on the same theme of ‘saving the West’.