Basit Mahmood
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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Rishi Sunak’s comments accusing striking workers and unions of ‘waging class war’ are shameful and full of hypocrisy
'The language of ‘class war’ is not helpful, in fact it seeks to portray those who are undertaking strike action, whether it be nurses, rail workers or border officers as ‘enemies of the state’
Tory MP Bob Stewart tells human rights activist who was tortured to ‘go back to Bahrain’
Alwadaei asked the MP: “How much did you sell yourself to the Bahraini regime”.
Royal College of Nursing’s Pat Cullen says nurses are ‘dreading Christmas’ as she sets out in damning detail the hardships they face
"Some members have told me over this last week that they are fearful they are going to lose their own house under not being able to pay their rent come the new year"
The Tories’ new senior treasurer served as a minister in the brutal regime of Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
"Just when you think the Conservatives have plumbed the depths of sleaze and scandal we have this: a billionaire who was a part of Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic regime"