Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Basit Mahmood
Labour takes biggest poll lead in ten years
If the results were repeated at a general election, Labour would win a 126 seat majority, with a string of prominent Tory MPs losing their seats, including Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps and Dominic Raab.
Jacob Rees-Mogg brutally mocked after being tipped to become levelling up secretary
‘If Jacob Rees Mogg becomes Levelling Up Secretary you can wave goodbye to the whole concept of levelling up’
Tory MP says Liz Truss’ economic policies will make people homeless
‘Liz Truss is talking about tax cuts that will help low-income households to the tune of £1 a week and yet it would help a household like mine to the tune of £30 a week. It’s simply not right.’
Liz Truss argued for cutting doctors’ pay and charging patients to see GPs, unearthed report shows
The report, entitled ‘Back to Black’, which was uncovered by TalkTV, also proposed cuts to the pensions, education and communities budgets as part of push to shrink the size of the state under the then Labour government.
GB News loses major investor just over a year after launch
‘There has been a major shakeup of directors too, with Andrew Cole and Mark Schneider, who set up GB News’ parent company last February, resigning as directors and selling their stakes.’
Boris Johnson slammed for going on second holiday in two weeks amid cost of living crisis
Absence has come to define the Johnson premiership.
Unite secures thousands of British Airways staff average 13% pay rise
The pay rise came after the union backed industrial action for check-in staff and a deal for them was agreed after tough negotiations.
45 million Brits to end up in fuel poverty in January, new study warns
Among the hardest hit groups will be pensioners, with 86.4% of pensioner couples expected to fall into fuel poverty, along with 90.4% of lone parents with two or more children.
Andy Burnham praised after confirming bus fares across Greater Manchester will be capped at £2 a journey from next month
Burnham described his announcement as ‘a glimmer of light in tough times’.