According to the Social Mobility Commission, even when those from working-class backgrounds have the same education attainment, role and experience as their more privileged colleagues, those from poorer backgrounds are still paid an average of £2,242 (7%) less.
After rigorously investigating the claims, Channel 4 says it had found no evidence to back up what Dorries said.
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Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme she said: “I wanted Boris to carry on as prime minister.”
The wording of the petition states: “I demand Boris Johnson is added to the ballot as an option for the members to vote upon in the forthcoming election.”
“Firefighters are at the forefront of the climate emergency. The demands of the job are increasing but our resources have been under attack by government cuts for over a decade. 11,500 firefighter jobs have been slashed since 2010.”
The record-breaking temperatures yesterday meant that the fire service in London faced its busiest day since the second world war, as fires raged throughout the country.
The law requires the government to produce detailed climate policies showing how the UK’s carbon budgets will be met.
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The prime minister has “clearly clocked off”
