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Basit Mahmood

Boris and carrie

Accusations of a ‘cover up’ after Times pull damning story about Boris Johnson and Carrie

Basit Mahmood
20 June, 2022

The piece, written by veteran journalist Simon Walters, claimed that Johnson tried to appoint his now-wife Carrie as his £100,000-a-year chief of staff while he was foreign secretary in 2018

Michael Gove

Michael Gove faces backlash over new law ‘re-criminalising’ rough sleeping

Basit Mahmood
20 June, 2022

“They want to conceal the consequences of their failing economic policies.”

Number of children eligible for free school meals rises to nearly 2 million

Basit Mahmood
9 June, 2022

Data reveals that over the last three years, the number of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by a shocking 49%.

UK economy will fall behind all major economies except Russia, OECD warns

Basit Mahmood
9 June, 2022

The UK will be the worst performing economy of any nation in the developed world apart from Russia in 2023

Radical Roundup

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, June 2022

Basit Mahmood
8 June, 2022

The news you didn’t see this week…

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson taken to task over failing the NHS

Basit Mahmood
8 June, 2022

“24 hours in A&E used to be a TV programme,” he said. “Now it’s the Government’s policy”.

Northern Ireland

Doubts raised over legality of the government’s Northern Ireland Protocol bill

Basit Mahmood
8 June, 2022

Just days after his integrity was questioned by his own MPs in a vote of no-confidence, Johnson is now bringing forward legislation that may well break international law.

Bob Seeley

Tory MP says he voted for Boris Johnson in no-confidence vote after securing review into funding for local council

Basit Mahmood
7 June, 2022

“I talked again with ministers about why a fair funding package has not yet been forthcoming for the Isle of Wight Council.”

Boris Johnson scratching his head

Tories tell Boris Johnson ‘get out’ after worse result than Theresa May

Basit Mahmood
7 June, 2022

‘Deep inside, he should recognise that, and turn his mind to getting out in a way that spares party and country such agonies’

A pile of newspapers with text overlaid reading "Voices on the Left"

Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week

Basit Mahmood
6 June, 2022

A roundup of progressive news…

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