Boris Johnson accused of giving bungs to newspapers in exchange for content promoting government
Dominic Cummings said Boris Johnson personally negotiated “direct bungs” to newspapers, in the form of Covid relief payments.
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Levelling up? Majority of constituencies have fallen further behind since Johnson became PM
Bloomberg analysis found that in 9 out of 12 metrics, the performance of most constituencies relative to London and the South East is now worse or unchanged compared to 2019’.
Tory MP slammed after claiming poor people can’t ‘cook properly’ or ‘budget’
‘Cooking from scratch won’t help families keep the lights on or put food on the table’
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Daily Mail ridiculed for latest ‘hypocritical’ and ‘ludicrous’ attack on Keir Starmer
“Starmer could donate a kidney to save a life and the Mail would scream he kept one for himself”
Boris Johnson warned Britain could face EU sanctions over assault on Human Rights Act contained in Queen’s Speech
Human Right Group Liberty is among those who have warned that the decision to scrap the Human Rights Act could have dire consequences
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Priti Patel’s speech disrupted by activists over ‘inhumane’ and ‘morally bankrupt’ Rwanda refugee plan
“Priti Patel, your racist policies are killing people. Your plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda are inhumane and are going to ruin people’s lives.”
Millions of people in the UK are missing meals because of the cost of living crisis, new survey finds
There has been a 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months.
Anger after Tory who pleaded guilty to assaulting woman is re-elected as a councillor
Gordon Cranney had pleaded guilty to the assault at Teesside Magistrates Court