Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, December 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Basit Mahmood
Labour MPs denounce the Nationality and Borders Bill as anti-refugee and propose reforms to welcome refugees to the UK
The statement demonstrates in clear language, for the first time, that members of the Parliamentary Labour Party not only oppose the Bill, but reject its anti-refugee sentiment
Boris Johnson humiliated at PMQs as he continues to insist ‘there was no party’
‘They knew there was a party, they knew it was against the rules, they knew they couldn’t admit it and they thought it was funny.’
The Sun is ridiculed for its front page and muted coverage of Downing Street Christmas Party
‘I wonder why the latest fiasco isn’t all over the front page today’
Ministers refuse to go on radio and TV after government caught ‘lying about Christmas party’
Health secretary Sajid Javid was forced to cancel interviews this morning and not a single government minister came out to bat for Downing Street after the leaking of the footage
EXCLUSIVE: Voters think Boris Johnson has betrayed the North, poll finds
41% of respondents think Boris Johnson’s government has betrayed the North of England, compared to 29% who think they have not.
Tories set to lose their majority, according to new poll
Notable Tory MPs who could lose their seats include Iain Duncan Smith, Graham Brady, Theresa Villiers, Steve Baker and Ian Levy.
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647,000 festive workers get no statutory sick pay, TUC warns
The UK also has the least generous statutory sick pay in Europe, worth just £96.35 per week
Dominic Raab ruthlessly mocked for bizarre claim that police ‘don’t investigate crimes a year after they’ve been committed’
‘Raab seemingly thinks he’s the justice secretary in Minority Report where only future crimes are of interest.’