Basit Mahmood
EXCLUSIVE: Quarter of voters say former ministers shouldn’t be lobbying for private firms
Around 27% believe former prime ministers should not be allowed to lobby government on behalf of private firms after they have left office.
Nine new billionaires created due to profits from Covid vaccines, says campaign group
According to the People’s Vaccine Alliance, the nine new billionaires have a combined net wealth of $19.3 billion, enough to fully vaccinate all people in low-income countries 1.3 times.
Greens reject claims of ‘coalition with Tories’ on London Assembly
The Greens instead accused the Labour party of trying to block them from chairing the Transport Committee.
Plans to introduce photo ID for voting ‘are about voter suppression’, says Labour MP
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP also says that the move will disproportionately affect those from underrepresented and marginalised communities.
Exclusive: Brits support decriminalisation of marijuana, saying it’s less harmful than alcohol
Three in ten MPs also support the decriminalisation of marijuana.
British Fur Trade Association slammed for ‘misusing poll’ to show support for fur trade
The association had claimed that ‘97% of Brits believe that a fur ban should not be the government’s priority’.