Keir Starmer confirms he is still committed to lowering the voting age to 16
“We will definitely get it done, it’s a manifesto commitment and we intend to honour it.”
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Covid VIP lane: Arrest made in fraud investigation
The Good Law Project has revealed that Karen Brost, the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract when it had no employees and thousands of pounds of debts – has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and interviewed under caution by HMRC, and her husband, Tim Whyte, is also being investigated in connection with the offence.
Labour government recruits over 1,500 extra GPs since October in bid to end 8am appointment scramble
“This doesn’t mean it’s ‘job done’. Loads to do. But the NHS is going in the right direction.”
Tory HQ in Leeds likely to close after one of the party’s biggest donors pulls funding
It’s getting worse for Kemi Badenoch and her cash strapped Conservative Party, following news that one of the party’s biggest donors has decided to pull the plug on his donations, in a move that will likely mean the closure oftest
Trump’s economics slammed as ‘a load of old b*llocks’ by Andrew Neil
Veteran journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil has slammed President Trump’s economic policies as a ‘load of old b*llocks’, as world leaders scramble to contain the impact of tariffs. The U.S. President recently imposed a wave of tariffs, including a 10%test
Good Law Project launches campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta
The Good Law Project has launched a campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, accusing Mark Zuckerberg’s platforms of making money ‘out of feeding us disinformation and dodgy ads through its recommender algorithms’. Ittest
Reform UK candidate called for Tommy Robinson statue ‘in every town square’
In yet another example of how far-right Reform UK is and why it isn’t fit to hold office, it’s been revealed that one of the party’s candidates called for a statue of Tommy Robinson “in every town square”. Donna Edmunds,test
Keir Starmer roasts Reform UK during Labour’s local election launch
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken apart Reform UK during Labour’s local election launch, slamming the far-right party for ‘putting themselves before the country’. The elections on 1 May are the party’s first major test at the ballot box sincetest
Guido Fawkes owner pays £75,000 libel case costs to Dale Vince
The owner of right-wing blog Guido Fawkes, Paul Staines, has paid green industrialist and Labour Party donor Dale Vince £75,000 towards legal costs, over false claims that Vince supported Hamas. The legal battle occurred after Staines published articles on thetest
Elon Musk in trouble as Tesla sales plummet to lowest level in 3 years after backlash
Tech billionaire and Trump supporter Elon Musk is facing difficult times ahead after it was revealed that Tesla sales have plummeted to their lowest level in three years, with a backlash against his involvement with the Trump administration blamed astest