Water firm given £450m subsidies at same time it paid £1.5bn to shareholders
The news has triggered renewed calls for public ownership.
Chris Jarvis
Chris Jarvis is head of strategy and development at Left Foot Forward
Only tiny fraction of UK population think disability benefits are too high
The public overestimates the amount of money being paid in Personal Independence Payments but don’t think it is too high
Dozens of MPs issue call to scrap increase in bus fare cap
They’re calling for the government to “reverse the increase in the fare cap so that buses remain affordable for communities across the country.”
Assisted Dying Bill: How Labour cabinet members intend to vote
A full breakdown of what we know about cabinet members’ views so far
New research shows that public think urgent action on climate crisis needed
People think drastic action is needed now
Campaigners stage ‘die-in’ in Westminster over Rosebank oil field
“In the wake of hundreds of dead in Valencia and the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton, this UK government must stop this egregious, massive oil field or it has totally lost touch with reality.”
UN secretary-general gives stark warning about climate crisis
“It’s absolutely essential to reduce emissions drastically now”
36,000 people sign petition calling for Keir Starmer to stand up to Donald Trump
It calls on Starmer to ‘confront him directly and stand up for our values’.
Two petitions reach threshold for formal government response
These are the first petitions since the general election to meet the threshold
Liam Byrne says Labour must tackle inequality or suffer same fate as Democrats in the US
“It must be a project that not only raises real incomes but actually helps improve the wealth levels of voters who have simply been left behind by the surge in the wealth of the top 1%.”