Five urgent policies dwarfed by ‘partygate’ chaos
Preoccupied with self-inflicted ‘bring your own booze’ garden parties and ‘cheese and wine’ controversies, political agenda the country desperately needs is being starved of attention.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Daily Mail targets Angela Rayner in rumour-hawking political-jibe story
Peddling typically prudish standards, the Mail has been quick to jump on a right-wing scandal-mongering article about the deputy Labour leader.
Anti-privatisation campaigners demand Channel 4 stays in public hands
‘We hope to show Nadine Dorries that there is real opposition to any plans to privatise Channel 4, and ultimately, we want to ensure that Channel 4 remains in public hands.’
Calls for Treasury to make immediate cash payments to ease cost-of living crisis
‘The government cannot stand by and allow the rising cost of living to knock people off their feet,’ says the JRF, amid demands for the chancellor to hand out cash payments to help struggling families.
Bus drivers’ set for more strikes over poverty pay
As the ‘year of the squeeze’ kicks in, employees of two transport companies are to go on more strikes in coming weeks over an unresolved pay dispute.
Tension escalates in Bury over Wakeford’s defection as Labour defends no by-election
Another car crash week for the PM saw Bury South MP Christian Wakeford defect from the Conservatives to Labour, leading to calls for a by-election.
“You have NO idea”: Dominic Raab under fire for ‘gruelling’ No 10 working conditions comments
The deputy prime minister’s comments that the alleged Downing Street parties took place while staff were working ‘under phenomenal strain’ have ignited resentment.
Race inequality: Black children twice as likely to grow up in poverty as white children
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens with millions at risk of being plunged into fuel poverty, research shows a stark racial divide between children growing up in poverty.
Another Eton mess: Politicians with privileged backgrounds under fire in wake of ‘BYOB’ garden party scandal
Can a privileged upbringing and education actually be a handicap to effective leadership rather than an advantage?
‘Victory in Oldham’: Pro-Palestine activists celebrate closure of Elbit arms factory
The activists say the sale of the site is a direct result of their sustained campaigning.