Government chief whip’s ‘100% behind Boris’ Tweet sparks backlash
Mark Spencer is joined by Priti Patel in defending the prime minister.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
UK manufacturers warn Brexit changes will elevate soaring costs in 2022
Manufacturers in Britain are voicing concerns that Brexit will create additional costs for British industry.
Tory press stirs speculation that Jeremy Corbyn is considering launching new party
The right-wing newspapers have been quick to jump on the story that Jeremy Corbyn could establish his own political party – suggestions that have evoked a wave of support for the former Labour leader on social media.
MPs face pressure to scrap annual pay rise as cost-of-living crisis worsens
MPs are under fire for taking another significant pay rise at a time when thousands are hit with rocketing bills and higher National Insurance costs.
‘Worse kind of Conservative cronyism’: Johnson accused of corruption over flat refurb controversy
The PM’s year hasn’t got off to the best of starts, as he faces fresh allegations about his integrity involving the Downing Street residence refurbishment scandal.
Priti Patel’s plans to x-ray asylum seekers slammed as unethical
The home secretary’s proposed method to verify the age of asylum seekers is blasted as ‘flawed, dangerous and unethical’
Government pressed to reinstate £20 Universal Credit uplift
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, charities warn that without government intervention, millions could be pushed into poverty and destitution.
Poll shows public ‘overwhelmingly oppose’ Blair knighthood
So vast is the opposition, that more than one million people have signed a petition for the former PM to have his “Knight Companion of the Most Noble of the Garter” rescinded.
Burnt-out nurses working for free to keep NHS running – survey finds
Almost two years into the pandemic, and exhausted and overwhelmed nurses are working long hours, often without pay, in order to keep the NHS afloat, a new study has revealed.
UK is ‘losing its moral authority’: Calls ramped up for government to reopen safe routes for refugees
One of the most harrowing images of 2021 has to be that of a damaged inflatable dinghy that had been carrying refugees, washed up on a beach near Wimereux, France. The incident sparked a wave of dissent about the government’s tough immigration policies.