Northern mayors slam ‘ridiculous’ post-Brexit rules around musicians touring Europe
Andy Burnham says it is time for ministers to stop evading questions around Brexit.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Beware of the body-snatchers: National Trust faces fresh battle with right-wing insurgents
For the third consecutive year, a dark and sinister force is at play, abetted by a cynical right-wing press, attempting to present Europe’s biggest conservation charity as some kind of dangerously radical cake-and-countryside organisation.
Food bank demand hits record numbers as centres prepare for ‘worst winter yet’
‘We don’t want to spend every winter saying things at food banks are getting worse, but they are.’
Rishi Sunak ignites outpour of anger for telling Israel ‘We want you to win’
‘Nobody wins when the scale of human suffering, devastation and pain is so vast and relentless.’
Refugee charity calls for not-for-profit asylum system, as it reveals companies profiting from refugees’ ‘misery’
‘While the government gives away billions to these companies people seeking asylum are left to live in accommodation that actively harms their health.’
NHS waiting list surges despite Sunak’s pledge to cut backlog
‘The Prime Minister’s key pledge of reducing the size of the waiting list by March 2024 is looking more and more in doubt.’
The Big Lie – how right-wingers make stuff up to win elections
The devastation unfolding in Gaza this week has ignited the ugliest of political deceit, backed up by a lapdog right-wing press.
Government’s own watchdog issues damning verdict of Sunak’s climate policies reversal
‘The Conservatives have no solution to the cost of living crisis, and Rishi Sunak is only raising bills and making Britain more insecure.’
Former Telegraph editor says he will vote Labour rather than ‘dreadful’ Tory government
Max Hastings is the latest high-profile figure to announce that they are giving up on the Tories.
Makeshift refugee camps likely to be commonplace this winter as Home Office speeds up evictions, charities warn
Right to remain refugees now have only seven days to find accommodation.