Three misleading Tory claims about voter fraud and voter ID
In their handling and defending of the controversial new policy, the Tories have made some pretty dubious claims.
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Mick Lynch warns against ‘ultra right’ stoking divisions in May Day rally
The comments were made the same week that train unions announced further rail strikes.
Wage stagnation: Workers suffer from £400 hit to monthly pay packets
Rachel Reeves has said that ordinary families are paying the price for 13 years of low growth and high taxes under the Tory government.
Blame it on the Blob: How civil servants are bearing the brunt of Tory government failings
It seems Raab’s departure and his searing attack on the civil service, could be used by the Tories to rig the system by weeding out the liberals, demonise them for their own failings, and appoint ‘their own,’ as a means of driving policies forward to deliver on their own political objectives.
Thousands sign petition calling for voter ID U-turn
‘One voter turned away is too many’
Andrew Bridgen expelled by Tories after comments about Covid vaccines
Following the recommendation of a disciplinary panel, the Conservative Party has confirmed that the MP was expelled earlier this month.
Anti-poverty charities call on government to introduce ‘Essentials Guarantee’ as food bank usage soars
It would be the first time since the welfare state was created that social security rates were based on what people need, and how much living essentials actually cost.
Starmer rips into ‘out of touch’ Sunak in angry PMQs’ exchange
‘So out of touch that he looks at a petrol pump and a debit card like they’ve just arrived from Mars.’
Suella Braverman left squirming as she attempts to defend Sudanese refugee deportation on media round
Clashing with presenters, the Home Secretary struggled to explain the government’s approach to refugees escaping war in Sudan, in a series of media performances.
Thérèse Coffey accused of ‘complacency’ and slated for dragging up last Labour government during water sewage crisis debate
‘The complacency she’s demonstrating is frankly, frankly shocking.’