London Mayor calls for immediate rent freeze as homelessness rises
The government is being urged to take decisive action in the autumn statement to invest in housing benefit.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Thousands sign petition urging government for an inflation-matching pay rise
A petition to the health secretary Steve Barclay to increase pay for NHS workers by 11 percent to match inflation, has amassed more than 80,000 signatures.
MPs call for investigation into potential wrongdoings by climate sceptic think-tank
The cross-party group of MPs are urging the Charity Commission to investigate possible misuse of funds by the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Piers Morgan Uncensored attracts more viewers without Piers Morgan
You’d think that if a TV show is named after its presenter, that presenter would be its greatest asset, the reason why viewers tune in. Not, it seems, for TalkTV’s flagship evening showcase of debate and un-woke opinions.
What next, now Rishi Sunak is prime minister?
Sunak might be seen to have more political nous than his two disgraced predecessors, but he’s an ideologically right-wing Tory from the right of the party. The fact that he’s presented as a pragmatic centrist shows how far to the right the party has swung.
Hundreds of thousands of NHS workers to ballot on strike action over pay
Around 350,000 members of Unison started voting this week on whether to strike over real terms pay cuts.
Report finds UK to EU trade 16% lower than if Brexit had not happened
Trade from Britain to the bloc is down on levels anticipated if the country had not left the EU, research has found.
Why have the Tories suddenly imploded?
In many ways, the Tories’ downfall is not startling at all. Not just because Truss and her predecessor were incompetents, but because the party’s implosion has been brewing for decades, and their problems have much deeper causes.
Universal Credit claimants could lose £1,000 a year
‘Anything short of raising all benefits in line with inflation will blight millions more childhoods and weaken our future economy.’
Tens of thousands sign ‘General Election Now’ petition
Momentum builds for the country to go to the polls to decide who the next prime minister will be.