Full list of strike action planned for next week
The strikes for better pay and conditions show no sign of slowing down as we head into the second week of February.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
PPE losses rise to £14.9 billion
The financial blackhole generated by unused PPE has been described by Labour as an ‘absolute scandal.’
Brexit anniversary: Three Brexit disaster stories out this week
As we approach the three-year anniversary of leaving the EU, Brexit damage continues to mount.
Levelling up: Andy Burnham calls for UK to follow in Germany’s footsteps to close north/south divide
The Manchester mayor joined council leaders in making a case to the government to approach levelling up like Germany, which gives all regions the funding they need to close divides in living standards.
‘Eldorado vs Crossroads’: Twittersphere erupts at Rees-Mogg and Dorries’ TV show announcements
Not to be outshone by its right-wing channel rival, news followed the Rees-Mogg on GB News announcement that Nadine Dorries is to host her own show on TalkTV.
The hypocrisy of the Conservative libertarians and their media minions
Recent UK Tory governments’ relentless posturing as freedom champions while slowly chipping away at civil liberties through draconian legislation, bears worrying resemblance to the actions of the global right.
Campaigners take to the streets on National Day of Action over water pollution
The Dirty Water protests demand an end to the dumping of sewage into local rivers and waterways.
Rishi Sunak facing growing pressure to publish his tax returns
The Tories’ tax scandal has prompted renewed calls for the PM to release details of his tax affairs.
UK’s poorest households are £40 a month worse off a month, as richest gain similar sum
Research unveils how inflation is hitting those on the lowest incomes the hardest.
Most voters think Nadhim Zahawi should resign as Tory Party chairman
The survey was conducted by YouGov, a firm Zahawi co-founded.