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.’
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
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.
How the left has reacted to the possible return of Boris Johnson
‘We can’t continue to see Parliament as a personal plaything of those on the Tory right that want to enact the policies that they’ve been doing.’
Brexit: Thousands of jobs at risk in Northern Ireland due of failure to replace EU funds
Concerns have been raised again about the impact of lost EU funds as a result of Brexit.
City bonuses have risen twice as fast as wages since 2008 financial crash, analysis reveals
The research shows stark comparisons between the bonuses of bankers and the salaries of workers in low paid jobs.
Conservative press makes its own U-turn on Liz Truss
The Daily Mail, which endorsed Truss during the leadership contest, has been backpedalling at full pelt.
Insurgent group continues ‘politicised’ campaign against the National Trust
Restore Trust, which has been waging a campaign against perceived ‘wokeness’ within the National Trust, is backing a slate of candidates and motions in the charity’s upcoming elections.
Gordon Brown warns of ‘national uprising’ if benefits are cut
The former prime minister has warned of nationwide uprising if the government fails to increase benefits in line with inflation.
Union warns of further poverty if benefits aren’t brought in line with inflation
‘Attempting to balance the books on the backs of the poorest in society is fundamentally wrong at any time and it will be especially devastating for many workers in the midst of a cost of living crisis.’
Full Fact: Liz Truss was not the first prime minister to attend a comprehensive school
The fact checkers concluded that the prime minister’s claim was incorrect.