North’s first female Muslim council leader slams ‘dehumanising’ smear campaign
Arooj Shah says she saw a ‘new low in the Conservatives in Oldham.’
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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of public back investment in renewables not fracking, poll finds
Almost 70% of those asked support investment in green energy, compared to just 17% who back extraction of shale gas.
Climate sceptic think tank receives funding from US billionaire bankroller of Conservative crusades
Global Warming Policy Foundation, the UK’s most prominent climate sceptic policy group, has received funding from the Sarah Scaife Foundation, one of the biggest donors to hard-line Conservative causes in the US over the decades.
Piers Morgan hits out at ‘woke whiny wastrels’ after ratings for Uncensored show nosedive
The outspoken broadcaster took offense to reports about the fall in popularity of the flagship show on Murdoch’s TalkTV.
A ‘hare-brained idea’: Johnson’s musing of Right to Buy denounced as ploy to win ‘red wall’ votes
“This is desperate stuff from a tired government, repackaging a plan from 2015.”
Local elections: Tory candidates desperately attempt to distance themselves from Johnson and Westminster
Conservative council candidates have been accused of ‘trying to hide from their own government’s record’, as they attempt to dissociate from the scandal-mired prime minister.
Female, northern and working class: Angela Rayner smear shows how Tory party is hanging on to elitism
‘The hateful nature of this article reveals a great deal about the Conservatives in Westminster under this prime minister, their pals in the right-wing press and of their relationship with a public that they hold in contempt.’
Government in court over Abingdon Health Covid contracts scandal
“Once again, it’s taken legal action to shine a light on dodgy procurement, wasted millions and preferential treatment for the politically-connected.”
‘Arrogant and offensive’: Rees-Mogg slammed for threatening to sell civil servants’ offices
“Can’t remember a time when Whitehall morale was lower.”
Daily Mail’s ‘Labour’s lockdown lies and hypocrisy’ article branded ‘desperate’
The right-wing newspaper’s Labour-bashing frontpage story has been ripped apart online, with commentators pointing to flaws and double standards.