Liz Truss blames Tory general election defeat on plastic straw ban in ridiculous tweet
Truss has backed Trump’s decision to reverse the ‘ludicrous’ ban on plastic straws
Olivia Barber
Protestors spray paint Glasgow university building over investment in Israeli arms firms
The University of Glasgow has £6.8 million in shares in arms companies such as BAE systems and QinetiQ.
Top 5 union wins over the last month
From succeeding at the latest stage of 10-year Asda equal pay claim to Stagecoach drivers getting an 11% pay rise, unions have been winning
Conservative Lord accused of ‘staggering u-turn’ on renters’ rights
Renters’ Reform Coalition analysis found that one in three peers scheduled to speak in the debate were landlords themselves
Local council pension funds investing billions in companies ‘enabling Israel’s genocide’
‘Divestment from Israel’s crimes is a moral and legal imperative that cannot be ignored’
Kemi Badenoch told Conservative Party staff to ‘do better’
With the Tories slipping into third place in the polls, Badenoch called on party staff to raise their game.
Keir Starmer restores whip to four MPs who opposed the two-child benefit cap
‘I have found out in a news article’, said one of the MPs who has not yet had the whip restored
Overwhelming majority of Brits believe foreign political donations should not be allowed
Less than 10% of the public believe foreign donations to political parties should be allowed
UK cannot be silent over Trump’s ‘dangerous’ Gaza plan, Lib Dems warn
MPs are calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine immediately
David Cameron and Rishi Sunak to cash in on lucrative US speaking gigs
David Cameron has also taken on a paid position as chair at a US hedge fund