Rupert Murdoch’s Times humiliated over fake interviews
Calls have been made for the press regulator to investigate “systematic failings which lead publishers to keep running fake, likely AI-generated, PR content.”
Left Foot Forward
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says party must not break tax manifesto promise
Powell has also repeated her call for the two-child limit to be lifted “in full”
Charities regulator tells right-wing IEA that it has to ‘act on transparency and balance’
The Good Law Project’s initial complaint related to potential political bias as well as perceptions of a potential lack of transparency around funding.
Reform mocked as expelled councillors form rival group on Kent council
The Lib Dems have compared factionalism and infighting in Reform-run Kent County Council to a Monty Python-style farce
Gordon Brown demands ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit limit ahead of Budget
“Total abolition is far preferable to any tapering or any other kind of reform that would not abolish the two-child rule in its entirety.”
Paul Nowak roasts Telegraph columnist’s claim the economy was ‘doing ok’ under the Tories on Question Time
“Doing well for who? Would be the question that I would ask.”
Reform in chaos after losing 9 councillors on key council in just 6 months
The party won 57 of the 81 seats up for grabs in May but has now gone down to 48.
Reform-run council criticised over plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions have also been raised about a conflict of interest, as Reform’s adult social care cabinet member owns a private care company
George Osborne slammed as ‘disgusting’ over two-child benefit cap defence
There is now growing pressure on the Labour government to lift the cap ahead of the budget later this month.