Tory minister Kevin Foster refuses to apologise for suggesting Ukrainian refugees come to UK to pick fruit
Despite deleting a tweet, the immigration minister has refused to apologise for his remarks.
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UK pledge to take Ukrainian refugees doesn’t go far enough and is branded shameful by Labour
‘It has emerged that the rules exclude siblings, adult children and parents’
Why grade-dependent student loans are a recipe for social exclusion
‘It is reasonable to conclude that the government’s proposals for grade-conditional loans are deliberately discriminatory towards students from poor backgrounds.’
Tory MP Sir Roger Gale slammed after calling for all Russians in Britain to be ‘sent home’
‘Complete insanity’
Russian police arrest more than 1,700 anti-war protesters and warn they could face ‘treason’ charges
Russians are also said to have been warned by authorities that any ‘negative comments’ about Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine would be treated as ‘treason’.
Wera Hobhouse MP: Looking back to the last International Women’s Day – has anything changed?
The Government can’t cut corners when it comes to equalities. There must be a dedicated Minister and clear action to tackle violence against women and girls.
Labour Party seizes control of youth wing’s Twitter account
The move has been branded “deeply disappointing”, “designed to silence critics of Labour’s direction under Starmer”, and “a complete affront to the most basic principles of democracy”
Prof Prem Sikka: The Elections Bill is another step towards fascism
The majority of the poor and the disabled rarely vote for the ruling Conservative party. So the Bill makes it difficult for them to vote
What you can do to help the people of Ukraine
A list of charities and causes that you can support