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Tories defend Boris Johnson’s ludicrous claim that Ukraine’s fight against Russia is like Brexit vote
'The remarks led to an immediate backlash, with the comments branded hurtful and ludicrous'.
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Outrage after P&O ferry crews at Dover replaced ‘by seafarers paid just £1.80 an hour’
'The government needs to urgently outlaw fire and rehire and strengthen workers' rights.'
Cost of living crisis has meant over a quarter of single parent families have already gone without food
95% of single parents have been worried about the rising cost of essentials over the last 12 months, compared with 57% of UK adults.
Why we need to introduce automatic voter registration
'Individual electoral registration was introduced in 2014. It cleaned up the rolls to a degree, but also cleaned them out of millions who should have been there.'
Tory chair slammed after taking aim at ‘net zero dogma’ in favour of ‘domestic oil and gas’
'Dowden signals an end to ‘net zero dogma’ – less than 6 months on from Cop26'