Ken Loach and Bakers’ Union president could be expelled from the Labour Party on Tuesday
Certain left-wing groups are set to be proscribed from the Labour Party as Sir Keir Starmer pushes to get rid of “toxic extremism”.
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Prof Prem Sikka: Why we must resist the Elderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill
Tories want to push their favoured insurance-backed approach, which at best will only benefit a few wealthy individuals, says Prem Sikka.
Minister slammed for breaching Samaritans guidance on discussing suicide
The vaccines minister tried to blame lockdown as the cause of people taking their lives.
“Opening on Monday is madness”: Scientists warn cases will rise as restrictions are lifted
“Who knows where we’ll be in six weeks’ time, but it’s not going to be anywhere better than we are now,” says Professor Christine Pagel.
Gerard Coyne: “Obsessing around Westminster politics isn’t what I intend to be involved in”
LFF speaks to the Unite leadership candidate.
The powers of the Lord Advocate in Scotland need splitting
‘The ongoing row in Scotland over the role of the Lord Advocate is of fundamental importance to Scottish democracy’.
GB News viewers crash to zero after presenter takes knee prompting boycott
GB News, which has claimed to campaign on issues of free speech, described the gesture as an ‘unacceptable breach of our standards’
MPs refusing to wear masks are putting parliamentary staff at risk
‘We’ll be writing to every MP spotted not wearing a face covering to challenge them to do the decent thing.’
Privatising Channel 4 could lead to ‘money flowing out of the country and into pockets of multinational corporations’, say MPs
Privatisation could also result in the channel losing its publisher-broadcaster status which means that all revenues are invested back into the production of its content.
Former Tory police chief will not face prosecution despite live ammunition being found at his home
Jason Ablewhite had already resigned as police and crime commissioner in November 2019 after he allegedly sent an explicit photo to a woman on Facebook.