Left Foot Forward
Wera Hobhouse MP: One year on from the Government’s Ten Point Plan – how are they doing on electric vehicles?
'We need an emergency 10-year programme to upgrade insulation in every home and to ensure new homes are built to zero-carbon standards'
Tories set to lose their majority, according to new poll
Notable Tory MPs who could lose their seats include Iain Duncan Smith, Graham Brady, Theresa Villiers, Steve Baker and Ian Levy.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news
647,000 festive workers get no statutory sick pay, TUC warns
The UK also has the least generous statutory sick pay in Europe, worth just £96.35 per week
The government’s plan to ban single-use plastics is too little too late
'Over the last 20 years we’ve produced more plastic than in the whole of the last century.'
The Government is failing unaccompanied child refugees
'When unaccompanied children arrive on our shores to seek asylum, they are vulnerable and need our support.'