Keir Starmer roasts Rishi Sunak at PMQs as he lays out the scale of Tory local election losses
“In addition to losing two Tory MPs in two weeks, the Prime Minister’s been on the receiving end of some of the biggest by-election swings in history.”
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Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour over ‘broken promises’
The Tory MP for Dover hit out at Rishi Sunak’s party saying ‘the Conservatives have become a byword for incompetence and division’
25 groups condemn Tory Party’s ‘onslaught of attacks’ on disabled people’s rights
A coalition of organisations sign letter to Rishi Sunak condemning the UK government for a ‘complete disregard for international law and contempt for human rights’
Tory MP wants postal votes banned after his party was humiliated in local elections
In recent years the Tories have tried to change the electoral system in their favour, by introducing reforms such as voter ID laws
When are this week’s train strikes?
The latest strike dates in the long-running dispute over train drivers’ pay
Liz Truss brutally mocked after being snubbed by Argentina’s President
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ASLEF General Secretary slams government for being “ultra-deceitful” in negotiations over train drivers pay
“We deal with people who only operate in bad faith and deceit, right?”
Mick Lynch rips into P&O Ferries CEO after committee grilling on seafarers’ working conditions
Ferry company boss admits staff paid under £5 an hour, while he received ‘bumper bonus’
A chart which sums up the housing crisis
With more than a million households waiting for social homes, those on low-incomes are increasingly being pushed into unsuitable and costly accommodation in the private rented sector as well as into temporary accommodation.
UK government’s climate plan ‘unlawful’ High Court finds, again
‘No more pie in the sky – this judgement means the government must now take real, credible action to address the climate crisis’