Liz Truss and right-wing lobby group lose it over campaign to return Parthenon marbles
Truss is being mocked for claiming the Greek statues are part of “our national culture”
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Councils push back against Reform UK ‘Doge’ unit’s attempts to access sensitive data
Lawyers have been hired to challenge Doge’s data grab
Taming corporations is the key issue of our times
To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.
Rupert Lowe under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog
The ex-Reform MP is being looked into for allegedly not declaring hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations to his ‘rape gang inquiry’ project
Donald Trump preparing to visit UK in coming weeks
Trump will visit Scotland to open a new golf course.
Chris Philp forced to admit Rwanda plan failed after trying to attack Labour small boats deal
The Tory MP was forced to admit that the Rwanda scheme resulted in zero deportations
Government plan to scrap First Past the Post for mayoral and PCC elections welcomed
The Tories introduced FPTP for mayoral and PCC elections in 2022, a change seen as an attempt to boost their chances of winning elections
Reform UK’s membership ‘falls by almost 10,000 in a month’
Farage can’t be too pleased.
Wes Streeting says he can’t understand why resident doctors are striking after 28.9% pay increase
“There isn’t a precedent for this in the history of British trade unions.”
Commons leader Lucy Powell brutally mocks Reform UK’s vetting procedures
‘The bigger story for Reform this week is they really are becoming the party of sleaze and scandal and dud and dodgy personnel.’