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Fire Brigades Union slams Reform in Kent for causing “threat to public safety”
Reform UK’s councillor suspensions have left the council’s fire authority unable to function properly
Resident doctors strikes: Everything you need to know
This is why and when doctors will be on strike
Labour restores whip to four MPs who voted against welfare cuts
‘There will always be disagreements in politics, what defines us is how we resolve them.’
Calls grow for unlimited free bus travel for vulnerable groups to be made permanent in Greater Manchester
Campaigners describe lifting the restrictions as “a simple, practical step towards greater inclusion and belonging,” helping everyone feel like a valued part of society.
Rupert Murdoch’s Times humiliated over fake interviews
Calls have been made for the press regulator to investigate “systematic failings which lead publishers to keep running fake, likely AI-generated, PR content.”
Robert Jenrick called out for ‘mean spirited’ hypocrisy
“There’s nothing he won’t do to get attention.”
Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says party must not break tax manifesto promise
Powell has also repeated her call for the two-child limit to be lifted “in full”
Reform mocked as expelled councillors form rival group on Kent council
The Lib Dems have compared factionalism and infighting in Reform-run Kent County Council to a Monty Python-style farce
Paul Nowak roasts Telegraph columnist’s claim the economy was ‘doing ok’ under the Tories on Question Time
“Doing well for who? Would be the question that I would ask.”