Social Justice
Anti-poverty charities call on government to introduce ‘Essentials Guarantee’ as food bank usage soars
It would be the first time since the welfare state was created that social security rates were based on what people need, and how much living essentials actually cost.
Suella Braverman left squirming as she attempts to defend Sudanese refugee deportation on media round
Clashing with presenters, the Home Secretary struggled to explain the government’s approach to refugees escaping war in Sudan, in a series of media performances.
Tesco accused of ‘rampant profiteering’ for raking in £1bn profit as cost of groceries soar
‘There has been an ‘abject failure’ in leadership from the government who have done absolutely nothing to reduce these staggeringly excessive profits of supermarkets like Tesco.’
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups more likely to drop out of university, research shows
The figures should ‘concern us all,’ the higher education regulator warns
Small Boats Legislation: Liberal Democrats vote unanimously against Tories Illegal Migration Bill
Liberal Democrat Party says 'no person is illegal’
Liberal Democrats vote for a Guaranteed Basic Income
The policy was heralded as a 'powerful ambition to eradicate poverty'