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Chris Grayling said taking the East Coast line back into public ownership was an option – the unlikely admission plays perfectly into Labour’s hands.
Emissions from transport are continuing to increase – in contrast, the energy sector has cut emissions by 57%.
In a conspiracy theory too far, Jacob Rees Mogg claimed that the government has “fiddled” its own figures on the economic impact of Brexit.
With the right arguments Brexiteers can be converted – trust me, I voted to leave the EU but have changed my mind.
It’s incredibly concerning that there have been no convictions for practicing FGM, writes London Assembly Member Jennette Arnold.
The authority safeguarding the UK’s trade outside the customs union has just 25 staff – less than one tenth the required number critics say.
Brexit is a form of illegitimate power grab closer to a soft coup than a democratic process.
The Suffragettes rightly broke the law with pride. An apology would only let the Tories off the hook.
The controversy in Haringey shows that, for all that politicians claim their policies to be neutral, that’s not how politics works.
As Lords vote on restoring Parliament, Green Peer Jenny Jones argues it needs rebuilding from the basement up.
