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Wales should become the first “Nation of Sanctuary” for asylum seekers and refugees. That’s the call being made today in a new report by the Welsh Assembly’s “Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee.” The Committee reports that in 2015, onetest
A leaked cabinet office document shows that Theresa May sought to undermine the Remain campaign in the EU referendum by refusing to make the positive case for immigration. The document, seen by The Independent, shows that May did not back atest
Deliveroo are pedalling a new vocabulary to further distance their workers from the idea of employment. In a six page document given to staff, the couriers are described as wearing “branded clothing” rather than uniforms, they receive “invoices” not paytest
Labour have today announced their intention to have free school meals for every child in primary schools. The policy will be funded by putting VAT on private school fees, and is hoped to reduce the attainment gap. Research from thetest
GIBRALT-PHWOAR reads the Sun headline, as it realises that the new mayor of Gibraltar was also once a champion beauty queen. Thus there is a beautiful coming together of some of their favourite things – jingoistic anti-foreigner sentiment and thetest
Nigel Farage seems very confused by the European parliament not acting against their own interests. Calling the final sum that the EU might ask for “a sort of ransom demand”, Farage was shocked that you might have to pay intotest
The Daily Mail have got very excited that the British Navy has small boats, and sometimes large Spanish boats enter British waters. That seems to be the extent of the story that receives the front page splash today, in whichtest
Spending fell by more than a quarter in 10 per cent of councils
The target is ‘economically damaging’ and ‘potentially socially divisive’
Negotiations must not be left to an elite out of touch with ordinary people
