Top 5 local election battles to watch this May
With the local elections on 1 May, Left Foot Forward picks out the most competitive races and potential game-changers.
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What is the Rwanda bill and why is so much at stake for Rishi Sunak?
Some ministers are even warning Tory rebels that should the bill be voted down, it would collapse the government.
Humiliation for Rishi Sunak as he begs right-wing Tory MPs to back Rwanda Bill ahead of crucial vote
The Prime Minister invited around 15 potential rebels into No.10 for breakfast this morning to try to persuade them not to vote against the government tonight.
Gary Lineker roasts Lee Anderson, Jonathan Gullis and Grant Shapps over Rwanda policy row
“I guess we’ll find out what the will of the British people is at the next general election. If you do end up out of work, I’ll put in a word for you with Walkers Crisps.”
Annual report on education spending a ‘damning indictment of Government’s failure to invest’
More deprived schools seen significantly greater funding cuts than least deprived one
Shocking chart shows how much of a failure the Tories have been for the NHS
A failure to increase spending and investment as a share of GDP has resulted in multiple crises affecting the NHS
Trade unions declare war on Tory anti-strikes law at special congress
“Real solidarity to push this back may take us outside the law”
Even a right-wing think tank fears Britain is slipping back to Victorian levels of inequality under the Tories
‘The most disadvantaged in Britain are no better off than 15 years ago’
Unions and celebrities launch campaign for a new, more caring refugee scheme
Only one in four Tory voters think the government’s approach to the asylum system is working well
We must make the moral and pragmatic case for ending child poverty
Child poverty doesn’t just mean having less opportunities and less access to goods and services growing up. Its effects are long term and in many cases last a lifetime.
Post-Brexit nurse shortage costs NHS £61m a year, new study finds
‘Our research sends a clear message: political decisions impacting immigration and workers’ expectations about the future, like Brexit, can have far-reaching effects on sectors dependent on skilled foreign labour, such as the NHS and the wider healthcare sector.’
