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Tories ridiculed for proposing to ban four day week

Chris Jarvis
Today

“Yet again we witness the political gymnastics of this outdated and out of touch Conservative Party descend into a collective swoon over the terrifying prospect of a council functioning better whilst saving the tax-payer money.”

A group of people on a stage with a sign reading four day week

New petition calls for referendum on public ownership of water

Chris Jarvis
Today

Feargal Sharkey is backing the petition

WASP campaigners who have launched the petition for a referendum for public ownership of water

Labour’s achievements this week: Lifting 450,000 children out of poverty and delivering workers’ rights

Basit Mahmood
Today

Change doesn’t happen overnight, yet slowly and surely, this government is delivering after 14 years of Tory austerity

Keir Starmer

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GPs vote overwhelmingly to take collective action over funding 

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GPs to take action for first time in 60 years over a budget row

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Climate denial think-tank suffers blow after it is forced to offload campaigning arm following investigation

Basit Mahmood
1 August, 2024

The GWPF tries to claim that it is a charity, but has regularly been accused of breaching charity commission guidelines by accepting donations from oil and gas interests and also for breaching charity rules on impartiality.

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Angela Rayner shuts down Lee Anderson’s ‘quip’ about her council housing background 

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The Deputy Prime Minister hit back at Anderson’s dig

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Hannah Davenport
31 July, 2024

Overhaul to LPC remit to factor in cost of living and remove discriminatory age bands, in boost to young workers

Local councils and net zero

Wera Hobhouse MP: As a new Parliament gets underway, one thing is clear – we cannot continue with the policies of the past. 

Wera Hobhouse MP
31 July, 2024

As it stands, we still have time to put the policies in place that will give us the best chance of mitigating climate catastrophe while preserving our natural landscapes and reaching net zero.

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Shocking chart reveals how bad public sector pay got under the Tories

Basit Mahmood
31 July, 2024

While Labour has acted swiftly to help public sector workers who have suffered a fall in real wages, the Tories failed when in office.

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Fresh calls for windfall tax on banks as HSBC reports pre-tax profits of £16.8bn

Hannah Davenport
31 July, 2024

‘Banks continue to prosper from the same higher interest rates which have forced thousands into mortgage arrears’

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Labour announces new pathway for separated Afghan families to reunite

Hannah Davenport
31 July, 2024

Refugee charities welcome the long-awaited ‘life-changing’ expansion to the resettlement scheme

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Nigel Farage condemned for spreading ‘baseless far-right rumours’ after horrific Southport attack

Hannah Davenport
31 July, 2024

The widower of MP Jo Cox blasted Farage’s response as “vile”

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Suella Braverman handed £16.8k of taxpayers’ money when she was sacked

Basit Mahmood
31 July, 2024

Braverman received £16,876 of taxpayers’ money as part of a “non-taxable exit payment” at the end of last year.

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