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Who are the senior Tory MPs set to lose seats in rural areas as support collapses?
The poll found Conservative support had fallen by 25 points since the 2019 election, with just 34 per cent of voters in the 100 most rural constituencies in England saying they would vote for the party.
Our politics is plagued by a failure of accountability
Accountability and integrity, as well as honesty, selflessness and leadership, demand of our politicians that they own up to their mistakes
Pensioner poverty: Rising pension age risks greater levels of poverty and health inequities, experts warn
“Even the suggestion that people won’t get it until their 70s will make people feel more distrustful than they already do in the state pension system.”
Calls grow for childcare workers to earn £15 an hour minimum wage and to end zero-hour contracts
‘Caring for and educating young children is skilled work, and the overwhelmingly female workforce deserves decent pay and conditions.’
The European Parliament: The Next Target of the Far-Right
What is fevered activity between minor parties in Europe, becomes equally fevered factional activity within the Tory Party.
Homelessness charity issues chilling warning over council funding cuts
A vital charity that helps vulnerable people has become vulnerable itself.
This is why campaigners are calling on parliamentary candidates to ‘Pledge for the NHS’
“In this election, we must put all candidates in a position where they are either backing our NHS or being shown up to their local communities as a threat to it.”
Northern mayors say train services have ‘got poorer’ since Northern Powerhouse promise
“What message does that send about the North? That we are somehow worth less than people in the South?”
How the Tories created a worker shortage in the UK
Austerity, low wages, and degradation of healthcare and public services are to blame
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly half of voters think current Tory government is more corrupt than previous governments, poll finds
Concerns over corruption in government have been rising over recent years.