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Labour and Lib Dem councillors in York unanimously supported a motion to replace First Past the Post with proportional representation
Successive governments have failed to learn lessons of Grenfell Tragedy
The conditions that facilitated the tragedy remain unchecked
We need to end the hostile environment, not create a moral panic against LGBT asylum seekers
Government policies are creating the conditions through which unethical actors can profit
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Tory Minister accused of ‘deliberately misleading the public’ with conspiracy theory claims
‘This is a new low for the Conservative party’
Rishi Sunak accused of ‘trying to rewrite history’ in national security speech
‘No amount of spin or rewriting history can hide the Conservative’s abysmal record in office’
Former Chancellor bags new job at Barclay owned company days after quitting as MP
Nadhim Zahawi has announced he’s landed a new role as Chair of an online retailer just days after announcing he will stand down at the general election
Visa scheme for Palestinians to be debated by MPs after over 103,000 sign petition
‘We want the government to take action and create a Visa scheme that allows Palestinian individuals affected by war, to be allowed into the UK. Just like we did for Ukraine’
‘Common Sense Minister’ called out for Whitehall waste ‘hypocrisy’
‘She’s received £39,000 in taxpayers’ money to rent her flat over the last two years, that’s what I call Whitehall waste’
Tougher post-Brexit immigration rules worsening Britain’s vets shortage, MPs and immigration law experts warn
A less well-documented casualty of Britain’s departure from the EU is the veterinary sector.
James Cleverly prompts ridicule for praise of Susan Hall
‘Fortunately, London saw through her vitriolic and personal attacks and massive lies… What an embarrassing tweet.’
Daily Mail’s ‘New Dawn for Britain’ front page resurfaces on Europe Day
‘New dawn? More of a flickering fluorescent tube in the bogs of a Wetherspoons somewhere.’
Will Sunak now shift to the left or right?
In a bid to see-off more humiliating defections, there is likely to be more of the same desperation to get flights to Rwanda off the ground, more speeches littered with US-imported culture war rhetoric, and still more pledges to control spending to pave the way for tax cuts from the Prime Minister.
Why I’ve quit Labour to campaign for Greens and Independents
‘I’m now sitting as an independent councillor, but I don’t feel politically homeless or hopeless.’