Jon Trickett MP: Labour’s fiscal rules are fuelling stagnation and political disaffection
A posture designed to calm nerves in opposition has solidified into a constraint that now shapes every major policy choice
Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off voters
“He might just be [Trump’s] whipping boy. That kind of concerns me”
5 Reform UK disasters this week
From Farage’s late registrations of financial interests to Reform endorsing Trump’s expansionist fantasties in Greenland, the party hasn’t had a good week
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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.
Rishi Sunak only has himself to blame for failing to bring NHS waiting lists down
Sunak’s pledge to bring down the NHS waiting lists wasn’t an off-hand pledge, an off-the-cuff remark, or a long-term policy proposal
The NHS isn’t failing the public. The government is failing the NHS.
There is a dual attack on the NHS of underfunding and privatisation
Why the Rwanda policy makes no sense practically or politically
Practically speaking the bill will not do what Sunak claims.
Tory minister Laura Trott endures car crash interview over ‘basic economics’
“I’m amazed you don’t know that debt is rising.”
Unite slams Labour’s plan to drop £28bn green investment pledge
The £28bn a year green investment pledge was a key part of the party’s plans to reach climate targets and secure green jobs,
Tory HQ pleads with MPs to space out their announcements about quitting at the next general election
Thus far, 54 Tory MPs have announced that they will not contest the next general election