5 Reform UK disasters this week
This week has seen Nigel Farage defend a Nazi salute and a homophobic joke, and U-turn on another policy pledge
Senior Reform UK figures panicking Trump links could cause them electoral damage
Panic has set in among Reform’s senior figures
The House of Lords is increasingly illegitimate
Removing hereditary peers won’t go far enough to give the Lords legitimacy
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Astonishing poll shows support for Tories dropping to record low
“The historical comparisons continue to look ominous for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives.”
Jeremy Hunt’s own constituents want him to invest in the NHS instead of giving away tax cuts
News of the poll comes ahead of the budget this week, where the Tories are expected to cut taxes in a pre-election giveaway
Jeremy Hunt gives over £100,000 of his own money to local Tory party in bid to retain seat
Hunt is among a number of high profile Tory MPs predicted to lose their seats at the next general election
Ministers considering proposals to ban MPs from engaging with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Any such move would further undermine the Tory government’s claim to be defenders of free speech and also undermine political rights.
UK environmentalists commend EU’s decision to criminalise ‘ecocide’
“That’s how it’s done.”
Over half of Universal Credit recipients do not have enough money for food, research finds
A petition calling on the government to take urgent action to support the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee was presented to political parties in Westminster this week.
The Opposition to Sadiq Khan: Right-Wing Protest Hypocrisy
Unlike the moral outrage over the largely peaceful and legal action of Just Stop Oil, pro-Palestine rallies, and other causes they disagree with, Conservative voices are largely silent when it comes to the increasingly aggressive opposition being thrown at the creation of the largest clean air zone in the Western world.
European Movement UK launches giant billboard campaign to raise awareness of musicians’ struggles post-Brexit
‘Our world-class music industry is hamstrung to the point of ruin by the loss of freedom of movement for artists.’
Who is Jim Ratcliffe, the pro-Brexit billionaire promised €700m from UK government to build ‘carbon bomb’ in Europe?
Environmental campaigners warn that Ratcliffe’s controversial ‘Project One’ will bring ‘US-scale plastic production to Europe.’
Why Labour made the right call on downgrading the £28bn climate investment figure
Labour’s climate and environment plans are still vastly more coherent and ambitious than those of the Tories.