10 wildest comments from members of Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet
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Accusations of a ‘cover up’ after Times pull damning story about Boris Johnson and Carrie
The piece, written by veteran journalist Simon Walters, claimed that Johnson tried to appoint his now-wife Carrie as his £100,000-a-year chief of staff while he was foreign secretary in 2018
Michael Gove faces backlash over new law ‘re-criminalising’ rough sleeping
“They want to conceal the consequences of their failing economic policies.”
Brexit-inflicted crisis on Ireland will ‘take a decade’ to solve, says David Davis
Former Brexit minister, who famously said there “would be no Brexit downsides”, admits benefits espoused by the Leave campaign have yet to materialise and Ireland will take years to recover from the protocol crisis.
Predatory financing of care homes has led to the sector being stripped to the bones in the name of profit
Predatory financing of the care sector is also driving poor outcomes for workers and service users.
‘A dark day for press freedom’: Left reacts to Patel’s decision to extradite Julian Assange
Following the announcement by the Home Office, politicians, activists, and advocates of free speech, have been sharing dismay at the extradition decision and support for the WikiLeaks’ founder.
The debate about Scotland’s future needs to go beyond independence vs the union
‘The way forward must be an open and civil debate that examines the issues and has all options for Scotland’s future on the table.’
Tory crackdown on protests prompted by oil-funded think tank, investigation finds
Report shows that Policy Exchange, which called for the criminalisation of Extinction Rebellion and is funded by US fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil, influenced government clampdown on protest rights.
It’s time for the UK to introduce a wealth tax
There are now a record 177 billionaires in the UK. A wealth tax is a necessary step for reducing inequalities and building a society that enables everyone to live a fulfilling life
Government is creating ‘hostile environment’ for protestors, say MPs and peers
‘This latest raft of measures is likely to have a chilling effect on the right to protest in England and Wales.’
Andy Burnham to introduce bus fare caps a year earlier to ease cost of living crisis
From September 2022, people won’t pay more than £2 for a single journey across Greater Manchester