10 wildest comments from members of Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet
From the offensive to the bizarre
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UK’s threat to breach Northern Ireland protocol triggers parliamentary backlash
Warnings have been made that ‘no honourable country should act unilaterally’ by breaking an international agreement.
Right Wing Watch Newsletter: Localism in the Local Elections
For this week’s newsletter I traveled to Essex to talk to a local independent party challenging the Tories.
Daily Mail ridiculed for latest ‘hypocritical’ and ‘ludicrous’ attack on Keir Starmer
“Starmer could donate a kidney to save a life and the Mail would scream he kept one for himself”
Boris Johnson warned Britain could face EU sanctions over assault on Human Rights Act contained in Queen’s Speech
Human Right Group Liberty is among those who have warned that the decision to scrap the Human Rights Act could have dire consequences
Diane Abbott MP: After the local elections, we still have a long way to go
‘Against this hugely unpopular government, a really clear opposition with policies and messaging that show we are on the side of ordinary people can yield massive results’
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, the government is stripping support away from disabled people
New polling from the charity Leonard Cheshire found that a third of disabled adults – more than 2.8 million people – had less than £50 per week to pay for food and other essentials.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Priti Patel’s speech disrupted by activists over ‘inhumane’ and ‘morally bankrupt’ Rwanda refugee plan
“Priti Patel, your racist policies are killing people. Your plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda are inhumane and are going to ruin people’s lives.”
Millions of people in the UK are missing meals because of the cost of living crisis, new survey finds
There has been a 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months.
Interest rates rise will exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis unions warn, amid calls for an emergency budget
‘Once again, the working people of this country will pay the price.’