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Rachel Reeves takes swipe at Liz Truss for helping richest families pay their energy bills as she sets out support for poorest households

Basit Mahmood
Today

Unlike Truss, the Chancellor has said that only the poorest households will get government support if the conflict pushes up gas and electricity charges.

A photo of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivering the government's Spring Statement

Breaking: Reform finally drops mayoral candidate who told David Lammy to ‘go home’

Olivia Barber
Today

Chris Parry has been sacked after making numerous offensive comments on social media

Reform Mayoral Candidate Chris Parry

Reform’s Kent council approves wage increase for councillors

Basit Mahmood
Today

Now it turns out that the party’s council leader has broken another promise when it comes to giving members of the council a pay rise.

Reform Kent County Councillors

Latest Posts

NHS worker conditions
News

Post-Brexit nurse shortage costs NHS £61m a year, new study finds            

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 December, 2023

‘Our research sends a clear message: political decisions impacting immigration and workers’ expectations about the future, like Brexit, can have far-reaching effects on sectors dependent on skilled foreign labour, such as the NHS and the wider healthcare sector.’

water pollution
News

As under-investigation water company makes eye-watering dividend payout, Tory MPs vote down sewage sickness compensation scheme

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 December, 2023

‘It’s shameful’ that the ‘Conservative government have once again put water companies’ profits before people’s health.’

Liz Truss
News

Liz Truss’ ‘US-style’ Bill targeting trans rights blasted a ‘knee-jerk reaction to a moral panic’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 December, 2023

A ‘blatant attempt to roll back hard-won rights for the trans community.’

Right-Wing Watch

Is the influence of the right-wing media greatly exaggerated?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 December, 2023

The right-wing press loves to talk up its own importance, but is its influence exaggerated? And can courting the wrong media sources prove politically damaging?

News

Young audience members perfectly sum up attitudes towards government’s immigration policies on Question Time  

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 December, 2023

‘We should welcome these people.’

An image showing bank notes and pound coins
News

Sainsbury lords have now become the biggest donors to Tories and Labour

Basit Mahmood
8 December, 2023

The Tories have more resources at their disposal, and Electoral Commission records show that they have raised five times more than Labour this summer.

Unite balloons being flown at a TUC march
Opinion

The government has stolen the right to strike from millions of workers

Prem Sikka
8 December, 2023

The conscription of workers is an abuse of state power and the government is openly pursuing anti-worker policies.

News

John McDonnell MP: ‘Rwanda deportation scheme is an appalling act of inhumanity’

Basit Mahmood
8 December, 2023

Figures show that the cost of the scheme has spiralled to £290 million, despite the fact that not a single flight has taken off to the east African country.

Rwanda policy
News

Cost of Rwanda scheme spirals to £290m despite no deportation flights taking off

Basit Mahmood
8 December, 2023

‘The Tories’ have wasted an astronomical £290 million of taxpayers’ money on a failing scheme which hasn’t sent a single asylum seeker to Rwanda.’

Carol Vorderman
News

Carol Vorderman to team up with Good Law Project to expose crony Covid contracts

Basit Mahmood
7 December, 2023

“Follow us as we open up THE VIP FILES”.

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