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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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

Opinion

Paul Nowak: The Tories are today back doing what they enjoy most: Attacking unions

Paul Nowak
28 November, 2023

Let’s be clear. These Conservative anti-strike laws are a dog’s dinner – they’re shambolic and unworkable and will frustrate employers, workers and unions alike.

Opinion

The return of David Cameron shows Rishi Sunak has no interest in reversing austerity

Mike Buckley
27 November, 2023

‘Cameron was anything but a centrist, but he “did a remarkably good job of playing one on television.’

Lee Anderson
News

Lee Anderson doesn’t want votes for 16-year-olds because it will kill off the Tories ‘for generations’

Basit Mahmood
27 November, 2023

Anderson made the admission in secretly-recorded comments at a meeting of Tory supporters.

Nigel Farage
News

Nigel Farage’s party accused of offering Tory MP ‘a lot of money’ to defect

Basit Mahmood
27 November, 2023

Parliament has been hit with a new scandal

Youth Muslim group holds ‘Voices for Peace’ event at House of Commons

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 November, 2023

‘When you see all of the biggest demonstrations in the history of this country going out in support of Palestine and in a call for a ceasefire, then you know you are on the right side of history and the British people are also on the right side of history.’

Right-Wing Watch

How Europe’s far-right is using the Gaza war to whip up divisions against faith communities

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 November, 2023

The October 7 atrocities promise political gains for the far-right across Europe, which has been boosted by Geert Wilders’ – aka the ‘Dutch Trump’ – gains in the Netherlands.

News

Rejoin EU Party launches campaign to return UK to Erasmus scheme

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 November, 2023

‘We need to put pressure on the UK government to act on this issue. Already two full academic years of students have lost this right forever. Let’s act before more opportunities are lost for other.’

‘Deeply worrying’: Government’s ‘Back to Work’ plan raises concerns about impact benefit sanctions’ threat will have on claimants’ mental health

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
25 November, 2023

The government’s rhetoric around the plan, including the work and pensions minister referring to claimants as potentially ‘taking taxpayers for a ride,’ has also been criticised.

News

Families of victims of 2021 English Channel tragedy call for safe route to Britain and change to asylum system

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
25 November, 2023

‘Justice will not be served until the families have answers, the people responsible are held accountable and our government starts valuing the lives of refugees by providing safe passage.’

Rishi Sunak hammer

WATCH: Viral clip shows Rishi Sunak appearing to not understand how a hammer works

Chris Jarvis
24 November, 2023

‘Man who hammers working people can’t work a hammer’

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