10 wildest comments from members of Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet
From the offensive to the bizarre
‘While people freeze in their homes, this government is warm and cosy in bed with dirty energy companies who are making profits from the misery of millions.’
Opposition peers in the House of Lords won a vote to give citizenship rights to descendants of Chagos Islanders evicted by the UK in the 1970s.
‘We live in a world dominated by corporations who control the supply of food, water, medicines, energy, transport, savings, pensions, deadly weapons and most other things.’
‘The EU will define itself as a military actor, focused on its own defence and limiting Russian aggression.’
‘Cock it up. Know where the skeletons are. Resign. Arise Sir ……..’
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‘The initial draft of Zane’s Law is simple. It demands that local authorities assess the risk posed by land contamination to building safety.’
Shuvalov is on the EU’s sanctions list but not on the UK sanctions list.
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The government suffered a number of defeats in the House of Lords over its anti-refugee Nationality and Borders Bill.