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Even the most ardent Leave areas now want closer ties with the EU, poll reveals
Overall, 53% of voters believe the UK should pursue closer ties with the EU compared to 14 per cent who want a more distant relationship.
RMT berates Tory councillor for ‘skiving’ tube workers comment
‘For a member of the London Assembly to accuse public transport workers who keep our capital moving today and during Covid of being “skivers” is reprehensible’
The four MPs who claimed driving fines on expenses
The MPs in question are now being contacted and asked to repay the fines.
Charities call for ‘complete reform’ of childcare system, including better pay for professionals
‘Childcare holds the power to tackle disadvantage by enabling parents to work and boosting children’s outcomes. But this opportunity is being missed and new government investment risks entrenching rather than changing an unequal system,’ says the JRF.
Eurosceptic media mocked for ‘Brexit victory’ gushing over car plant deal
‘Having to pay £500m isn’t a win, it’s another cost of Brexit. Where are those extra maths lessons?’
The Sun forgets its owner’s taste for luxury travel in dig at Rachel Reeves’ business class flight to US
The newspaper didn’t dwell on Rupert Murdoch owning an $84 million private jet.
Right-wing ramp up ideological war on civil servants
A competent government should be capable of crisis management. But what we have seen in 13 years of Tory rule has been the complete opposite.
Farage announces more Brexit ‘regrets,’ while hinting at a potential political return
The former Brexit Party leader also said he would have accepted worker shortages to reduce net migration.
Chart sums up how much of a failure Brexit has been
Even former UKIP leader Nigel Farage had to concede that the decision to leave the EU had been a failure
Here’s why privatisation of the water industry has failed and why public ownership is needed
‘The rot set in 1989, when the Conservative government privatised ten state-owned regional water boards’