Reform UK candidate says women should stay at home and look after the kids instead of going to work
So much for Farage’s ‘beefed up’ vetting of candidates, clearly people with disgraceful and bigoted views are still being let through.
Green MP calls on Keir Starmer to resign over Peter Mandelson scandal in fiery PMQs speech
‘Does the prime minister not recognise that the best thing he can do to restore trust […] is to take true responsibility and resign?’
Farage told to act over Reform local election candidates with racist, sexist and homophobic views
Reform continues to allow candidates with “grotesque” views to stand for the party
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Trade unions and human rights activists have called for a mass movement to oppose this latest piece of draconian legislation.
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An emergency demonstration is due to take place today at 6pm opposite 10 Downing Street.
Home Office tries to remove video of Holocaust survivor confronting Suella Braverman
“The Home Office has demanded we remove the footage”
Leading UK research institute says calls for free school meals expansion are ‘timely and warranted’
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Member states’ support for leaving European Union fallen steeply since Brexit vote
A survey has found that support for leaving the EU in member states has significantly dropped in the years since the referendum.
Right-wing relish in reporting Lee Anderson and Steve Bray altercation
The right-wing media had something of a field-day following Tory MP Lee Anderson’s clash with Steve Bray – aka ‘Stop Brexit Man.’
‘Capitalising on crisis’: right-wing’s bid to undermine public faith in NHS
The right-wing media’s multi-facetted attacks on the NHS, which range from pinning the crisis on ‘woke non-jobs’ to sickening trashing of GPs, would be enough to fill a library.
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Mick Lynch round up: best moments of the week
The union general secretary’s comments on the government’s new anti-striking laws were described as ‘73 seconds of pure gold.’
The Tories are laying foundations for the next financial crash
The Financial Services and Markets Bill does nothing to check corrupt practices