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Andy Burnham says the privatisation of public transport has failed.
As Johnson’s plans to slash the number of civil servants are slammed by unions as “an outrageous act of vandalism on our public services”, the Brexit opportunities minister describes the cuts as ‘perfectly reasonable.’
A bank alert filed with the National Crime Agency implicates Ehud Sheleg, a major Tory donor and once treasurer, with pouring cash originating from Russia into the party.
The proposed Bill is part of gesture politics. It will do little, if anything, to improve audit quality.
A roundup of the Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast
Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor Dominic Cummings accused the government of giving a bung to big media corporations.
‘Labour is recovering, but we cannot reunite the country if we remain divided ourselves.’
Dartford council leader Jeremy Kite along with other Tory ‘dignitaries’ were pictured enjoying a buffet in the same church building were desperate families struggling with poverty queue for food parcels.
Dominic Cummings said Boris Johnson personally negotiated “direct bungs” to newspapers, in the form of Covid relief payments.
Misogyny and the objectification of women is so deeply ingrained in our society – in our legislature – that the feelings of his fellow MPs were barely considered.
