Matthew Goodwin named as Reform UK candidate in Gorton and Denton by-election
We should point out that Goodwin is also a vocal supporter of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, an autocratic ruler known for attacks on free speech.
Number 10 says Andy Burnham was told in advance he would be rejected as Labour by-election candidate
No 10 “therefore interpret his application as an explicit attempt to destabilise Starmer and sow dissent, rather than – which he claims – see off the threat from Reform”
Why it’s time for CEO-to-worker pay caps
A new approach based on CEO to worker pay gap caps could ensure execs are committed to providing a public good, as opposed to being driven solely by financial incentives.
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Tory MP says he voted for Boris Johnson in no-confidence vote after securing review into funding for local council
“I talked again with ministers about why a fair funding package has not yet been forthcoming for the Isle of Wight Council.”
Tories tell Boris Johnson ‘get out’ after worse result than Theresa May
‘Deep inside, he should recognise that, and turn his mind to getting out in a way that spares party and country such agonies’
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Tory Party in full blown civil war: Nadine Dorries admits government’s pandemic preparation was ‘found wanting and inadequate’
‘We now have Tory cabinet ministers stating on the record how un-prepared the Government was for the pandemic’.
The government is demanding the impossible when it comes to the Northern Ireland Protocol
‘The Government should reflect that none of the problems with the Protocol it has pointed to should have come as any surprise’
Former minister blasts Boris Johnson’s response to Partygate as ‘grotesque’ in excoriating no-confidence letter
“You are the leader of the Conservative and Unionist party, yet you are putting the Union itself gravely at risk,” he said.
Tory MPs to hold no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson this evening
The vote will take place between 6pm and 8pm this evening in the House of Commons.
First candidate for Green Party deputy leader comes forward as Zack Polanski announces candidacy
Standing on a platform of winning up to 5 MPs at the next general election, Polanski is the first to put his name forward
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Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, June 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…