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Tory leadership contender Suella Braverman slammed for demonising the poor
Braverman of course completely overlooks the fact that 56% of people in poverty in the UK are in a working family and 7 in 10 children in child poverty are in a family where at least one parent works.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs under investigation by HMRC
Revelations about the investigation are awkward for Zahawi, given that HMRC falls under the control of the treasury.
Wera Hobhouse MP: A national home insulation programme is vital to bringing down energy bills
Improving the energy efficiency of our homes brings down bills as people use less energy to heat their homes. It seems obvious, but the Conservatives don’t seem to recognise the urgency of this.
Resurfaced video shows Rishi Sunak admitting he has ‘no working class friends’
“Imagine having no working class friends. Unreal. I dunno why but I stupidly assumed that they at least knew normal people.”
Boris Johnson condemned for leaving behind a legacy of putting profit before lives
‘While we welcome Boris Johnson going, we must remember the Conservative government’s ideological attack on a publicly provided NHS remains and must be resisted.’
Unite secures 17.5% pay rise for food manufacturing workers
In yet another massive pay rise Unite has won for workers, over 1000 employees at Cadbury are to be awarded a two-year pay deal worth up to 17.5%.
How the European media responded to Johnson’s downfall
‘Eton’s greatest mess, Boris Johnson has finally come unstuck’, wrote the Irish Examiner
The voting history of Ben Wallace, the early favourite to replace Johnson
The defence secretary has emerged as a frontrunner for the top job. But how has he voted on key issues?
Daily Mail torn apart for running failed ‘Beergate’ campaign against Keir Starmer in torrid week for paper
The Daily Mail has had a torrid week, with a triple whammy of bad news for the paper.