Nigel Farage brutally mocked after trying to explain why Reform MPs walked out of PMQs
“Petulant hissy fit man having highlighted the very reason why he is unfit for office then plays on it to the crowd of paying gullibles.”
Reform’s growing list of policy U-turns
Reform has dropped its pledge to part-nationalise water and energy companies in its latest U-turn
Reform’s year in power in local government: A year of tax rises, cuts and defections
Nothing but broken promises, council tax rises and infighting among its councillors.
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UK benefits fall to their lowest value in 50 years
Benefits will be uprated by just 3.1% today, despite inflation expected to be around 7.7% this month, with the Bank of England warning that it could reach even higher towards the end of the year.
The government’s energy strategy fails to address both the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency
‘The government has produced an energy strategy which has ignored the overwhelming evidence detailing the harm caused by extractive industries’.
‘Arrogant’ and ‘lacking in self-awareness’: Rishi Sunak slammed for ordering inquiry into who leaked his wife’s tax status
“How about an enquiry into the 4.3bn fraudsters have gotten away with? Or billions in dodgy PPE contracts?”
Sunak accused of blocking plans to raise energy ‘discount’
The chancellor is facing further pressure amid claims that suggested strategies to help the poorest households were vetoed by the Treasury.
Lord Frost’s ‘ultra-Remainers’ resurgence article comes under fire
The hard-line Brexiteer’s latest Brexit grievance is aimed at ‘unreconciled Remainers’ who are, allegedly, regrouping.
Government’s energy strategy ripped apart by opposition and environmental groups
The newly announced Energy Security Strategy, which gave the government a chance to drive green energy forward to deal with the immediate cost of living crisis and tackle the climate emergency, has been roundly rejected by environmentalists and opposition parties.
Six unforgettable Channel 4 moments that ruffled Conservative feathers
As the government announces plans to press ahead with the privatisation of Channel 4, we take a look at some memorable occasions when the broadcaster caused unease among Tory ranks.
Tory minister laughed at and mocked on BBC Question Time after insisting that £200 energy ‘discount’ is not ‘a loan’
‘But you have to pay it back, it sounds like a loan?’
The government has facilitated frauds and tax dodges running into tens of billions of pounds
‘The UK economy is in dire straits. It has the highest level of reported government fraud, the highest level of taxation for 70 years, and the biggest decline in living standards since the Second World War’