MPs across the political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about NATO troops
“The president was wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces in Afghanistan”
Nigel Farage pledges to appoint Brexiteer as Bank of England governor
The Reform leader has been condemned for wanting to politicise the Bank of England
Jon Trickett MP: Labour’s fiscal rules are fuelling stagnation and political disaffection
A posture designed to calm nerves in opposition has solidified into a constraint that now shapes every major policy choice
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Met Police won’t investigate Downing Street despite photographic evidence of Boris Johnson hosting Christmas quiz ‘in breach of Covid laws’
The Met says it’s statement from last week still stands. ie there is insufficient evidence to investigate
Half of UK families are £110 worse off a year since the 2019 General Election
300,000 more families are living in poverty now than in 2019, highlighting once more how Tory claims of ‘levelling up’ are just rhetoric.
The Tories could learn from the EU when it comes to protecting those in low-paid work and the gig economy
‘The European Commission is proposing new laws to protect ‘digital platform’ and precarious workers.’
Lowest funded councils join forces to call for ‘levelling up’ funding fix
Some of the lowest paid local authorities in England are calling on the government to provide a £300m temporary injection to their finances.
Moderna and Pfizer shares skyrocket by almost £8bn in week after omicron discovery
The scale of the profiteering from the pandemic by pharmaceutical giants comes amid warnings that coronavirus variants will keep surfacing unless wealthy nations and vaccine manufacturers do more to address vaccination inequity.
Tory MP’s war on wokeness gains traction in right-wing press
Sir John Hayes has taken his support of the ‘Britain Uncancelled’ campaign to the pages of the Daily Mail.
‘Lost credibility’: Europe reacts to the Downing Street Christmas party fiasco
A glance at the European newspapers shows the backlash over the No. 10 Christmas party controversy isn’t confined to British soil.
Prof Prem Sikka: The Health and Care Bill means entire Hospitals can be handed over to corporations
‘Over the years, the Conservative and New Labour governments have chipped away at the NHS by privatising some of its services, such as physiotherapy and blood-testing’.
Baroness Jones: The police are in thrall to a corrupt government that regards itself above the law
‘Instead of an independent criminal investigation, the police will be relying on the outcome of the report by the Cabinet Secretary to provide them with any ‘evidence’.