UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds
The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.
Nigel Farage faces second investigation over claims he broke electoral law
Anna Turley, the Labour party chair, has called on Farage to “urgently come out of hiding” and explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit for campaigning.
Depoliticising the elections regulator is a no-brainer for Labour
Democracy depends not just on rules, but on confidence that those rules are enforced without fear or favour.
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Boris Johnson’s climate finance announcement “nowhere near enough”
“Raiding the existing aid budget and cutting off other vital lines of support for the global south is not good enough.”
Who exactly are Net Zero Watch and why should we be worried about climate science deniers’ rebrand
As the COP26 summit kicks off, members of a new group, called Net Zero Watch (NZW), have been featuring on GB News and TalkRadio, decrying what they say is ‘climate hysteria’.
COP26: Alok Sharma slammed for hypocritical stance on Cambo oilfield as summit kicks off
“Alok Sharma unable to defend the indefensible – he was doing well on #Marr until he had to answer why his Government is going ahead with a new oil field at Cambo. First rule of diplomacy is to #WalkYourTalk – shamefully the UK isn’t.”
EXCLUSIVE: Twice as many people oppose online anonymity than support it, poll reveals
“Too often we see people hide behind online anonymity, and it certainly emboldens them to be more and more abusive.”
Petition demanding Boris Johnson tackle food waste at COP26 reaches over 16,000 signatures
Globally, 17% of all food is wasted, creating an estimated 8 to 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Ex-Met chief disagrees that race did not influence failures in Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry investigation
A police watchdog investigation found that failings in the case were not due to ethnicity.
Protestors target fossil fuel financiers on eve of Cop26 summit
Pressure is building on financial groups backing fossil fuel extraction schemes in the final run-up to the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Olympic athletes among Extinction Rebellion protesters at ExxonMobil oil refinery
The activists are calling on the government to end all fossil fuel investments.
Tory minister mocked after saying he’s ‘quite happy’ about Brexit even though economic impact will be twice as bad as pandemic
“George Eustice describes himself as being “quite happy” about Brexit being twice as bad for the U.K. economy as the pandemic. What a time to be alive.”
Prof Prem Sikka: The Chancellor’s budget is a continuation of the government’s class wars
‘At a time of fragile economic recovery the government is squeezing household budgets, workers and pensioners. There is no sign of levelling-up.’