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
Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off voters
“He might just be [Trump’s] whipping boy. That kind of concerns me”
5 Reform UK disasters this week
From Farage’s late registrations of financial interests to Reform endorsing Trump’s expansionist fantasties in Greenland, the party hasn’t had a good week
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Priti Patel’s own staff launch legal challenge against inhumane policy
‘The pushback policy being pursued by the home secretary is unlawful, unworkable and above all morally reprehensible.’
76% of Tory party activists believe that MPs should have outside interests
Tory party activists are out of step with the wider public.
Expect the new German coalition to push the EU to be tough on law breakers and Brexit
‘Any chance of a softer approach to the Frost/Johnson’s post Brexit game playing and sabre rattling were dashed by the deal which stresses a commitment “to a common European policy’
‘It’s unfair, it’s wrong and the government must think again’: Labour MP sets out priorities for social care
Shadow social care minister Liz Kendall has shared Labour’s priorities for social care
Government faces legal action after threatening to cut local funding if MPs rebel
The government allegedly threatened MPs to force them to support attempts to spare MP Owen Paterson from suspension
Daily Mail slammed for article suggesting refugees and asylum seekers risk their lives for mobile phones and cash
At least 27 people died trying to cross the Channel this week
NHS privatisation: Nearly 3 quarters of people are worried for the future of our health service
The new Health and Care Bill would allow private companies to sit on bodies that decide how NHS money is spent
Black Friday protests: Extinction Rebellion barricades Amazon facilities
As Amazon prepares to make £2bn in UK Black Friday sales, campaigners targeted the company’s distribution centres in protest of the multinational’s treatment of workers.
Tony Burke: Trade unions views about ‘unnecessary’ legislation dismissed by government
‘It appears the government has ignored the views expressed by unions and employment rights experts that this legislation is totally unnecessary and is purely punitive against trade unions.’
France cancels migrant crisis meeting with Priti Patel after ‘unacceptable’ Johnson letter
The humiliating disinvitation of Britain’s presence at such an important inter-ministerial meeting draws even greater reproach of the UK’s tough immigration approach.