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Rachel Reeves takes swipe at Liz Truss for helping richest families pay their energy bills as she sets out support for poorest households

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Unlike Truss, the Chancellor has said that only the poorest households will get government support if the conflict pushes up gas and electricity charges.

A photo of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivering the government's Spring Statement

Breaking: Reform finally drops mayoral candidate who told David Lammy to ‘go home’

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Chris Parry has been sacked after making numerous offensive comments on social media

Reform Mayoral Candidate Chris Parry

Reform’s Kent council approves wage increase for councillors

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Now it turns out that the party’s council leader has broken another promise when it comes to giving members of the council a pay rise.

Reform Kent County Councillors

Latest Posts

Nus Ghani

Why I’m not shocked at the Conservative Party’s appalling treatment of Nusrat Ghani

Basit Mahmood
23 January, 2022

‘What also strikes me is the clear disconnect that exists right now in the Westminster bubble, between politicians to media pundits, on the one hand and Muslim communities up and down the country on the other, so many of whom who aren’t shocked by these appalling allegations.’

Poverty Britain

Calls for Treasury to make immediate cash payments to ease cost-of living crisis

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 January, 2022

‘The government cannot stand by and allow the rising cost of living to knock people off their feet,’ says the JRF, amid demands for the chancellor to hand out cash payments to help struggling families.

Bus drivers and poverty pay

Bus drivers’ set for more strikes over poverty pay

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 January, 2022

As the ‘year of the squeeze’ kicks in, employees of two transport companies are to go on more strikes in coming weeks over an unresolved pay dispute.

Right-Wing Watch

Right Wing Watch newsletter, Week 4 January 2022

John Lubbock
22 January, 2022

January 2022 Week 4 Right Wing Watch newsletter from Left Foot Forward

Wakeford

Tension escalates in Bury over Wakeford’s defection as Labour defends no by-election

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 January, 2022

Another car crash week for the PM saw Bury South MP Christian Wakeford defect from the Conservatives to Labour, leading to calls for a by-election.

Dominic Raab

“You have NO idea”: Dominic Raab under fire for ‘gruelling’ No 10 working conditions comments

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 January, 2022

The deputy prime minister’s comments that the alleged Downing Street parties took place while staff were working ‘under phenomenal strain’ have ignited resentment.

Elgin Marbles at the British museum by Chris Devers, via Flickr

British heritage is under threat from the government, not ‘woke’ activists

John Lubbock
21 January, 2022

Ben Bradley accused the National Trust of trying to ‘rewrite history’ by publishing a report about its properties connected to the slave trade. The Mail has called those challenging conservative historical narratives ‘ideologues who hold our heritage in contempt’. Culturaltest

UK was not fully prepared for the Covid pandemic

The UK government’s economic policies have also contributed to the Covid death toll

Prem Sikka
21 January, 2022

‘A public inquiry needs to go deeper and consider the effects of government economic policies, corporate profiteering and low pay on daily life.’

Institute of Employment Rights logo

Job Opportunity: Communications Assistant at the Institute of Employment Rights

21 January, 2022

The Institute of Employment Rights is looking for a new Communications Assistant to help deliver their communications strategy.

Craig Whittaker

Tory MP who blamed Muslims and BAME communities for breaking lockdown rules doesn’t have much to say on Downing Street lockdown parties

Basit Mahmood
21 January, 2022

Would Craig Whittaker like to apologise?

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