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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

Nadine Dorries

Nadine Dorries turns attention to destroying the BBC in bid to save Boris Johnson

Basit Mahmood
17 January, 2022

Dorries said that “state-run TV has had its day”.

Child poverty in the UK

Race inequality: Black children twice as likely to grow up in poverty as white children

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
16 January, 2022

As the cost-of-living crisis deepens with millions at risk of being plunged into fuel poverty, research shows a stark racial divide between children growing up in poverty.

Rees Mogg, Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid

Another Eton mess: Politicians with privileged backgrounds under fire in wake of ‘BYOB’ garden party scandal

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
16 January, 2022

Can a privileged upbringing and education actually be a handicap to effective leadership rather than an advantage?

Shut Elbit

‘Victory in Oldham’: Pro-Palestine activists celebrate closure of Elbit arms factory

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 January, 2022

The activists say the sale of the site is a direct result of their sustained campaigning.

Mark Spencer

Government chief whip’s ‘100% behind Boris’ Tweet sparks backlash

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 January, 2022

Mark Spencer is joined by Priti Patel in defending the prime minister.

£10 notes pegged to a washing line

Accounting firms are at the heart of corruption in the UK

Prem Sikka
14 January, 2022

‘Accounting firms have been doing audits for over a century, but still can’t deliver robust and honest audits.’

Carole Cadwalladr

Carole Cadwalladr in court today to fight defamation claim by Brexit backer Arron Banks

Basit Mahmood
14 January, 2022

Whatever the outcome of the ruling, it will have far-reaching consequences for public interest journalism in our country.

10 Downing Street

Deputy editor of the Sun James Slack apologises for lockdown party at No 10 held in his honour

Basit Mahmood
14 January, 2022

Could this explain why the Sun hasn’t gone in harder on Downing Street parties?

5 things we learned from Jacob Rees-Mogg’s podcast this week

John Lubbock
13 January, 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg told Conservative Home’s Moggcast that he stands behind Boris Johnson, who he compared to Disraeli.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg says ‘rules were very hard for people to obey’ while defending Boris Johnson

Basit Mahmood
13 January, 2022

His remarks will likely lead to a further backlash

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