Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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Sajid Javid denies being at loggerheads with the chancellor over NHS backlog
As today’s NHS backlog plan announcement is delayed, the health secretary refutes suggestions that the hold up is because of a funding dispute with Rishi Sunak.
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‘We don’t need a net zero referendum’
‘Nigel Farage and others are wrong to suggest we should pursue a referendum on net zero.’
Johnson to ditch ‘lefty’ green policies, in ‘secret’ deal Tory backbenchers – Express reports
In a bid to “warm the cockles of Tory hearts”, the PM is to make a deal with backbench MPs to maintain their support of his leadership, including abolishing ‘lefty’ policies of ‘prioritising a green agenda’, the Sunday Express reports.
‘Unacceptable and entirely preventable’: Homelessness in London rises by 20% in a year
New data shows the magnitude of rough sleeping in the capital, sparking calls for immediate government action.
Brexit friction mounts as NI first minister quits and Portugal’s economy minister cites Brexit damage
As Johnson announces a Brexit Freedoms Bill, tension over the UK’s departure from the EU heightened this week among leading ministers.
Rishi Sunak’s energy crisis ‘bailout’ derided as ‘hopelessly inadequate’
The chancellor’s support to the ‘Black Thursday’ energy rise has been met with contempt, with unions warning the increase is a cost-of-living ‘catastrophe’ for ordinary workers.
The five most agonising car-crash interviews with Tory MPs on the parties’ fiasco
The partygate debacle has put Conservative MPs under pressure on camera as they attempt to defend the beleaguered PM and add some justification to the whole sorry affair.
Toby Young and James Delingpole’s podcast is hilarious
As an anthropological experiment, I listened to two whole episodes of the London Calling podcast, and I actually quite enjoyed myself.
The energy price crisis is also down to the UK’s obsession with privatisation
This week Shell reported that its profits have increased from $4.85bn to $19.3bn as rising energy prices have filled its coffers.