5 things we learned from Sir Olly Robbins giving evidence on Peter Mandelson’s appointment
Pressure is piling on the prime minister over the Mandelson scandal ahead of the local elections
Reform in turmoil: Deputy group leader of Cornwall Council defects
The bitter infighting and defections that have plagued Reform continue.
Nigel Farage refuses to commit to probing deputy’s corporation tax amid reports he failed to pay £100,000
Farage is choosing to bury his head in the sand
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Downing Street launches a briefing war against Downing Street as Tories turn on each other
“There is a lot of concern inside the building about the PM … It’s just not working.”
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A roundup of progressive news
Dangerous and draconian: Why we must all oppose Priti Patel’s bill to strip citizenship without notice
‘It completely undermines a principle of rule of law, which is that an individual has a right to know of a decision before their rights are affected’
Boris Johnson stumbles over his words and rambles about Peppa Pig in bizarre speech to business leaders
After losing his words and rifling through his papers he started to mention how Peppa Pig World could be a model for UK businesses
Starmer slammed for ‘ditching freedom of movement pledge’
“Labour conference voted for Freedom of Movement & it is there that Labour policy has always been decided & adhered to until a policy is overturned by mechanisms built within labour since it’s inception as Labour.”
The new Health and Care Bill is a charter for corruption
‘This new Bill that will be voted on in parliament this week should really be called the NHS Corporate Takeover Bill.’
Rocketing inflation to exacerbate cost of living crisis, unions warn
As inflation hits a ten-year high, millions of families are at risk of plunging deeper into poverty this winter, unions have cautioned.
Seasonal jobs for young Britons in EU battered by Brexit, says travel industry
Young people’s opportunities to work in temporary jobs in the European Union have been significantly limited by Brexit bureaucracy, businesses in the travel sector reveal.
UK government was not adequately prepared for Covid, watchdog finds
With time and energy lost on Brexit negotiations, the UK was not fully prepared for the pandemic, an independent watchdog has unveiled.
‘A Conservative con job’: North up in arms as plug pulled on northern powerhouse promises
Pledges to address England’s regional inequality transpires into broken promises with the scaling back of Northern Powerhouse Rail. Naturally, northerners are in uproar.