MPs across the political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about NATO troops
“The president was wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces in Afghanistan”
Nigel Farage pledges to appoint Brexiteer as Bank of England governor
The Reform leader has been condemned for wanting to politicise the Bank of England
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
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Solidarity builds against ‘unjust job cuts’ at Liverpool University
Trade union and labour movement support escalates for the global academic boycott of the University of Liverpool.
EXCLUSIVE: Estate agent promises ‘action’ over racist football tweet
Savills vows to carry out a full investigation into an alleged employee’s xenophobic football Twitter post.
Human rights lawyer speaks out against offshore asylum centres over ‘human toll’
The new borders bill contains powers allowing asylum claims to be processed outside the UK and could pave the way for offshore processing centres.
Christian Aid ends peacebuilding work in South Sudan as a result of ‘lethal’ aid cuts
“These cuts risk having a lethal effect on the chances of a lasting peace here,” says Christian Aid’s James Wani.
EXCLUSIVE: More voters think rich will try to ‘buy’ influence from Tories than from Labour
A poll found that twice as many people thought the rich trying to ‘buy’ influence in the government was more likely with a Conservative government than under Labour.
People’s Covid Inquiry: ‘The pandemic has uncovered a government unfit for purpose’
The inquiry has criticised the government’s delay in taking action against the spread of Covid-19 and cuts to the NHS.
Unite’s Steve Turner says ‘no one can get close to his record’ and calls on Labour to offer ‘real opposition’
‘I am standing on my record and nobody can touch that, they won’t even get close.’
The Home Office is making conditions for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking harsher
‘The Home Office’s new plan for immigration, threatens a more hostile environment for asylum seekers.’
Prof Prem Sikka: Don’t fall for the Tory ‘levelling up’ mantra, they’re still continuing with austerity
‘The government’s mantra is that it is rebuilding the post-Covid economy by ‘levelling-up’, but it is hard to discern any policy that is reducing inequalities’.
Labour launches petition asking ‘sulky’ Tory MP Lee Anderson not to watch the Euro 2020 final
‘Lee Anderson was born in 1967. Are we entirely sure it hasn’t been him watching that was the problem all along?’