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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‘Staggering Hypocrisy’: Boris Johnson slammed for ‘taking private jet after COP26 to meet climate sceptic pal’
‘The mask slips’.
Anti-corruption experts say Tory move to scrap sleaze watchdog is ‘behaviour consistent with state capture’
‘In a case where evidence that the rules have been breached is so clear, this attempt to undermine the process is another example of those in power acting like the rules don’t apply to them.’
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, November 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
Another Boris Johnson lie at PMQs: Labour did not want to take the UK out of NATO
During Prime Minister’s Questions today, Boris Johnson told another lie. He claimed that the Labour Party would have wanted to pull the UK out of NATO and tried to abolish the army.
Diane Abbott MP: No one in public life must endure the abuse and death threats that I have had to deal with
‘Very sadly, dealing with online abuse and death threats has been a standard part of both mine and my staff’s day-to-day life for many years now.’
Why the Tory amendment to let Owen Paterson off the hook kills standards in public life
It undermines the independence of the very body that was set up to scrutiny the practices of elected officials.’
Tory sleaze: Outrage as Conservative MPs change sleaze rules to protect one of their own
The unprecedented action to protect Owen Paterson MP, has also received the backing of prime minister Boris Johnson who is supporting the efforts to overthrow an independent inquiry
Legitimacy of climate pacts reached at COP26 at risk due to lack of representation from Global South
The Cop 26 coalition group highlighted that thousands of people at the frontline of the climate crisis in the Global South faced exclusion from the talks
Boris Johnson called a ‘disgrace’ after being pictured ‘asleep’ at COP26
“Time to wake up @borisjohnson the world is burning.”
“Even the best outcome at COP26 isn’t going to get us everything we need”
“We and civil society organisations will be championing the voices of representatives from the Global South, but it remains to be seen whether we actually see this shift that we’ve been pushing for for such a long time at this Cop.”