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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Natalie Bennett: Young people must be given not just a voice, but power, at COP26
‘Seventy-eight-year-old Joe Biden and 59-year-old Boris Johnson are typical at the COP26 climate talks, where the average age of participants is over 60’
Islamophobia Awareness Month: Why won’t the EHRC investigate the Tories?
if the Tory party is failing to tackle prejudice against Muslims within its own ranks, one would hope the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), would step in.
Campaigners seize on Boris Johnson’s opening day coal comments at COP26
‘A new coal mine in Cumbria would result in approximately an additional 9 million tonnes of carbon emissions being released every year to 2049 and so is unacceptable’.
Boris Johnson’s climate finance announcement “nowhere near enough”
“Raiding the existing aid budget and cutting off other vital lines of support for the global south is not good enough.”
Who exactly are Net Zero Watch and why should we be worried about climate science deniers’ rebrand
As the COP26 summit kicks off, members of a new group, called Net Zero Watch (NZW), have been featuring on GB News and TalkRadio, decrying what they say is ‘climate hysteria’.
COP26: Alok Sharma slammed for hypocritical stance on Cambo oilfield as summit kicks off
“Alok Sharma unable to defend the indefensible – he was doing well on #Marr until he had to answer why his Government is going ahead with a new oil field at Cambo. First rule of diplomacy is to #WalkYourTalk – shamefully the UK isn’t.”
EXCLUSIVE: Twice as many people oppose online anonymity than support it, poll reveals
“Too often we see people hide behind online anonymity, and it certainly emboldens them to be more and more abusive.”
Petition demanding Boris Johnson tackle food waste at COP26 reaches over 16,000 signatures
Globally, 17% of all food is wasted, creating an estimated 8 to 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Ex-Met chief disagrees that race did not influence failures in Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry investigation
A police watchdog investigation found that failings in the case were not due to ethnicity.
Protestors target fossil fuel financiers on eve of Cop26 summit
Pressure is building on financial groups backing fossil fuel extraction schemes in the final run-up to the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.