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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5 major crises facing the UK as Boris Johnson jets off to holiday in Spain
Industry leaders have warned that factories face closure within days without government help.
Boris Johnson slammed for jetting off to ‘£25,000-a-week Marbella hideaway’ during energy crisis
“The timing couldn’t be worse. But it’s like he doesn’t even care. He’s got an 80-seat majority and he just thinks everything will be fine.”
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of people think police are not doing enough to tackle violence against women
The polling comes after the Met has faced criticism for their attitude towards violence against women following the murder of Sarah Everard.
EXCLUSIVE: Voters think police have problem with antisemitism, poll finds
“Jewish confidence in the police is not helped by revelations of police officers affiliated to neo-Nazi groups or who participate in racist WhatsApp groups.”
Human rights groups slam Newcastle United takeover by Saudi investment fund as “tool for erasing human rights abuse”
The Premier League’s owners’ and directors’ test does not prohibit those complicit in acts of torture, slavery, human trafficking or war crimes.
Empty homes in England rise to half a million while 100,000 families are in temporary accommodation
“The wrong kind of housing is being built – they are unaffordable to anyone on an average income.”
EXCLUSIVE: Voters think police have a problem with class bias, poll finds
‘It is a reality that across the socioeconomic spectrum, working class communities are policed disproportionately, with those who are working class being identified as potentially criminal far more often than their middle class counterparts’.
Prof Prem Sikka: The government’s obsession with neoliberalism isn’t creating prosperity or happiness
‘The government could help households by freezing rents, energy and train fare prices. It could eliminate profiteering by bringing vital industries such as gas, water, electricity and railways into public ownership, but that is not on its agenda.’
Why we need publicly-owned buses in Scotland
‘From 2007 to 2019, annual bus passenger journeys in Scotland plummeted by 121 million’
Deportation airlines return to Afghanistan to cash in on evacuation flights
‘Ironically, many of the same airlines enrolled in the effort have been making money deporting Afghans from Europe for years, directly endangering the people they recently evacuated.’