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Union warns of further poverty if benefits aren’t brought in line with inflation
‘Attempting to balance the books on the backs of the poorest in society is fundamentally wrong at any time and it will be especially devastating for many workers in the midst of a cost of living crisis.’
Jake Berry apology slammed for being meaningless
The apology for the 'get a new job' comments didn’t go down well.
Kwasi Kwarteng blames ‘pressure of Queen’s death’ for his disastrous mini-budget
Yet another excuse...
Outrage after Tory chair tells people struggling with the cost of living crisis to just ‘get a new job’
"People know that when their bills arrive, they can either cut their consumption or they can get a higher salary, higher wages, go out there and get that new job."
Under 30s are a ‘generation of insecurity’, Green Party conference told
The co-chairs of the Green Party's youth wing told the conference young people are facing 'insecure work, insecure housing, insecure incomes and insecure futures'.