Petition to protect UK food standards against chlorinated chicken hits 60,000 signatures
The Tories and Reform UK are willing to water down UK food standards for a trade deal with the US
Labour
Half of Brits back retaliation as Trump’s tariffs strain US-UK relations
67% of the public are worried about the Trump tariffs worsening the cost-of-living and stifling UK economic growth
MPs join cross-party photo in solidarity with Labour colleagues barred from entering Israel
Over 70 MPs, including government ministers, posed in protest after two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel.
Revealed: Nationalisation of utilities would save the UK billions, according to new report
Nationalisation would pay for itself in less than seven years
Kemi Badenoch slammed for ‘cheerleading’ Israel after it bans two Labour MPs entering
“It’s disgraceful you are cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs.”
Luton airport expansion not a ‘magic bullet for economic growth’, think tank says
‘Growing Luton will not deliver the economic growth the government so desperately wants.’
Kemi Badenoch slammed for citing ‘fantasy figure’ to claim families will be poorer under Labour
Keir Starmer called her out for using what she claimed was the OBR’s figure in PMQs
The 91% fudge: How planning delays are being spun to hide a broken system
MHCLG’s latest figures say 91% of planning applications were decided on time in the last quarter of 2024. Housing columnist Chris Worrall explains why that figure hides the real story
Green Party co-leader accuses Keir Starmer of ‘dancing to Farage’s tune’ over small boats
‘The only way to stop people being forced into the hands of people smugglers is to introduce safe routes for people to seek safety in the UK.’
The return of disability scapegoating
Fast forward 14 years since the Sun’s repugnant ‘Beat the Cheat’ campaign, and the same misguided and exaggerated vilification of disabled people has resurfaced, this time under a Labour government.