The truth behind the headlines on public sector pay and the minimum wage
To the fury of House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, the government continues to release highlights from Wednesday’s…
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Labour accuses Sunak of “smoke and mirrors” and “high tax, low delivery”
The big headline today is a key announcement brought forward from Wednesday’s Budget: another £5.9bn to help clear…
It’s Friday, but the focus is on parliament with fire/rehire and assisted dying bills
Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of “selling out working people” by whipping Conservative MPs against legislation to stop…
Daily new Covid cases could reach 100,000 – but no ‘plan B’ for now
Daily new Covid cases could reach 100,000, Sajid Javid has warned. The seven-day average is currently 38,000. “This…
Experts warn of a Covid “winter crisis” but ministers insist Christmas is safe
Kwasi Kwarteng has today ruled out a winter lockdown. Responding to a call from the NHS Confederation to implement ‘plan B’…
Labour ups focus on business as NEC appoints Liverpool officer for ‘clean up’
MPs from across the chamber paid tribute to David Amess yesterday. The late parliamentarian was described as not only a…
As parliament returns after conference recess, MPs pay tribute to David Amess
The House of Commons returns from recess today. The chamber was supposed to kick off with a second…
We need to talk about the Metropolitan Police – and Cressida Dick must go
She was just walking home. She wore brightly coloured clothes, called her boyfriend while walking and took the…
The Labour leadership was pleased by conference 2021 – and with good reason
Keir Starmer delivered his long-awaited Labour conference speech yesterday. How did it go down? Tummies were rumbling by…
Starmer’s big day: what does he need to achieve?
Keir Starmer faces the biggest moment of his leadership today. After 18 months of delivering speeches to empty…
