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Labour’s energy price freeze would save elderly 26p in every pound of their pension
Labour’s energy price freeze would save elderly people living alone 26p in every pound they get in pension.But if the new cap goes ahead in October three in four single pensioners struggling to get by on £141.85 a week will be thrown into!-->…
‘Labour needs to be in the room where it happens – it needs to think long-term’
Wednesday night, I went to see Hamilton at the theatre. I’ve been waiting since 2017 to see the acclaimed musical. Couldn’t get tickets, then there was the pandemic, until finally the big day arrived. I’d been looking forward to it on!-->…
Ex P&O workers’ fury as firm escapes legal action after sacking 800 employees
Devastated seafarers today urged transport chief Grant Shapps to quit after P&O escaped legal action over sacking 800 of them. News of the legal let-off came after the ferry firm’s parent company, DP World, recorded a staggering 52%!-->…
‘While Tories obsess over the leadership contest, millions skip meals to make ends meet’
We expect our MPs to lead by example. Not scoff at voters making the agonising choice between heating and eating as they fill their faces. Yet that is exactly what they are doing by sending 2.6 million of their taxpayer subsidised!-->…
Outrage as MPs and Lords bin 2.6 million subsidised meals while families struggle
Pampered MPs and Lords have binned 2.6million dinners as ordinary people struggle to feed their families. Mounds of heavily subsidised grub went to landfill in a waste scandal that has enraged food poverty groups. Stomach-churning!-->…
Ex-minister abandons hope of Tory Islamophobia probe promised by Boris Johnson
Former Transport minister Nusrat Ghani has abandoned hope of a Tory Islamophobia probe promised by Boris Johnson. The MP for Wealden, 49, said: “I have tried to progress this but it’s clear nothing is going to happen.” The former charity!-->…
Keir Starmer more trusted by public than Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss or Boris Johnson
Keir Starmer is more trusted by the public than either of the Tory leadership candidates, research has revealed. A poll by Ipsos UK found more Brits have faith in the Labour leader to tell the truth than Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss - or ousted!-->…
Dialysis patients forced to choose eating or surviving as energy bills rise by £787
Home dialysis patients are facing the grim choice between heating, eating and surviving as extra energy costs for their machines are set to rise by £787 in October. And they face a double whammy of worry because NHS reimbursement is so!-->…
Tories probed after accepting donation cash from a dead man
The Tories have been probed after accepting donations from a man who had died of asbestos poisoning.An Electoral Commission investigation found the party had broken the rules by failing to promptly return a £2,000 payment from Worcester!-->…
Brits will be urged to avoid A&E this winter in bid to reduce NHS pressure
Brits will be urged to avoid A&E this winter in a bid to reduce pressure on the NHS. The head of the health service has told hospitals to prepare public health campaigns to help "minimise" pressure on A&E departments over the!-->…