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HGV drivers must be banned from using standard sat nav devices after ‘spate of…
Ministers must introduce a law mandating HGV drivers to use specialist sat nav equipment after a spate of incidents including bridge crashes, councils are demanding.The Local Government Association - representing councils in England and…
Michael Gove says Liz Truss plans ‘holiday from reality’ as he backs Rishi Sunak
Michael Gove has endorsed Rishi Sunak to be the next prime minister as he accused rival Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her tax plans.The former cabinet minister, who was sacked by Boris Johnson, suggested Ms Truss's…
Millionaire Rishi Sunak bills himself as the ‘underdog’ in cringeworthy video at Tory…
Rishi Sunak has billed himself as the "underdog" in the contest to replace Boris Johnson with just two weeks to go until voting closes in the Tory leadership race. In a cringeworthy introductory video at a hustings event in Manchester…
Tories accused of failing BTEC students as dozens still waiting for results
The Tories have been accused of giving BTEC students a "second class service" as dozens are still waiting for their results. A "small percentage" of students who completed vocational qualifications have been left in limbo after receiving…
Priti Patel insists Rwanda is a ‘safe’ country despite warnings of torture and killings
Priti Patel has insisted Rwanda is a "safe" country, despite warnings from Foreign Office officials of torture and killings. Court documents revealed officials in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had concerns about…
Tory MP admits NHS is ‘broken’ as man, 87, forced to wait 15 hours for ambulance
A Tory MP has admitted that the NHS is 'broken'. Cherilyn Mackrory spoke out after The Mirror revealed the ordeal of 87-year-old David Wakeley who was forced to wait in a makeshift shelter outside for 15 hours overnight with multiple…
Train firm chief is awarded £1million share bonus in week of railway chaos
The boss of scandal-hit train firm Avanti’s parent company has been awarded a £1m share bonus while passengers suffer chaos. Travellers on the West Coast main line battled a stripped-back timetable this week - and some had to scale a spiked…
Hundreds of bus routes saved at 11th hour as Tories extend funding by six months
Hundreds of vital bus routes were saved at the 11th hour today as Tory ministers extended funding by six months. Regional leaders had warned a “cliff-edge” deadline was looming this week for firms to end services before a post-Covid Bus…
‘As PM Boris Johnson vanishes, our sad failing nation heads into the abyss’
It's a shame the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee isn’t being celebrated this weekend as we’d be able to hold another patriotic get-together. This time we could hold a mass seance outside Downing Street and ask if there’s anybody there? Because we…
‘Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak prove the people who want power the most should never get it’
The price we pay for power only ever increases, have you noticed? There is a constant upward trajectory in your energy bills, and in what you must swallow from your government. Once, the country had to put up with being led by a man mocked…
