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New strikes as barristers walk out indefinitely and 100,000 council staff vote
New strikes will grip the nation after criminal barristers backed an all-out walkout - and said it will last INDEFINITELY.Thousands of barristers will now refuse to take on any new cases “on an indefinite basis” from Monday 5 September.…
Boris Johnson’s dad slams Johnson government in interview with Johnson’s sister
Boris Johnson’s dad criticised Boris Johnson’s government in a live radio interview with Boris Johnson ’s sister. The surreal scene unfolded on LBC, where environmental campaigner Stanley appeared on journalist Rachel's phone-in show to…
12 most divisive policies announced by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak that could hurt you
For weeks Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have been tossing red meat in the face of Tory members in a bid to woo them.Some have expressed their fears that the two leadership candidates are distracted from the cost of living crisis as winter…
Tory warns poor Brits will be ‘on the streets’ under Liz Truss’s £50bn…
Brits will end up “on the streets” this winter if Liz Truss does not offer more cash help for the poorest, a Tory MP warned today. Rishi Sunak supporter Kevin Hollinrake launched the most devastating verdict yet on the likely Prime…
Brits would get 50% off Stamp Duty if they install a heat pump under green proposal
Homebuyers should get a 50% stamp duty rebate if they install heat pumps and other energy efficiency measures to help the UK reach net zero, a think tank has said.Centre-right think tank Onward said the rebate would "take advantage of the…
Fatcat bosses get 39% pay rise in a year – and Liz Truss ‘will boost it even more’
Liz Truss's tax cuts will boost the salaries of fat cats and leave working Brits with less pay, a union chief has warned.Frances O'Grady, TUC General Secretary today blasts the Tory leadership frontrunner for failing to commit to a plan…
Sewage figures ‘stink of a coverup’ as 1,700 overflow pipes have no monitoring device
Water firms have been accused of “gross negligence” after 24% of sewage overflow pipes had a “faulty” monitoring device - or none at all.Research today says 1,802 of the 14,470 storm overflows in England and Wales had a monitor that worked…
Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg attacks ‘rotten culture’ of civil servants working from home
Privileged Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a fresh attack on the “hopeless” and “rotten culture” of civil servants doing their work from home.The multi-millionaire, who has a £5m mansion a few minutes’ walk from Parliament, complained too…
‘All MPs should be forced to work two weeks in factories and hospitals – even Liz…
All newly elected and existing MPs should undertake a People’s Apprenticeship, in which they must experience a number of different walks of life to inform their decisions in the Houses of Parliament.Whether an MP is from humble routes, or…
Boris Johnson approves nuclear plant costing billions – weeks before new PM arrives
Boris Johnson has greenlit funding for a new multibillion-pound nuclear power station, triggering concerns among some of Liz Truss's allies that it could limit her economic vision. Whitehall sources confirmed the Prime Minister and…
