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Dis Life: ‘What exactly is the Government hiding in its unreleased benefits reports?’
Have you ever tried to live on benefits? Lockdown was a wake up call for many who had chanted ‘scrounger’ for years at those feckless oiks who wouldn’t or couldn’t work. The pandemic showed ordinary, ‘hardworking people’ that employment…
Liz Truss looks set to become next Prime Minister, poll of Tory members finds
Liz Truss looks set to become the next Prime Minister, according to an influential poll of Tory members. A survey run on the ConservativeHome website, known to some as the ‘Tory Bible’, shows the Foreign Secretary is ahead of Rishi Sunak by…
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak tax cuts are looking more implausible by the day, experts warn
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s tax cut pledges are looking more and more implausible, one of the country's leading economic groups warns today.The Tory pair have not explained how they will fund “permanent” tax cuts while inflation rockets to…
Labour vows its energy bills plan will save £300 more for poorest Brits this winter
Labour today unveils more details on how its plan would help the poorest Brits get through the winter.Living costs are set to skyrocket again in October when typical energy bills are set to rise to around £3,500 and more than £4,200 in…
‘Boris Johnson is absolving himself of all responsibility for cost of living crisis’
A year ago Boris Johnson said fears about rising inflation were “unfounded”. Today the rate hit a 40-year high of 10.1%. Soaring prices will mean more pain for households, especially those on the lowest incomes, and more agony for…
Boris Johnson ‘on shore leave’ as inflation rockets to 40-year high and Brits struggle
A Tory peer today blasted Boris Johnson for going "on shore leave" as inflation rocketed to another 40-year high. In a striking intervention, Asda chairman Lord Rose accused the Tories of doing nothing as official figures from the Office…
Boris Johnson urged to sack minister over ‘misleading’ bearskin Army cap statement
Animal rights activists have called on Boris Johnson to sack a minister if he does not correct 'misleading' claims he made in Parliament about bearskins used for ceremonial Army caps. Jeremy Quin last month told the House of Commons that…
Liz Truss ally suggests Brits ‘could try harder’ as he doubles down on…
A Tory minister has doubled down on Liz Truss 's words - suggesting British workers "could try harder". Kit Malthouse, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster defended the Foreign Secretary's words, claiming "we've had a productivity issue in…
Will cyclists actually need numberplates? The facts around Grant Shapps ‘plan’
Tory Grant Shapps has broken the internet by suggesting cyclists could need number plates.The Transport Secretary told the Daily Mail he will propose extending speed restrictions to cyclists - especially in 20mph zones. That “obviously”…
BREAKING 115,000 Royal Mail workers could stage 8 days of strikes as posties vote for new action
Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes in a second ballot over terms and conditions, the Communication Workers Union has announced.It's believed CWU chiefs plan to announce further strike days over terms and…
