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Nurses and teachers react to Tory MP's 'deeply insulting' comments
Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield, made the comments after the prime minister and chancellor were fined for breaching Covid rules
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Nurses and teachers react to Tory MP's 'deeply insulting' comments

'If Greta can do it, so can I': Extinction Rebellion activists on why they’re on the streets
Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion

'If Greta can do it, so can I': Extinction Rebellion activists on why they’re on the streets

Building Safety Crisis: Gove unveils £5bn package to remove dangerous cladding from homes
cladding
Cladding

Building Safety Crisis: Gove unveils £5bn package to remove dangerous cladding from homes

Elderly people are 'riding buses all day to stay warm', experts warn ministers
inflation
cost of living crisis

Elderly people are 'riding buses all day to stay warm', experts warn ministers

Rented homes that pose a serious threat to health cost the NHS £340m a year
private rented homes
Renting

Rented homes that pose a serious threat to health cost the NHS £340m a year

Tory MPs who told Boris Johnson to resign in January are now backing him, despite lockdown fines
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Tory MPs who told Boris Johnson to resign in January are now backing him, despite lockdown fines

Partygate: MPs demand Boris Johnson resigns over breaking lockdown laws
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Partygate: MPs demand Boris Johnson resigns over breaking lockdown laws

Partygate: These are the lockdown-breaking parties that could force Boris Johnson to resign
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Partygate

Partygate: These are the lockdown-breaking parties that could force Boris Johnson to resign

Boris Johnson is getting fined over Downing Street parties. Here's what he told Parliament.
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Partygate

Boris Johnson is getting fined over Downing Street parties. Here's what he told Parliament.

Sunak must raise minimum wage again to ease cost of living crisis, say unions 
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak runs through his Spring Statement speech in his offices in 11 Downing Street
Employment

Sunak must raise minimum wage again to ease cost of living crisis, say unions 

Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’
cost of living
cost of living crisis

Bankers’ pay outpacing inflation shows the cost of living crisis is ‘not equal’

Register to vote: How to have your say in the upcoming elections
Register to vote
Elections

Register to vote: How to have your say in the upcoming elections

What is the Big Power Off and what could it mean for your energy bills?
The Big Power Off

What is the Big Power Off and what could it mean for your energy bills?

15 ways Rishi Sunak hiked tax while his family avoided it
rishi sunak
Tax

15 ways Rishi Sunak hiked tax while his family avoided it

'I misspoke': Lord Pickles apologises for 'indifferent' Grenfell Tower Inquiry gaffe
Lord Pickles Grenfell Inquiry
Grenfell

'I misspoke': Lord Pickles apologises for 'indifferent' Grenfell Tower Inquiry gaffe

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
benefits
welfare system

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling
sarah everard vigil
Activism

Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling

Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
Trans conversion therapy
Activism

Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
food banks
poverty

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told

What is a non-dom? An expert answers our questions about the tax status claimed by Rishi Sunak’s wife and other wealthy people
what about a non-dom?
Tax

What is a non-dom? An expert answers our questions about the tax status claimed by Rishi Sunak’s wife and other wealthy people