Politics
‘A national embarrassment’: Rishi Sunak’s NFT plan has really not gone down well

‘A national embarrassment’: Rishi Sunak’s NFT plan has really not gone down well
Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how
Government defeated for third time in a row on attempt to ban ‘noisy’ protest

Government defeated for third time in a row on attempt to ban ‘noisy’ protest
Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations

Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations
Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill

Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill
‘Terrible for taxpayers’: Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns

‘Terrible for taxpayers’: Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns
Tory MPs had ‘champagne bash’ while families struggled to ‘afford energy price hike’

Tory MPs had ‘champagne bash’ while families struggled to ‘afford energy price hike’
More than 270,000 pupils will have left school before special educational needs and disabilities paper takes effect

More than 270,000 pupils will have left school before special educational needs and disabilities paper takes effect

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Here’s what other countries are doing to ease the cost of living crisis

Here’s what other countries are doing to ease the cost of living crisis
Rishi Sunak’s post-Budget photo opps have not gone well at all

Rishi Sunak’s post-Budget photo opps have not gone well at all
‘A cup of water on a blazing fire’: Housing charities pan Sunak’s Spring Statement

‘A cup of water on a blazing fire’: Housing charities pan Sunak’s Spring Statement
Spring Budget will leave low-income families ‘stranded,’ say anti-poverty campaigners

Spring Budget will leave low-income families ‘stranded,’ say anti-poverty campaigners
‘Ted Heath with an Instagram account’: Labour responds to Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget

‘Ted Heath with an Instagram account’: Labour responds to Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget
This year’s Rishi Sunak budget photoshoot is here and it’s hilarious, again

This year’s Rishi Sunak budget photoshoot is here and it’s hilarious, again
Spring Budget: Four things the Chancellor could announce to tackle the cost of living crisis

Spring Budget: Four things the Chancellor could announce to tackle the cost of living crisis
‘Some children haven’t learnt to crawl’: New report reveals impact of pandemic on society

‘Some children haven’t learnt to crawl’: New report reveals impact of pandemic on society
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe flies home after being detained in Iran for six years

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe flies home after being detained in Iran for six years
Could refugees be housed in the seized mansions of Russian oligarchs? We asked a lawyer

Could refugees be housed in the seized mansions of Russian oligarchs? We asked a lawyer
Priti Patel U-turn means Ukrainian refugees can apply for visas online

Priti Patel U-turn means Ukrainian refugees can apply for visas online
Government on course to repeat Afghanistan evacuation mistakes in Ukraine, MPs warn

Government on course to repeat Afghanistan evacuation mistakes in Ukraine, MPs warn
Diane Abbott accuses the government of ‘waiting for the Windrush generation to die’

Diane Abbott accuses the government of ‘waiting for the Windrush generation to die’
UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians

UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians
Keir Starmer calls for unity over sanctions on Russian oligarchs

Keir Starmer calls for unity over sanctions on Russian oligarchs
Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’

Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’
Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021

Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021
Future Generations Bill can do what levelling up plans won’t, Lords meeting hears

Future Generations Bill can do what levelling up plans won’t, Lords meeting hears
These reports by MPs offer very different perspectives on how Brexit is going

These reports by MPs offer very different perspectives on how Brexit is going
Future Generations Bill passes final stage in House of Lords

Future Generations Bill passes final stage in House of Lords
What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper
