Lucy Skoulding
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United Kingdom
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Tory MP advocates for betting industry despite getting paid to advise on safer gambling
Laurence Robertson MP has been advocating for the betting industry after previously being criticised for a conflict of interest → Read More
‘It’s unfair, it’s wrong and the government must think again’: Labour MP sets out priorities for social care
Shadow social care minister Liz Kendall has shared Labour's priorities for social care → Read More
New Green Party leaders of England and Wales elected
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay are now the joint leaders of the Green Party → Read More
Treasury selling NatWest off at loss is missed opportunity to ‘rejuvenate economy’
'NatWest could have been transformed into a people’s bank...but the government has shown no vision.' → Read More
‘When I had Covid there was no support’: Harsh reality for UK’s migrant communities
In a new report, the UK's migrant communities share some of the devastating situations they have found themselves in during the pandemic. → Read More
Ken Loach and Bakers' Union president could be expelled from the Labour Party on Tuesday
Certain left-wing groups are set to be proscribed from the Labour Party as Sir Keir Starmer pushes to get rid of "toxic extremism". → Read More
MP slammed for insensitive language going against Samaritans’ reporting suicide advice
Samaritans has guidance for talking about suicide - which MP Nadhim Zahawi did not follow → Read More
Rishi Sunak’s plans to take £1.2bn from miners’ pensions dubbed ‘daylight robbery’ from ‘brave men’
Scrapping plans give miners £1.2 billion in pensions has been called "cruel" and a "kick in the teeth" to retired miners and their families. → Read More
GB News’ Neil Oliver slammed over ‘anti-scientific, dangerous’ anti-vaxx tweet
GB News has tweeted a story by Neil Oliver in which he says giving Covid jabs to children is 'grotesque'. → Read More
GB News gets fewer viewing figures than Welsh language version of kids’ TV show
Andrew Neil's new channel is getting a lot of criticism online after last week's figures have been shared → Read More
GB News: ‘Disrupter’ channel’s launch ruthlessly mocked online
After weeks of build up, last night saw the launch of new channel GB News and with it came plenty of backlash → Read More
PMQs: Keir Starmer accuses government of being ‘mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal’
With the May 6 elections only just over a week away, there was plenty to play for in today's PMQs → Read More
Progressive figures respond to Prince Philip’s death
Prince Philip died this morning at the age of 99 Prince Philip died this morning at the age of 99, and in the hours following his death tributes have been paid to the late Duke of Edinburgh from all over the world. Progressive politicians here in the UK have also been responding to the news of Prince Philip’s death and offering their condolences to the royal family, and especially The Queen.… → Read More
Four years of the Tories’ two-child limit: Here’s what it’s done
If the Tory policy was scrapped now 200,000 children would immediately be lifted out of poverty → Read More
Right to protest during lockdown should be on same footing as communal worship
The Joint Committee on Human Rights says ambiguity over our right to protest must be scrapped → Read More
Green New Deal pledge could finally become Labour priority after Keir Starmer silence
Pledges include creating millions of green jobs and a 'just' transition away from polluting industries → Read More
Is Wales looked down on by Westminster? These comments would suggest so
The Welsh government was told to 'stop fretting about their own little status in Cardiff' → Read More
Government reverses leafleting ban – but fears grow over ease of changing election rules
The Government recently issued "advice" saying that election campaign leaflets shouldn't be delivered by volunteers → Read More
Deliveroo challenged in court over right for workers to unionise
Workers say they have faced unfair terminations and precarious working conditions - and are battling for the right to bargain collectively. → Read More
Carer Allowance increase by 5p a day ‘frankly an insult’
The Government has increased the allowance given to unpaid carers by 1p an hour → Read More