Chris Jarvis
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HS2 not debated at Green Party conference
The conference ran out of time The Green Party’s spring conference has ended without a vote having been taken on the contentious issue of HS2. The Greens have long opposed the high speed rail project, but a proposal was put to the conference to change that. The motion would have seen the Greens support HS2, including the leg to Leeds, as well as Northern Powerhouse Rail. However, the motion was… → Read More
Green Party votes to ditch opposition to NATO
The Greens now support reform of the military alliance → Read More
Nadine Dorries hasn't spoken in House of Commons for 8 months
She's facing calls to return her salary Staunch Boris Johnson ally and former culture secretary Nadine Dorries hasn’t spoken in the House of Commons for almost eight months, the Mirror has revealed. The news has sparked calls that she should return the salary she receives as an MP. Dorries last spoke in the Commons on 7 July 2022, the day Johnson resigned as prime minister. According to the… → Read More
5 most shocking revelations from the Matt Hancock WhatsApps
The biggest bombshells from the Telegraph's leaks The Telegraph today published a series of bombshell revelations about Matt Hancock’s time as health secretary. Sourced from over 100,000 WhatsApp messages, the explosive leak confirms a catalogue of failures of his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. There are many revelations that have come out today. Here are the five most shocking. 1. Matt… → Read More
Labour Party commits to support workers experiencing menopause
Angela Rayner and Anneliese Dodds announced the policy → Read More
Shock poll finds Tories are heading for near total wipeout in Wales
The Tories could be left with just 2 MPs in Wales A new opinion poll has found that support for the Tories in Wales is in freefall. According to YouGov’s latest poll of Welsh voters, the Tories are set to be left with just two MPs in the country after the next general election. The poll, commissioned by WalesOnline has found support for the Tories in Wales now sits at just 19%. YouGov found 53%… → Read More
NUS calls on Welsh Government to prevent thousands of students being priced out of further education
NUS Wales wants the government to increase EMA to match the cost of living → Read More
Royal Mail boss torn apart by MPs over tracking of workers
Simon Thompson was hauled over the coals Royal Mail’s boss Simon Thompson has been grilled by members of a House of Commons select committee over whether postal workers are tracked on their rounds and if that information is used to discipline staff or to pressure them to work faster. It is the second time in as many months Thompson has had to face questions from the parliamentary committee,… → Read More
Jonathan Gullis gets comprehensively schooled on the asylum system in resurfaced footage
A resurfaced clip shows how little the Tory MP understood about refugees → Read More
Latest opinion poll would leave Tories in FOURTH place at next election
The Tories could be heading for complete electoral oblivion → Read More
This powerful video explains why you should join a union
This is a must watch The TUC has released a powerful video which sets out why workers should join a trade union. In the video, a food court worker explains how they and their colleagues secured a massive 44% pay rise. How did they do it? Through unionising and fighting for decent pay. In the video, the worker says: “I worked at a food court in Sheffield. Workers were getting paid below the… → Read More
Demands for public ownership of water after SHOCKING executive salaries revealed amid sewage scandal
You won't believe what one CEO earned Campaigners have strengthened calls for water to be taken into public ownership after the eye-watering pay packets of water company executives have been revealed. According to a report in the Times, the remuneration packages for water industry bosses soared by 20% on average last year. The Times reports that the average pay packets of private water company… → Read More
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left… 1. Government choices have left workers paying the price as company profits soar – LabourList Writing in LabourList this week, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham looks at how “profiteering is rife across multiple sectors”. She argues that with profit margins for the FTSE 350 having jumped by 89% since the period prior to the pandemic, the government could fund… → Read More
Who could replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader?
We break down the potential runners and riders Following Nicola Sturgeon’s shock announcement that she would be resigning as SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland earlier this week, speculation on who her successor will be has been rife. With Sturgeon having ascended to the leadership unopposed in 2014, her departure has triggered the first SNP leadership election since 2004. With SNP… → Read More
BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon to resign as First Minister of Scotland
She's quitting as First Minister after nearly a decade in the role → Read More
Green Party announces candidate for London Mayor
Zoë Garbett is set to contest the next mayoral election for the Greens → Read More
Lee Anderson's 5 most outrageous moments
'30p Lee' has made plenty of unbelievable comments over the years → Read More
Outrage as another oil giant announces record profits
This firm made more than BP and Shell combined 2022 saw the scale of the climate crisis laid bare – with devastating floods sweeping across Pakistan and the UK experiencing its hottest ever temperatures. Alongside this, sky-rocketing energy bills triggered the worst cost of living crisis for a generation. But while people and the planet have been paying the cost, fossil fuel companies have been… → Read More
Anti-strike law: Major protest planned to defend the right to strike
Zarah Sultana, Michael Rosen and Mick Lynch will be speaking at the demonstration → Read More
Strike dates: Civil servants to take a further 20 days of strike action
The Department for Work and Pensions will be hit with a wave of walkouts → Read More