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A Tory MP on bail after being accused of rape has been selected to stand again at the next election
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Was going to say this is unbelievable but depressingly, it’s more like par for the course
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NEW: a conservative MP accused of rape has been "unanimously" re-selected to run in the next general election
since his arrest and bail, the MP has continued to work in his community – often alongside children
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🚨NEW: a conservative MP accused of rape has been "unanimously" re-selected to run in the next general election
since his arrest and bail, the MP has continued to work in his community – often alongside children
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🤘back in westminster after a few weeks off
drop me a line if i missed your message/email while i was away !!
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So Nancy Dubuc gets hired to try to sell VICE. Gets paid $1.5 M annually for five years. Peaces out. VICE goes bankrupt. Where is the accountability? Why are journalists getting laid off and CEOs getting off scot free? nytimes.com/2023/02/24/bus
🔴 We're leading this morning with 's deep dive into Labour's ‘purge’ of left-wingers from parliamentary shortlists.
One MP told her it was ‘the most fundamental attempt to change the DNA of the Labour Party in its entire history’.
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🚨NEW: is labour's process of picking its next MPs business as usual? or is this the darker side of politics, full of nasty factionalism and underhand tactics?
for , i went inside the party’s embattled selection process. here's what i found:
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🗞️We spoke to about a string of government policies that have forced people into homelessness and rough sleeping. 🗞️
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NEW: in 2019, the tories pledged to end rough sleeping by the next election
four years on, a key policy is still in its pilot stage, more people are dying homeless than before and the number of people sleeping rough is going up.
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The Conservatives are completely and utterly failing in their promise to end rough sleeping by the end of next year.
We need an immediate ban on section 21, an end to automatic evictions for rent arrears, and to build more affordable and social housing.
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NEW: in 2019, the tories pledged to end rough sleeping by the next election
four years on, a key policy is still in its pilot stage, more people are dying homeless than before and the number of people sleeping rough is going up.
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this is so sad. sometimes the media landscape seems so bleak.
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We are incredibly sad to announce that gal-dem is closing.
Several factors that have contributed to this difficult decision, including numerous challenges with running a small, mission-driven, independent media company. We’ve shared more here gal-dem.com/gal-dem-goodby
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Labour has been doing some digging into the Levelling Up Fund, the government’s flagship programme to deliver on its central election promise.
This is what we’ve found, and it’s not very encouraging…
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in my first op-ed for , i wrote about why this week has shown we can't let landlords define the narrative around renting
feat. my favourite subject: challenging your rent increases (dm me!)
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In his tough on crime speech Sir Keir Starmer says the smell of cannabis wafting through windows of family homes in neighbourhoods is "ruining in lives"
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The truth is that private profiteering in our housing system is still on the rise because millions have been locked out of public housing and home ownership.
Renters are paying the price for our rigged housing system.
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NEW: tory housing minister rachel maclean admits landlords aren't leaving the rental sector in droves – despite MPs in her own department peddling similar fears
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maclean agrees that there needs to be a challenge to the unsubstantiated narrative put forward by the that landlords are leaving the sector
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“there are bad landlords out there. lots of them. it would be crazy to pretend all landlords are good” - new housing minister speaks to during the day of action
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"Rishi Sunak supports expanding police powers despite damning Casey Report", writes (includes comments from Netpol)
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NEW: rishi sunak supports the expansion of police powers despite today's damning report on the UK's biggest force
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Palantir is one of the most controversial firms in Silicon vallley.
It was funded by the CIA and produces surveillance tech for police and borders.
Peter Thiel donated millions to Donald Trump.
And, in 2020, Matt Hancock invited Palantir into NHS...
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NEW: NHS hospitals told to share patient data with US 'spy-tech' firm
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🏠 Renters are being chased to pay off landlords' debts despite having ‘bills included’ contracts
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🚨after contacted thames water, a spokesperson reached out to the tenant to apologise and offer compensation
the account has now been closed and he won't be chased anymore 🫡
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🚨another tenant was visited by bailiffs despite informing EDF energy that her bills were included in her rent
she was told it was a "personal matter" between her and her landlord
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🚨NEW: vulnerable tenants are being hounded by utility companies for their landlords' unpaid bills
one renter i spoke to had become homeless and was still being chased for water bills his landlord should have paid
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one thought that i kept returning to today: why must you be in work to have free childcare?
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BUDGET TIME
big laughs after hunt mentions investments for swimming pools following revelations an energy grid was upgraded in yorkshire to deal with sunak’s heated swimming pool
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