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Covid: Government contracts handed out ‘like sweeties to people with friends in high places’
“In many ways, you could be forgiven for thinking being a donor to the Tory party must carry an inherent specialism on delivering Covid contracts as Tory donors have really done very well out of this crisis.”
‘Dithering’ Government urged to get vaccine to key workers as schools to stay shut until March
“We can’t afford any more of the dithering or eleventh-hour announcements from the government. The death toll has already passed 100,000. It’s vital that the government gets this right and shows us the plans now to protect those like our school support staff.”
Brexit: ‘Powder keg’ of loyalist discontent as unionist calls for co-operation with Republic to be frozen
“The infrastructure of the Irish Sea border is the physical manifestation of not just the partitioning of the UK but the locking of Northern Ireland into the economic orbit of the Republic/EU.”
Reactions as ‘Failing’ Grayling promises to protect hedgehogs
"Oh god. Hedgehogs will be extinct within a month."
Watch – Led By Donkeys debunk Johnson’s claim ‘we did everything we could’ as over 100,000 die from Covid
'Boris Johnson says: “We did everything we could.” 'No, he didn’t.'
This headteacher responded to parents telling his staff how to teach in the best way possible
A tour de force in dealing with backseat drivers.
X-rated object spotted on BBC Wales dubbed “greatest guest background” ever
"Was that on the 6 O-C*ck News?", Declan Cashlin quipped.
Watch – Bailiffs move in on HS2 protesters occupying tunnel under central London park
The group previously said they believed they “can hold out in the tunnel for several weeks and hope in this time that a court will rule against HS2 for breaking the law by attempting an eviction without a court order and during the national coronavirus lockdown”.
Majority of Calais refugees ‘think Brexit will make getting UK asylum easier’
“Seeing how people in Calais are treated by our authorities is deeply shocking. They are hounded night and day, exposed to the bitter winter elements, denied food and shelter and subject to regular police brutality."