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Tory MP blames French – not Brexit – for Dover chaos but video calls that out
*Don't blame it on the sunshine. Don't blame it on the Coviud. Don't blame it on the Frenchies. Blame it on the Brexit.*
Watch: Mick Lynch on the myth that wage increases cause inflation
"Each new Mick Lynch interview is better than the last. The man is calm, reasoned and factual. The media are completely befuddled."
Truss defends £30bn tax cuts as eye-watering sum she spent on taxpayer-funded planes is revealed
As they say in Succession cut back on the 'PJs' (private jets) and you could save a lot of money. But, like Logan Roy, will she ignore this?
‘Didn’t know KKK had an away kit:’ New weird Rees-Mogg office pic has dropped
"I never realised Rees-Mogg and the Grim Reaper shared an office. I mean, it makes sense...," wrote one person after seeing the pic.
*We’re not going on a summer holiday:* ‘Critical incident’ declared at Dover due to ‘woefully inadequate’ border staffing
“I’m booked onto 8am ferry from Dover and it’s total gridlock. Moved 50 metres per hour.“At this rate it’ll be 34 hours before I get to the port!"
Reactions as Farage to present live show at a bargain basement price
"Sorry Nige! I'd love to but I have to watch some paint drying," wrote one person after reading about Farage's show.
Truss badgered by Badger cull protesters – blaming her for 176,000 dead animals
A protester dressed as one of the furry mammals followed the Foreign Secretary with placards that read “I am innocent” and “176,000 badgers shot by Defra.
Govt legislation to stop impact of strikes by Minister who skipped committee hearing to avoid scrutiny
It seems that Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has seemingly gone on strike by refusing to appear in front of a select committee.
Brexit: Public health research at risk if EU programme membership lost – ‘self harm’
Universities UK (UUK), a group of 140 universities which previously described the loss of Horizon membership as “political self-harm”,