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‘I won’t back down’ says Jersey fisherman who admits ‘worst years I’ve known it’ since Brexit vote
Pointing to a French fishing boat on the horizon, he said: “What infuriates me the most is… for me to sell my stuff into Europe I’ve got to fill out 10 bits of paper.
Owen Paterson: Viral video slams ‘cowardly MPs’ and points out it’s not the first time
"What the PM and MPs have done today will undermine not just trust in government and trust in democracy it undermines the integrity of our political system... how are we allowing this to happen?"
‘Even the Daily Mail’ trends as newspapers hit out at Tory sleaze
The Tories yesterday voted to spare one of their own MPs and "rip up the entire standards system", the paper reported.
Loch-ed up monster: Inflatable Nessie ‘seized’ by police at Cop26
Pictures taken by the group show police officers surrounding the monster, while campaigners held signs saying “drop the debt monster” and “climate justice now”.
PM defends bankers’ tax contributions amid concern over £3k tax hikes per household
"Good news for the donors who gave his party £500,000. His bank got a bonus of nearly £8 million, but not so good news for the rest of us," said Angela Rayner.
Brexit: Minister – in ‘alternative reality – calls for optimism after SNP demands apology for ‘disaster’
“Brexit is having a worse impact on Scottish exports than the pandemic has," said Mhairi Black.
Activists excluded after UK promised Cop26 would be ‘most inclusive ever’
Campaigners have expressed their outrage after being kept out of Cop26 climate talks, despite the Tory pledge that the international summit would be “the most inclusive ever” this year.
EU launches ‘game-changing’ tool to monitor carbon emissions
The EU will launch a “constellation of satellites” into orbit to track greenhouse gas emissions.
‘No better time to become a care worker,’ Tories claim as TV ad launched
The government advert will run on UK TV stations to help fill more than 100,000 social care vacancies, with health secretary Sajid Javid praising the "exciting and rewarding" career.