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Kwasi Kwarteng tight-lipped over Nissan bung
It is rumoured that the car manufacturer has been handed £100 million by the government as an incentive to stay in the UK.
‘Plain ludicrous’: National Trust claps back at critics
In an article for the Spectator, Charles Moore - Margaret Thatcher's biographer - claimed "wokery took over the Trust".
‘Brexit Day is today’, say EU citizens campaigners. What next?
“Windrush did not happen in a day but happened in silence. Each one of us still has a part to play," said campaigners whilst highlighting discrimination EU citizens are already facing.
#MeToo trends as Bill Cosby walks free from jail
"I am furious to hear this news. I personally know women who this man drugged and raped while unconscious. Shame on the court and this decision."
Government slammed over plans for eight-storey Union Flag on building in Wales
"In 20 years time this island will just be one big Union Jack visible from space," one person said.
‘Vandalism:’ Highways England slammed for pouring concrete into arches of Victorian railway bridge
“In a post-Covid world where people will want to get on their bikes more. It’s madness. It’s a disgrace.”
Outrage as BBC Bitesize lists ‘positive impacts’ of climate change
George Monbiot, the environmental campaigner, described the page as “an absolute disgrace” which “could have been written by Exxon”.
Govt announces Covid loophole for business execs – much to the annoyance of we mere mortals
"Sorry for the unparliamentary language but this just takes the pi**", Angela Rayner said.
Police breached ‘fundamental rights’ at Sarah Everard vigil
A parliamentary inquiry hit out at the police handling of both the Everard vigil and 'Kill the Bill' protests.