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Watch: Shapps slammed for blaming haulage group for fuel queues and defending foreign HGV driver plan
"If we hadn’t left the European Union we wouldn’t be able to introduce desperate, probably doomed, ideas designed to address problems caused by leaving the European Union.Grant Shapps there, reaching peak Grant Shapps."
Starmer rules out nationalising energy firms & distances himself from Rayner’s attack on Tory ‘scum’
Refusing to nationalise energy firms is a major departure from the leadership of Labour under Jeremy Corbyn.
Tory councillors slam Labour mayor because he posts pictures of his dog
All bark and no bite from the Tory councillors?
Seal with crab pot stuck around neck shows impact of plastic pollution to marine wildlife
"You see it and think 'poor thing' but it represents a deeper problem - this is what our activities are doing to the mammals of our environment."
A real leader has weighed into the UC debate…Marcus Rashford
“Instead of removing vital support, we should be focusing on developing a long-term roadmap out of this child hunger pandemic," he said.
Xmas cancelled? Foreign HGV driver visa plan ‘insufficient’ to fix festive supply chain problems
Industry bodies said consumers and businesses faced ‘another less than happy’ festive season if the offer was not made more generous.
We need more immigrants, says… the Daily Mail?
Is the British press waking up to the realities of Brexit? Maybe, just maybe.
Man behind viral ‘blinking guy’ GIF raises thousands for MS charity
A GIF featuring Drew Scanlon’s face has been used an estimated 1.7 billion times.
If you can’t beat ’em… UK to join EU’s vaccine passport scheme
Joining the EU's scheme would make it cheaper and easier for Brits to travel to Europe.