Politics
Biden tells rich to ‘pay their share’ as Sunak shields them from post-pandemic tax raid
The US president joins New Zealand and Argentina in asking the most wealthy to pay their fair share towards the pandemic recovery.
#CorbynHeldHartlepool trends as polling tees Labour up for devastating loss in North East
The former Labour leader held the seat in 2017 and 2019 in keeping with historic trends in the area.
Call for everyone to respond to “inhumane” Home Office immigration plan
Patel announced she wanted as wide and diverse participation as possible – but the consultation lasts six weeks, half of typical consultation periods, and ends the morning of the local elections on 6th May.
Dodgy Tory leaflet claims ministers ‘won’t go extra mile’ for Labour councils
Tory MP Sir David Amess claims the quote attributed to him on a local leaflet, is "made up".
Peter Stefanovic: ‘Johnson’s barefaced lies put democracy at risk’
The maker of a viral video highlighting Johnson's untruths tells TLE that the PM breaks the ministerial code most weeks.
Starmer admits Labour has ‘mountain to climb’ as poll suggests crushing Hartlepool defeat
Defeat in Hartlepool – which Labour held with a majority of 3,595 in 2019 even as other bricks in the red wall crumbled – would be a blow to Sir Keir’s leadership.
Property tycoons could be given free pass by the Tories – after £11m in donations
A “developers charter” could see the government strip local councils and residents of a say in where housing will go after the May 6 elections.
Johnson’s spokesman refuses to deny that PM approached Tory donors to pay for his child’s nanny
“We are seeing what looks like another cover up from the Prime Minister," Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said.
SNP majority on a knife edge as Scotland heads to polls
Opinion is split 50/50 on a second independence referendum.