Politics
Brexit worsened UK shortages, government’s own watchdog concludes
According to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), shortages across various industries have been “exacerbated” by new immigration rules for EU citizens and trade barriers with the bloc.
Peter Stefanovic hits out at health minister’s BBC bluster
Edward Argar claimed the Tories will employ 50,000 nurses by the next election - and went unchallenged
EU isn’t a ‘cash machine’ & you can’t ‘pocket the money but refuse values’
Alexander De Croo said recent attacks on the European Court of Justice are “completely unacceptable” - just as the Tories have been pushing for scrapping its legitimacy.
Watch: Patel says migrants just want hotels as three people are lost in the Channel
The home secretary has been accused of “peddling dangerous myths” and stoking a “filthy Tory culture war”.
UKIP councillor claims F-word hasn’t been rude since ’70s after he said it during council meeting
He "uttered" the profanity while councillors were debating a requirement for organisers of public fireworks displays to publicise how fireworks can impact animals and vulnerable people.
Sunak’s Budget slashes taxes on bank profits
Rachel Reeves said it was wrong to slash taxes when “bankers’ bonuses are set to reach a record high this year".
Wales’ first minister “baffled” by people who support first-past-the-post elections
"How anyone clings to the notion that a system which delivers, so consistently, majority Conservative governments on a minority of the votes cast is best for working people simply baffles me," Labour's Mark Drakeford said.
Right-wing press praise Sunak’s ‘tax cuts’ amid highest tax rise in decades
The Daily Express, the Daily Mail and The Telegraph all put a positive spin on the Tories' Budget announcement to mask the biggest tax increase in decades.
Levelling up? Budget slashes £2 billion in funding for poor areas
The government had promised to match lost EU funding for deprived areas - but Rishi Sunak had other ideas.