Politics

Richard Drax owns a 621-acre sugar plantation in Barbados, where - from 1640 to 1838 - his family used slaves to make huge profits.

“Given the cronyism consuming the Conservative party, it’s crucial that the scope of the lobbying register is expanded to include in-house lobbyists."

“The harsh impacts of Brexit and the attack on the rights of so many UK citizens has clearly motivated many to realise their Irish citizenship rights."

“This is the most important election in Scotland’s history – every single vote will count."

“The allegation that billions of pounds of taxpayer and NHS cash was put at the mercy of Lex Greensill without so much as a contract signed is shocking, and Conservative cronyism down to a tee."

Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley called it ‘vile and obviously racist.’

'A very quick google search would have revealed that Theresa May was condemned for visiting this rampantly homophobic church. "Unless the Labour leadership wants to make it clear it doesn’t care about LGBTQ people, it needs to apologise."

“He is a clown, a self-centred ego, an embarrassing buffoon, with an untidy mind and sub-zero diplomatic judgement.”

Interviews shed light on the “institutional violence” inflicted on welfare claimants during the coalition years.