Politics
‘It’s desperate’: Producers ship meat to EU as butcher shortage bites
Firms are sending carcasses to be butchered in the Republic of Ireland due to a shortage of skilled workers in the UK.
Tory MP explains why he defied 3 line whip to vote against standards reform
Nigel Mills was one of only 13 Conservative MPs who voted against overturning Owen Paterson's suspension.
Owen Paterson says he ‘wouldn’t hesitate’ to act in the same manner ‘tomorrow’
He also admitted that he continues to work with the two firms he was found to have lobbied on behalf of for a handsome fee.
Full list of MPs who voted to rip up the rule book and let Paterson off the hook
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Owen Paterson dodges suspension after Boris intervenes in lobbying row
Tory MPs were whipped to support the move to overhaul their disciplinary process instead of approving a six-week ban for Paterson.
Anger over France ‘grumpy’ in October comment from Rees-Mogg
Rees-Mogg suggested Emmanuel Macron was suffering from "late Octoberitis" amid a fishing row with France.
Sunak paves way for lowest household income growth on record
High taxes and stagnating wages will grind income growth to the slowest rate on record, analysis suggests.
PMQs – It’s an unfair Cop as PM flies in to face heat over another Tory scandal
In no other profession in our country could somebody be found guilty by an independent process and just have their mates vote them back into the job.
Activists excluded after UK promised Cop26 would be ‘most inclusive ever’
Campaigners have expressed their outrage after being kept out of Cop26 climate talks, despite the Tory pledge that the international summit would be “the most inclusive ever” this year.