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Plan for electricity bills based on region dropped
Zonal pricing supporters say the proposal would have meant lower bills, but critics say it could have scared off investment.
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Nadia Whittome: ‘I’m appalled by my party’s stance on trans rights’
I’m appalled by my party’s stance on trans rights’ - PRIDE 2025: The Labour MP for Nottingham East tells Emma Henderson she’s proud of her party’s pledge to tackle violence against women and girls but ...
Tory-Reform feud ramps up: Defecting ex-chair Jake Berry accused of having 'more positions than the Karma Sutra' as Badenoch brands Farage 'Corbyn with a pint and a cigarette'
Sir Jake Berry, who was Conservative Party chairman under Liz Truss, announced he was ditching his former colleagues a year after losing his seat at the general election.
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Fact check: Tory claims ‘Channel migrants’ 24 times more likely to go to prison than British citizens are inaccurate and misleading
It was claimed by the Conservative Party that it had new analysis which showed that ‘migrants who cross the Channel in small ...
Attorney General's 'power grab' as Lord Hermer gives himself Government policy 'veto'
New guidance issued to Government lawyers by the Attorney General gives Lord Hamer extraordinary powers over Government ...
Trolling Democracy
The rise of a toxic online politics.
It won’t be easy for Musk to build a successful third party
Republicans are rightly worried about Elon Musk’s threat to form a third party, but for all his considerable talents, the ...
Why Hiring Professors With Conservative Views Could Backfire on Conservatives
Certainly, there is not enough engagement with conservative ideas on college campuses. Schools can and should do more to ...
Britain, France try to tackle English Channel migrant crossings again
After the bonhomie and banquets of a formal state visit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron are ...