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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform UK Durham’s Councillor Andrew Harrison has some explaining to do…
Full list of North East businesses fined over £1million after employing illegal workers:
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
On this list is Churchills Management Limited of Seaham. Fined £40k.
Full list of North East businesses fined over £1million after employing illegal workers:
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
On this list is Churchills Management Limited of Seaham. Fined £40k.
Full list of North East businesses fined £1m after employing illegal workers
The 15 businesses listed below have been caught unlawfully employing staff, and have been dealt with as a result
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Reform UK Durham’s Councillor Andrew Harrison has some explaining to do…
Full list of North East businesses fined over £1million after employing illegal workers:
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
On this list is Churchills Management Limited of Seaham. Fined £40k.
Full list of North East businesses fined over £1million after employing illegal workers:
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
On this list is Churchills Management Limited of Seaham. Fined £40k.
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We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 7 medieval dogs. Which would you adopt? 🐕
December 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 7 medieval dogs. Which would you adopt? 🐕
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Very well said and done Emily Thornberry!
Couldn't agree more with her with what she says in this video!
Couldn't agree more with her with what she says in this video!
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Very well said and done Emily Thornberry!
Couldn't agree more with her with what she says in this video!
Couldn't agree more with her with what she says in this video!
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The end of a very hot day & RFS is reporting 103 fires across NSW. Houses have been lost on the coast. The heat was intense. Far worse inland. 43.9°C at White Cliffs aka 111.02°F. Natural weather is one thing. But, #FossilFuel knows they’re driving global heating, & are responsible. #MakeThemPay 🇦🇺☀️🔥
Up to 16 homes lost as firefighters battle more than 50 fires along NSW coast
More than 1,500 firefighters with 300 vehicles were deployed by the RFS across eastern and central NSW amid extreme heat.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The end of a very hot day & RFS is reporting 103 fires across NSW. Houses have been lost on the coast. The heat was intense. Far worse inland. 43.9°C at White Cliffs aka 111.02°F. Natural weather is one thing. But, #FossilFuel knows they’re driving global heating, & are responsible. #MakeThemPay 🇦🇺☀️🔥
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Reform are very literally the Jeremy Corbyn of the Right 🤷🏻♂️
December 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reform are very literally the Jeremy Corbyn of the Right 🤷🏻♂️
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🌊☀️ Offshore solar is getting seriously competitive.
Study on offshore floating PV finds that Thailand and Malaysia could reach LCOE levels below $0.06/kWh — opening the door to low-cost clean energy.
The research benchmarks where offshore solar can deliver strong performance and economic results.
Study on offshore floating PV finds that Thailand and Malaysia could reach LCOE levels below $0.06/kWh — opening the door to low-cost clean energy.
The research benchmarks where offshore solar can deliver strong performance and economic results.
Offshore solar could achieve LCOE of less than $0.06/kWh in Thailand, Malaysia
An international team of researchers completed a preliminary techno-economic study on the global potential for offshore floating PV (OFPV). The results provide project cost benchmarking, country-speci...
www.pv-magazine.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🌊☀️ Offshore solar is getting seriously competitive.
Study on offshore floating PV finds that Thailand and Malaysia could reach LCOE levels below $0.06/kWh — opening the door to low-cost clean energy.
The research benchmarks where offshore solar can deliver strong performance and economic results.
Study on offshore floating PV finds that Thailand and Malaysia could reach LCOE levels below $0.06/kWh — opening the door to low-cost clean energy.
The research benchmarks where offshore solar can deliver strong performance and economic results.
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The child poverty strategy is launched today.
It will tackle the root causes of poverty & aims to have 550k children lifted out of poverty by 2030.
It will build on the removal of 2 child benefits cap, with measures like:
+ more accessible childcare for working parents on Universal Credit
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It will tackle the root causes of poverty & aims to have 550k children lifted out of poverty by 2030.
It will build on the removal of 2 child benefits cap, with measures like:
+ more accessible childcare for working parents on Universal Credit
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December 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The child poverty strategy is launched today.
It will tackle the root causes of poverty & aims to have 550k children lifted out of poverty by 2030.
It will build on the removal of 2 child benefits cap, with measures like:
+ more accessible childcare for working parents on Universal Credit
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It will tackle the root causes of poverty & aims to have 550k children lifted out of poverty by 2030.
It will build on the removal of 2 child benefits cap, with measures like:
+ more accessible childcare for working parents on Universal Credit
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Best Start Family Hubs
You may have missed that the Labour government is setting up these new hubs - a rebranded & modernised version of Sure Start!
The latest announcement is that from April they will act as a one-stop-shop for SEND support, & speech & language services!
Great stuff from Labour!
You may have missed that the Labour government is setting up these new hubs - a rebranded & modernised version of Sure Start!
The latest announcement is that from April they will act as a one-stop-shop for SEND support, & speech & language services!
Great stuff from Labour!
Access to early SEND support through Best Start Family Hubs
Best Start Family Hubs to act as one-stop-shop for parents with SEND professional and services to support speech and language development confirmed.
www.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Best Start Family Hubs
You may have missed that the Labour government is setting up these new hubs - a rebranded & modernised version of Sure Start!
The latest announcement is that from April they will act as a one-stop-shop for SEND support, & speech & language services!
Great stuff from Labour!
You may have missed that the Labour government is setting up these new hubs - a rebranded & modernised version of Sure Start!
The latest announcement is that from April they will act as a one-stop-shop for SEND support, & speech & language services!
Great stuff from Labour!
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Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy.
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty
Strategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK.
www.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy.
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Richard Tice has just called Peter Ettedgui a liar on BBC R4 Today
Ettedgui should sue him for slander
I’ve just sent Liberty a donation to help with this.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issues_topic...
Ettedgui should sue him for slander
I’ve just sent Liberty a donation to help with this.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issues_topic...
Anti-racism - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Richard Tice has just called Peter Ettedgui a liar on BBC R4 Today
Ettedgui should sue him for slander
I’ve just sent Liberty a donation to help with this.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issues_topic...
Ettedgui should sue him for slander
I’ve just sent Liberty a donation to help with this.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issues_topic...
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 4
‘Winter Village’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Winter Village’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 4
‘Winter Village’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Winter Village’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
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A pack of powdered infant formula rose 25% in price btw March 2021 & April 2023.
Starmer: “For too long, parents have been pushed into spending more on infant formula than needed, told they're paying for better quality, and left hundreds of pounds out of pocket.”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer: “For too long, parents have been pushed into spending more on infant formula than needed, told they're paying for better quality, and left hundreds of pounds out of pocket.”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Parents to save money on baby formula in new crackdown, Keir Starmer announces
Action will be taken on how infant formula is displayed and advertised after the watchdog found families were buying more expensive products due to unfounded claims about quality
www.mirror.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A pack of powdered infant formula rose 25% in price btw March 2021 & April 2023.
Starmer: “For too long, parents have been pushed into spending more on infant formula than needed, told they're paying for better quality, and left hundreds of pounds out of pocket.”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer: “For too long, parents have been pushed into spending more on infant formula than needed, told they're paying for better quality, and left hundreds of pounds out of pocket.”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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We just got our Lionesses v Spain tickets - the double European Champions v the World Champions in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley. 14th April. On general sale: adults from £13.50-£40; junior tickets from £4.50-£13.50
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We just got our Lionesses v Spain tickets - the double European Champions v the World Champions in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley. 14th April. On general sale: adults from £13.50-£40; junior tickets from £4.50-£13.50
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Kemi Badenoch [on Rachel Reeves]: If she were a CEO she would have been fired and possibly prosecuted for fraud.
Okay Kemi, since we are talking about hypotheticals: If Harriet Harman had decided to press charges you'd have been prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Okay Kemi, since we are talking about hypotheticals: If Harriet Harman had decided to press charges you'd have been prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Kemi Badenoch [on Rachel Reeves]: If she were a CEO she would have been fired and possibly prosecuted for fraud.
Okay Kemi, since we are talking about hypotheticals: If Harriet Harman had decided to press charges you'd have been prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Okay Kemi, since we are talking about hypotheticals: If Harriet Harman had decided to press charges you'd have been prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
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Lobbyist / ex Tory MP Ben Howlett has been done by an undercover sting. As ever, the most revealing thing is how very very cheap it is buy access in British media/politics — and especially how Howlett controls one of the biggest UK pol Twitter accounts!
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Lobbyist / ex Tory MP Ben Howlett has been done by an undercover sting. As ever, the most revealing thing is how very very cheap it is buy access in British media/politics — and especially how Howlett controls one of the biggest UK pol Twitter accounts!
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
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We received a very lovely, generous donation of knitted winter hats so we've made a Winter Warmer Tree to go along with our Winter Coat Rail. 🧶
Anyone needing a cosy hat can take what they need, and if anyone has any spare hats or gloves they can add them to the tree! ❤️
#LoveLibraries
Anyone needing a cosy hat can take what they need, and if anyone has any spare hats or gloves they can add them to the tree! ❤️
#LoveLibraries
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We received a very lovely, generous donation of knitted winter hats so we've made a Winter Warmer Tree to go along with our Winter Coat Rail. 🧶
Anyone needing a cosy hat can take what they need, and if anyone has any spare hats or gloves they can add them to the tree! ❤️
#LoveLibraries
Anyone needing a cosy hat can take what they need, and if anyone has any spare hats or gloves they can add them to the tree! ❤️
#LoveLibraries
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The UK's Global leadership on tackling climate change in action!
The Labour government promised to make the UK a global leader on climate change, not only doing our part at home, but encouraging and supporting the world to do the same.
And here we see the UK & the Philippines doing just that!
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The Labour government promised to make the UK a global leader on climate change, not only doing our part at home, but encouraging and supporting the world to do the same.
And here we see the UK & the Philippines doing just that!
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UK, Philippines boost climate partnership for clean energy
UK and Philippines launch new climate fund to accelerate clean energy transition, focusing on offshore wind, marine planning, and expanding renewable access.
www.gov.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The UK's Global leadership on tackling climate change in action!
The Labour government promised to make the UK a global leader on climate change, not only doing our part at home, but encouraging and supporting the world to do the same.
And here we see the UK & the Philippines doing just that!
1/2
The Labour government promised to make the UK a global leader on climate change, not only doing our part at home, but encouraging and supporting the world to do the same.
And here we see the UK & the Philippines doing just that!
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Richard Holden & Conservatives wanted you to pay more for your rail tickets next year.
That's on top of the 60% hike we saw between 2010 - 2024.
But this Labour government has frozen rail fares, saving millions of passengers hundreds of pounds.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
That's on top of the 60% hike we saw between 2010 - 2024.
But this Labour government has frozen rail fares, saving millions of passengers hundreds of pounds.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Transport chief's brutal dig at chicken run Tory over train fares
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave a spiky response to her Tory counterpart, Richard Holden, after Rachel Reeves announced she was freezing rail fares in last week's Budget
www.mirror.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Richard Holden & Conservatives wanted you to pay more for your rail tickets next year.
That's on top of the 60% hike we saw between 2010 - 2024.
But this Labour government has frozen rail fares, saving millions of passengers hundreds of pounds.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
That's on top of the 60% hike we saw between 2010 - 2024.
But this Labour government has frozen rail fares, saving millions of passengers hundreds of pounds.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Labour’s free breakfast clubs have already served over five million breakfasts to hundreds of thousands of children.
🆙 Breakfast clubs boost parents’ work choices & children’s life chances.
🧒 Labour’s Plan for Change will give children the best start in life.
🆙 Breakfast clubs boost parents’ work choices & children’s life chances.
🧒 Labour’s Plan for Change will give children the best start in life.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Labour’s free breakfast clubs have already served over five million breakfasts to hundreds of thousands of children.
🆙 Breakfast clubs boost parents’ work choices & children’s life chances.
🧒 Labour’s Plan for Change will give children the best start in life.
🆙 Breakfast clubs boost parents’ work choices & children’s life chances.
🧒 Labour’s Plan for Change will give children the best start in life.
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Wednesday's FT: Farage tells Reform donors he expects tie-up with Tories before next election #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Wednesday's FT: Farage tells Reform donors he expects tie-up with Tories before next election #TomorrowsPapersToday
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So we'll be back to the bad old Tories but more extreme and chaotic than ever.
FT Exclusive: The Reform UK leader told donors he expects a deal or merger between his party and the Conservatives ahead of the next general election, suggesting he does not believe he can sweep to power alone. on.ft.com/44xlHi0
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
So we'll be back to the bad old Tories but more extreme and chaotic than ever.