Suella Braverman has outlined the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill in Parliament, while Rishi Sunak has given a speech about boat crossings. But can the government’s plans work, and are they even legal? Plus: Matt Hancock contemplated pulling a learning disability hub to discipline a dissenting backbencher, Mike Gapes rejoins the Labour party and Elon Musk […]
Since March 2022, guerrilla climate activists have deflated over 10,000 SUV tyres across 15 countries. We went out with the Tyre Extinguishers in Bristol to find out what eco-saboteurs might do next.
Rishi Sunak has announced plans to ban asylum seekers crossing the channel from ever getting the right to stay in Britain. It’s against international law, but can he get away with it? Plus: A crisis lawyer supposedly hired by Matt Hancock has a car-crash moment; and Boris Johnson has decided to knight his father. With […]
The media is awash with allegations of censorship. The works of Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming have been combed through to rid them of offensive tropes and language. Who is this seemingly gratuitous raft of cultural editing in service of? A lot of the media will have you believe that it’s the ‘snowflake’. The younger […]
Boris Johnson in the dock again with the privileges committee publishing their interim findings on partygate. Plus: Lee Anderson comes out with another terrible take on refugees; and the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing releases its report. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
49 years ago, Westminster buried a report on Scotland’s abundant natural resources to suppress growing support for Scottish independence. Laura Webster discusses the consequences.
'Does Gavin Williamson hate teachers? And is the menopause 'leftwing'? According to Kemi Badenoch... perhaps. With Moya Lothian-McLean and Shon Faye.
The cost of living crisis is only compounding crises of poverty and mental health nationwide. But one community in Barrow-in-Furness is pulling together.
Was Matt Hancock giving a journalist all of his WhatsApp messages the stupidest move in modern political history? And what do the leaks show about the government’s Covid response? Plus: Brexiteers want your pity now that they have got what they want; and a new row has broken out about shoddy BBC journalism. With Michael […]
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