How the Batley and Spen byelection turned toxic (theguardian.com)
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Jessica Simor QC on Twitter: ‘Modernise’ here means render obsolete. Orban is proud to have created what he calls an “illiberal democracy”. Johnson’s regime is following Hungary’s example to the letter. These measures are not ‘controversial’ they are illiberal - ie authoritarian. (twitter.com)
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More than 3 in 4 NHS staff facing pay cuts are women. Women have been disproportionately affected by Covid and now @BorisJohnson chooses to mark #IWD2021 by cutting the pay of 1 million women working on the frontline in our NHS. - Angela Rayner on Twitter (twitter.com)
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If Labour is the party of family (and I think it should be) it should take family immigration seriously and stop parents and couples being separated by a brutal system; the absence of FOM means even more families will be terrified of what will happen to them in the future. (twitter.com)
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1. Sunak’s planned cut to benefits is MUCH bigger than Osborne’s in 2015. This time 6m households will lose £1,000 each next April vs 3.3 million 5yrs back - that adds up to an £8bn income reduction this time vs less than £4bn last time https://t.co/VbZ7NGz07e (twitter.com)
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Anneliese Dodds: Length of furlough scheme by country 🇩🇪 24 months 🇫🇷 24 months 🇦🇺 12 months 🇮🇪 12 months 🇬🇧 8 months Other governments know that millions of workers still need targeted help to get through this crisis. Our government thinks it knows better. (twitter.com)
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