HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 | History Defined

DWP Carers Allowance real-terms cut means 1,200 in Boris Johnson's seat will lose £170

The government raised Carer's Allowance by just 3% in April - but with inflation expected to hit 8%, unpaid carers will be around £170 worse off

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

Revolt in true blue Tory seats ‘may hasten end for Johnson’, as poll shows PM turns voters off

There will be ‘panic’ if results are poor on Thursday, which is the first opportunity for voters to cast a vote on Johnson since Partygate

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022

‘Burnt out’ NHS hospital staff ‘take eight million mental health sick days in five years’

Staff shortages, a 6.2 million treatment backlog and the pandemic have led to NHS staff taking the equivalent of 23,000 years in mental health sick days

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022