Strong support for green steel deal as Humber revealed as Net Zero hot spot Humber on the list and biggest employer heard by key figures as help called for with decarbonisation Birmingham Post · Jan 31, 2023
German wins Cadel's race in sprint finish German rider Marius Mayrhofer was the surprise winner of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, taking out the sprint finish. AAP · Jan 29, 2023
Tory slammed over 'disgusting' claim food bank users waste cash on booze and TV Conservative MP Lee Anderson claimed there was a 'whole industry' behind food banks leaving people reliant on help - but Lib Dems said it was a 'direct result of industrial scale neglect' by the Tories Daily Mirror · Jan 22, 2023
Tory MP uses junior staff member to make point about pay and it goes badly wrong Lee Anderson's comments have been reported to Commons authorities Wales Online · Jan 20, 2023
Criticism as Nottinghamshire MP Lee Anderson uses staff member in nurses foodbank argument The term 'Poor Katy' trended on Twitter Nottingham Post · Jan 19, 2023
'Bad taste' Tory MP blasted for using own staff to back up food bank claim Lee Anderson, who has previously claimed people can cook meals from scratch for 30p, posted a picture of one of his staff members, claiming she earns less than £30,000 but can afford to live in central London and go on foreign holidays Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2023
'Simon Clarke's insulting nurses comments prove Tories don't value NHS and its staff' Today Simon Clarke, who served as a Cabinet Minister when Liz Truss was Prime Minister, had the gall to tell nurses relying on foodbanks they needed to 'budget better and take responsibility' Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023
'Disgusting' rich Tory MP accuses nurses using foodbanks of 'not budgeting properly' Tory Simon Clarke accused NHS workers of not managing their shrinking personal budgets properly. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who earns £84,000 a year as an MP, sparked fury with his comments Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023
Ex-minister questions why nurses on ‘average’ £35,000 salary need food banks Tory MP Simon Clarke says people earning that sum must have an issue with budgeting Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023
Ex-Cabinet minister’s comments over nurses using food banks branded ‘heartless’ Simon Clarke, Liz Truss’s levelling up secretary, said in a radio interview the debate over nurses’ pay has ‘got way out of hand’ Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023
'Out of touch' Tory MP says nurses using food banks should 'budget better' The comment was made by former levelling up secretary and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke as thousands of nurses walk out in a bitter dispute over pay and conditions Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023
Top Tory defends not paying NHS workers more by saying he could be earning £400,000 The former Cabinet minister took part in an online debate on Facebook and told one user that he could be earning £400,000 in the private sector. He used this as an argument against paying NHS workers more. Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022
Top Tory boasts he could earn £400k as he defends not paying NHS workers more Simon Clarke, who earns more than £84,000 as an MP, boasted his salary would be much higher in the private sector while arguing that the Government does 'not get the credit' it deserves on NHS pay Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
Rishi vs the rebels: can Sunak unite the Tory party? With growing Tory unrest on everything from energy to housing, does the PM have the strength and backing to stare down his backbenchers? Anne McElvoy reports Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022 Rishi Sunak bows to pressure from Tory backbenchers to allow new onshore wind Under the proposals, planning permission would be dependent on demonstrating local support
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022 Sunak set to end ban on new onshore windfarms in face of Tory rebellion Deal reached that paves way for communities in England to authorise projects without unanimous support
The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2022 'I won't survive another winter here': Asthma sufferer on council house mould worries “I WILL be honest with you, I won’t survive another winter in here.”
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022 Gove offers curbs on holiday lets in talks with Tory housing target rebels Progress made with at least 60 MPs, says source, as levelling up secretary considers amendments to bill
Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022 Elections watchdog told ministers 2023 voter ID plans not 'fully secure or workable' Letters from the Electoral Commission reveal ministers were warned of 'fundamental concerns' over the timetable of the multi-million pound policy that has been condemned by civil liberties campaigners
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022 Minister brushed off watchdog warning that voter ID plans are not ‘workable’ ‘Insufficient time’ to roll out reforms in time for elections in May, says Electoral Commission chief
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022 U-turn on onshore windfarms likely after Tory rebellion Culture secretary says potential ‘tweaks’ to levelling up bill will be considered because to MPs’ concerns
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022 Sunak searches for Tory compromise over onshore windfarms U-turn PM is stuck between two wings of party and at risk of Commons defeat on pro-renewables amendment
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022 Sunak has created a cabinet in his own image – one of weakness and invisibility With the PM caving in on new homes, and Suella Braverman bunking off again, ministers showing leadership are hard to find
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022 Rishi Sunak hints at U-turn over onshore wind farm ban Tory rebels seeking to relax rules on ‘local consent’ for new turbines
Wales Online · Nov 28, 2022 Prime Minister could U-turn over future of on-shore wind ban, minister suggests Business Secretary Grant Shapps denied that a growing Tory rebellion over the issue constituted a 'row'