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Price rises could cause ‘serious hardship’ – Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Helen Barnard, the Associate Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - an organisation dedicated to eradicating poverty.


Impacts of spiralling energy costs could be ‘horrific’ say Energy chiefs
‘Horrific’ and ‘unprecedented’ - those are the words of energy bosses describing the costs their customers are facing as bills soar.


Will train ticket price cuts help the cost of living crisis?
Train ticket prices are set to be cut by up to a half as the Government tries to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper  travel for the next month. 


Partygate: Boris Johnson could cost Conservatives general election, says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP and former chief whip, Mark Harper, about the prime minister’s apology to parliament over Partygate today.


Home Secretary defends new Rwanda asylum seeker policy
Shortly before the prime minister's Partygate statement - it was the Home Secretary, Priti Patel who took the floor to explain the government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.


‘This is a prime minister who nearly died of Covid’: Northern Ireland Minister defends Jonhson apology over Partygate
We spoke to Conor Burns, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, about Partygate and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest apology.


Partygate: Boris Johnson faces more calls to resign despite apologies
Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised more than a dozen times for breaking Covid lockdown laws.


‘People were working together in Downing Street… the addition of a cake doesn’t add to spreading Covid’ – Lord Vaizey
We spoke to Conservative peer Ed Vaizey, who was culture minister in David Cameron's government.


PM set to apologise in parliament over Partygate fine
Boris Johnson is due to address MPs tomorrow for the first time since his fine for breaching Covid lockdown rules for attending a birthday gathering in 10 Downing Street. 


Calls for ‘urgent reform’ to Government’s flagship deradicalisation programme
The Government's flagship deradicalisation programme Prevent is facing calls for urgent reform, amid evidence that obvious signs of extremism are being missed.


Rwanda asylum seeker policy does not withstand ‘judgement of God’, says Archbishop
Home Secretary Priti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda doesn't withstand 'the judgement of God', according to the Archbishop of Canterbury.


Arrests as climate protesters scale oil tanker and block roads
Climate change activists have blocked streets in London and Paris, to protest what they call "climate inaction" by the authorities.


Voters could be required to show ID at polling stations by 2023
When voters go to the polls in elections in a few weeks time, they'll be asked to select mayors, councillors and assembly members.


Deterrence the main aim of Rwanda immigration plan, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Craig Mackinlay, the Conservative MP for South Thanet, about the Government’s proposed immigration policy to send people to Rwanda.


Asylum seekers who arrived in UK this year could be sent to Rwanda, government says
The government says it intends to "quickly” implement its controversial new plan to send people to Rwanda - announcing that anyone who's arrived in the UK seeking asylum this year, may be handed a one-way ticket.



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