Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 ‘Out for blood’: Local elections could see ‘ungovernable’ Tories turn on Sunak Polling suggests Conservatives could fare badly in votes in May. Grassroots activists expect consequences for the PM 26 Mar 2024 13:24 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-tories-turn-sunak-2975605 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-tories-turn-sunak-2975605 Chloe Chaplain Conservative party General Election Labour party Local elections Reform UK Benefits should automatically increase every year like pensions, say MPs Cross-party committee calls for an 'uprating guarantee' from 2025 to increase payments annually using 'a consistent measure such as prices' 21 Mar 2024 06:00 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/benefits-increase-every-year-pensions-2967018 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/benefits-increase-every-year-pensions-2967018 Chloe Chaplain Benefits Department for Work and Pensions House of Commons Pensions Universal credit Sunak's Rwanda struggles are far from over after bruising Lords defeat The so-called 'emergency' plan to unstick the Rwanda deportations policy limps on, slowly 20 Mar 2024 19:17 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rish-sunak-rwanda-bill-lords-defeat-2967156 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rish-sunak-rwanda-bill-lords-defeat-2967156 Chloe Chaplain Rishi Sunak Rwanda Policy Keir Starmer's refusal to reinstate Diane Abbott is 'double standards' Party sources in Hackney said there was anger and frustration at the way the process had been handled 15 Mar 2024 17:03 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-diane-abbot-whip-double-standards-2959630 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-diane-abbot-whip-double-standards-2959630 Chloe Chaplain Diane Abbott Sir Keir Starmer The Labour Party Social care funding should not be merged with NHS, minister says Helen Whately said she did not think social care funding should be centralised to mirror the NHS - arguing that local authorities know best what care people need 15 Mar 2024 00:01 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/no-quick-fix-social-care-funding-2957072 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/no-quick-fix-social-care-funding-2957072 Chloe Chaplain Social care People claiming universal credit for health reasons surges by 20% in a year to 2m Mental and behavioural disorders are now the most likely medical condition to be recorded 14 Mar 2024 18:23 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/people-claiming-universal-credit-for-health-reasons-surges-by-20-in-a-year-to-2m-2957534 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/people-claiming-universal-credit-for-health-reasons-surges-by-20-in-a-year-to-2m-2957534 Chloe Chaplain Benefits poverty Universal credit Welfare Post-Brexit bonfire of EU laws delayed by focus on election, Badenoch tells MPs The review and repeal of EU laws is slowed due to MPs' focus on election-friendly policies, says the Business and Trade Secretary 13 Mar 2024 17:22 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/post-brexit-law-reform-delayed-election-focus-2955090 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/post-brexit-law-reform-delayed-election-focus-2955090 Chloe Chaplain Brexit Kemi Badenoch Universal credit claimants unable to work up by 500,000 in one year The number of people on universal credit with no requirement to find work has soared by half a million in a year 13 Mar 2024 06:00 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/universal-credit-claimants-unable-work-up-year-2953323 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/universal-credit-claimants-unable-work-up-year-2953323 Chloe Chaplain Universal credit Labour 'committed' to assisted dying vote, Sir Keir Starmer tells Dame Esther Rantzen He did not specify whether he intended to bring forward legislation, as a government, or make time for private members bill 13 Mar 2024 00:01 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-committed-assisted-dying-vote-keir-starmer-esther-rantzen-2953529 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-committed-assisted-dying-vote-keir-starmer-esther-rantzen-2953529 Chloe Chaplain Assisted dying Labour Politics Sir Keir Starmer 'No room for the Indians?' Frank Hester joked about staff sitting on train roof New revelations accuse Mr Hester of making comments about “the Indians” and saying he made “jokes about racism” during meetings with staff in Leeds 12 Mar 2024 22:02 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/no-room-for-the-indians-frank-hester-joked-about-staff-standing-on-train-roof-2953693 https://inews.co.uk/news/no-room-for-the-indians-frank-hester-joked-about-staff-standing-on-train-roof-2953693 Chloe Chaplain Conservative party Diane Abbott Race Sunak u-turns over Tory donor 'racist' Diane Abbott remarks after pressure from MPs Downing Street had initially refused to describe the language from party donor Frank Hester as racist 12 Mar 2024 13:28 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-frank-hester-comments-racist-rishi-sunak-2952341 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-frank-hester-comments-racist-rishi-sunak-2952341 Chloe Chaplain Conservatives Diane Abbott Kwasi Kwarteng racism Shami Chakrabarti May 'wants freedom to campaign' and has not 'lost faith' in Tories, allies say Those close to the former PM said she wanted more freedom to carry out her campaign work outside the confines of being a constituency MP 08 Mar 2024 15:59 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-may-campaign-freedom-not-lost-faith-tories-2947755 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-may-campaign-freedom-not-lost-faith-tories-2947755 Chloe Chaplain Conservative party Theresa May 74% of voters say Budget won't help with cost of living, snap poll finds Hunt delivered what could be the last fiscal statement before the next election - a campaign expected to be dominated by the cost of living 06 Mar 2024 19:22 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/voters-budget-wont-help-cost-living-snap-poll-2943891 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/voters-budget-wont-help-cost-living-snap-poll-2943891 Chloe Chaplain Budget cost of living Cost of Living Crisis General Election Child benefit 'unfairness' Budget fix welcomed but Hunt warned over childcare Hunt announced the high-income child benefit threshold will rise from £50,000 to £60,000 and the taper will extend to £80,000 06 Mar 2024 19:12 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/child-benefit-unfairness-budget-fix-welcomed-hunt-warned-childcare-2942594 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/child-benefit-unfairness-budget-fix-welcomed-hunt-warned-childcare-2942594 Chloe Chaplain Benefits Budget Childcare Jeremy Hunt Household Support Fund extended in the Budget - here's what you need to know The fund, designed to support vulnerable households struggling with the rising cost of living, will be extended for a further six months 06 Mar 2024 13:30 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/household-support-fund-what-you-need-to-know-2942540 https://inews.co.uk/news/household-support-fund-what-you-need-to-know-2942540 Chloe Chaplain Budget cost of living Jeremy Hunt poverty Uk Economy Starmer must put public services ahead of tax cuts, Stella Creasy warns Labour MP Stella Creasy urges Keir Starmer not to stick to Tory tax and spend plans but set out a long-term plan for public investment 06 Mar 2024 10:32 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-public-services-tax-cuts-stella-creasy-2941531 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-public-services-tax-cuts-stella-creasy-2941531 Chloe Chaplain Keir Starmer Labour party Rachel Reeves Stella Creasy Voters would prefer cut to income tax over national insurance, pollsters say The Chancellor is set to cut another 2p off national insurance in the Budget, according to reports 05 Mar 2024 17:47 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/voters-prefer-cut-income-tax-national-insurance-pollsters-2941217 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/voters-prefer-cut-income-tax-national-insurance-pollsters-2941217 Chloe Chaplain Budget Jeremy Hunt National insurance Tories want Truss to ‘shut the f**k up’ as fears grow over Sunak’s 'doom loop' PM and Chancellor prepare for crunch Budget amid warnings it will take more than 'a few fireworks' to shift the polls 02 Mar 2024 06:00 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/tories-truss-shut-up-sunak-doom-2936614 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/tories-truss-shut-up-sunak-doom-2936614 Chloe Chaplain Big Reads Budget Conservative party Iweekend Labour party Labour insiders fears Galloway win spells long-term trouble for Starmer Galloway - and what he represents - is unlikely to pose a threat to Labour now. But the result could spell the start of a headache to come. 01 Mar 2024 16:22 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/george-galloway-long-term-trouble-labour-insiders-2936040 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/george-galloway-long-term-trouble-labour-insiders-2936040 Chloe Chaplain Gaza George Galloway Keir Starmer Rochdale Galloway Rochdale win a ‘dark day’ for UK, say Jewish leaders The Jewish Board of Deputies condemned Galloway’s win, describing him as 'a demagogue and conspiracy theorist' who trades in the 'politics of division and hate' 01 Mar 2024 10:51 UTC https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/george-galloway-rochdale-dark-day-uk-jews-2934975 https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/george-galloway-rochdale-dark-day-uk-jews-2934975 Chloe Chaplain George Galloway Rochdale