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MPs Are Getting A £2,000 Pay Rise This Year, which will anger many people struggling by on meagre wages. MPs are to receive a 2.7% pay rise this year, well above the rate of inflation and taking their basic salary for 2019/20 from £77,379 to £79,468. The extra salary will be effective from April 1, and is well above the current inflation rate of 1.8 per cent on the main CPI measure. At a time when MPs have failed time...

Caroline Lucas yesterday bemoaned the Prime Minister for putting people's lives at risk through "bargain bucket supply deals". The Green MP told MPs that DHL - a company "incapable of delivering chicken to KFC" - will be charged with importing medical supplies if Britain leaves without a deal. The courier company got caught in a storm last year when KFC switched distribution partners. A technical glitch left countless stores without chicken, resulting in a grovelling "FCK" marketing campaign that became...

A ‘no deal’ Brexit could cause huge harm on the UK economy according to a new report. Over the next 15 years the economy could contract by 6 to 9 per cent, according to the Government report. Additionally there could also be food shortages as 30 per cent of food is imported from the EU. It is thought that food prices will rise as well. The report said: “In the absence of other action from government, some food prices are...

The PM has commited to votes on no-deal Brexit or Brexit delay. The climbdown came as the PM attempts to avert mass resignations by her ministers who have been vowing to rule out no deal in crunch votes set for tomorrow. Theresa May said she will put her withdrawal agreement - including any changes she has agreed with the EU - to a meaningful vote by 12 March. If MPs reject her Brexit deal again, May promises vote on no-deal...

The incomes of the richest fifth of households grew by 4.7 per cent last year while the incomes of the poorest fifth fell by 1.6 per cent, official figures have revealed today. According to the Resolution Foundation the controversial freeze on benefit levels combined with higher inflation following the Brexit referendum has left low-income households in a precarious position. Adam Corlett, the organisation’s senior economic analyst, said: "The deeper income squeeze for poorer households has been driven by government policy"...

Tommy Robinson banned from Facebook and Instagram. Under the ban, his official Facebook page will be deleted. He will be preemptively barred from any future attempts to log into the social media platform. Robinson is already barred from using Twitter. So after today's ban he will only have YouTube as the only major online platform for him to reach a large audience. His official Facebook page had more than 1 million followers and likes. Nick Lowles, chief executive of HOPE...

North Somerset Council told Bridget Smith that the graffiti art is "illegal advertising"

The pound has soared to the highest level versus the euro since 2017 after both the government and the opposition gave signs of changing strategy on Brexit. Sterling gained for a third day against the common currency after the Labour party came out in favour of a second Brexit vote and Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to bring up the topic of extending the Brexit deadline beyond March 29 at a meeting of her cabinet on Tuesday. Politics.co.uk Editor...

Donald Adey moved miles away and despite this move, he claimed he could serve the residents of Trumpington and interact with them via Skype.