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Union leaders and MPs on left of party say UK’s finances must be improved by taxing very richestRachel Reeves is under pressure to drop Labour’s blanket opposition to higher taxes on wealth, amid growing alarm within the party over extreme levels of in…
Eight years after his landmark letter on humanity’s obligation to protect the environment, Francis warns that there is still a lot to be done, and quickly.
Quarter of UK private renters spending over 40% of income on housing amid warning people are ‘trapped in poverty’England is now “the most difficult place to find a home in the developed world”, housebuilders have claimed in a snapshot of the housing cr…
People granted right to remain could end up sleeping rough in makeshift camps after accelerated Home Office evictionsUK politics live – latest updatesMakeshift refugee “camps” are likely to spring up across England this winter as an unprecedented numbe…
Exclusive: Campaigners concerned that opposition from Tory MPs is delaying legal protections for rentersMillions of people living in damp and run-down properties are suffering worsening mental and physical health due to delays passing crucial reforms i…
Martin Lewis and Citizens Advice among those telling PM poorer Britons must get help, as industry source calls idea ‘unworkable’More than 140 organisations and individuals, including the consumer champion Martin Lewis, have told Rishi Sunak to make goo…
Coalition of experts publish action points including tackling inequality, poor housing and child povertyMinisters must tackle poverty, poor housing and air pollution to improve England’s worsening mental health, a coalition of charities, thinktanks and…
Mental health issues and lack of faith in government support are driving desire to change statusMental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they would switch to a salaried job if they could secure the same in…
A new law allows councils to impose on-the-spot fines for emitting smokePeople who live on narrowboats and barges – many on low incomes – say they may struggle to stay warm this winter because an increasing number of councils are planning to fine peopl…
Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.