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While consumer groups hit out at energy company profits after the energy price cap rose today, the chief executive of water company Pennon was defending her pay increase to MPs. Susan Davy, chief executive of South West Water’s parent company, acknowledged the company had “a lot more to do” on customer service and engagement and…
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Campaigners are calling on the government to allow rents to be capped within tenancies as a key bill returns to the Commons More than 30 MPs have backed an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill which, if passed, would restrict how much landlords can raise rents on sitting tenants by limiting percentage increases to inflation…
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Bayrou, 73, was named the new prime minister after Michel Barnier’s government was toppled by a vote of no confidence on 4 December. François Bayrou, a centrist and loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron, was appointed as France’s new prime minister on Friday afternoon. The announcement came after the French leader and Bayrou spoke for…
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Spending on Facebook and Instagram advertising by the two main political parties is more than 10 times higher this year compared to the start of 2023, Meziesblog can reveal. Spending on social media by Labour and the Conservatives is due to dramatically escalate through the course of the year due to spending and data rule…
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England’s Covid-19 lockdown has become law, meaning people must stay at home for all but essential reasons and to exercise, with MPs set to return to Westminster to retrospectively vote on the regulation. The tough new measures came into force at midnight, just hours after the number of coronavirus cases reported hit a new high of 60,916 – the first…
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A woman who made claims of organised child sexual abuse involving politicians is under investigation for allegedly lying about her account. Staffordshire Police confirmed it was probing whether Esther Baker misled detectives who originally investigated her story. Image: Esther Baker Former MP John Hemming, one of those she accused, described himself as a victim of the…
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