China’s environmental authority found 2,808 companies in violation of standards during the first round of air pollution inspection. Inspection teams in 28 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and nearby areas found 2,808 of 4,077 companies break… read more
Police in southwest China’s Yunnan Province have arrested two suspects and seized 16.82 kg of heroin. Police with the public security bureau of Longyang District of Baoshan City received reports on April 15 that two men had attempted to transport a ba… read more
Several officials in Dacheng County in North China’s Hebei Province were punished after media reports exposed the state of two sewage pits, local discipline inspection authorities said on Saturday. Liu Guowang, director of the office of the county com… read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), speaks at a meeting during an inspection of the Southern Theater Command of … read more
Andrew Gwynne MP, Labour’s Campaigns and Elections Chair, in response to the Sunday Times splash, said:
“The Tories don’t stand for working people, their record is one of failure and broken promises, letting ordinary people down at every turn.
“Under
the Tories working people have picked up the bill while those at the top have
has tax breaks. Wages have stagnated while in work support has been slashed.
And public services have suffered huge cuts, leaving our NHS in crisis with
longer waiting times, overcrowded A&E departments and staffing
shortages.
“The Tories’ promises to deal with energy bills should be taken with a
huge pinch of salt. Time and again they’ve promised action but when it comes to
it they broke those promises. Under them energy bills have soared. At the last
election when Labour promised action the Tories opposed it, putting themselves
on the side of protecting the big energy companies’ profits rather the interest
of working people.
“Only Labour can be trusted to deliver a country for the many rather than just the few. All the Tories offer is broken promises and a record which has seen working people worse off.”
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