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IN-WORK poverty has more than doubled in Britain — growing at the second-fastest rate in Europe — since the Tories took power in 2010, the Morning Star can reveal.
The number of people considered to be working poor in Britain rose by 51 per cent between 2010 to 2019, the Star’s analysis of a report by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), released today, has found.
In contrast, the average rise across all 28 European Union countries was 12 per cent.
When it comes to extreme weather events, from wildfires to flash floods, it’s firefighters who are on the front line of defence, but services have been cut to the bone, and government is not taking seriously its responsibility for the environment, says STEVE WRIGHT
Run-down homes cited by Social Workers Union as danger factor for children
