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Prisoners paid £3.50 a day to dismantle Covid tests and PPE bought with taxpayers' money

The Government has been accused of using prisoners to hide its tracks with inmates dismantling PPE including test kits, some of which are reportedly still in date, masks and full body hazmat suits

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Tories ‘at risk from rightwing insurgency’ warns donor Lord Cruddas

Peer says Conservatives no longer party of centre right and are threatened by Reform UK, Brexit party successor, if Nigel Farage takes leadership

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Labour accuse Tories of wrecking Christmas as festive season will cost 15% more

And deputy leader Angela Rayner says the reason is that Conservatives have failed to tackle the cost of living with prices up nine per cent while allowing wages to fall by 2.7%

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Keir Starmer sells 'donkey sanctuary' field in Surrey for around £400,000

The Labour leader purchased a plot of land in the 1990s to give to his parents, who used it to look after neglected donkeys whose owners could no longer care for them

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Leo Varadkar pledges humility and resolve as he becomes Irish premier again

The Fine Gael leader has replaced the Fianna Fail leader as Taoiseach under the terms of the 2020 coalition deal

Belfast Live · Dec 17, 2022

Leo Varadkar returns as Ireland’s taoiseach in rotation agreement

Micheál Martin hands over to Fine Gael leader after two years at head of coalition government

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Leo Varadkar pays tribute to Micheal Martin in emotional speech as he becomes Taoiseach again

Mr Varadkar received 87 votes to be Taoiseach, with 62 people voting against him.

Irish Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Leo Varadkar pledges ‘humility and resolve’ as he becomes Irish premier again

Fine Gael leader Mr Varadkar has replaced Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach as part of a deal within the coalition government.

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Mary Lou McDonald heckled in Dail over Hutch trial as she opposed Leo Varadkar for Taoiseach

The Irish Mirror understands that the heckles were driven by Fine Gael. There were also some shouts from the Fianna Fail benches about Ms McDonald’s house.

Irish Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Leo Varadkar set to return to power as Micheal Martin steps down as taoiseach

LEO Varadkar is set to return to power after the Irish parliament backed him to become the next taoiseach.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2022