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H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier over Xinjiang forced labour accusations Tories and Labour

H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier over Xinjiang forced labour accusations

A shopper wearing a face mask carries an H&M branded shopping bag in Barcelona, Spain, in August. Photo: BloombergSwedish clothing giant ends relationship with yarn producer Huafu Fashion Company says it does not work with any garment factories in Xinjiang and will no longer source cotton from region Topic |   XinjiangPublished:…
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September 16, 2020
Tests run out in coronavirus hotspots amid UK-wide shortages Tories and Labour

Tests run out in coronavirus hotspots amid UK-wide shortages

Downing Street is reportedly planning to crack down on “frivolous” coronavirus tests as England’s ten worst Covid hotspots face a total dearth of testing supplies.An investigation by LBC Radio found that walk-in, drive through and home tests were all unavailable in the areas with the highest infection rates: Bolton, Salford, Bradford, Blackburn, Oldham,…
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September 15, 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Tories should hope that Donald Trump loses’ Tories and Labour

Instant Opinion: ‘Tories should hope that Donald Trump loses’

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Daniel Finkelstein in The Timeson a bad ally for BritainWhy Tories should hope that Trump loses“Donald Trump is not — he cannot be — the Conservative candidate in November’s presidential…
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September 9, 2020
Bringing war criminals to justice and auto labour talks: In The News for Sept. 8 Tories and Labour

Bringing war criminals to justice and auto labour talks: In The News for Sept. 8

Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, holds up some of the 31,000 letters as they call on Saudi Arabia to free Raif Badawi as protesters take part in a rally outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ottawa on Monday, November 2, 2015. A prominent human rights organization…
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September 8, 2020
This Labour Day, remember the workers who died because of Donald Trump’s deadly pandemic response Tories and Labour

This Labour Day, remember the workers who died because of Donald Trump’s deadly pandemic response

From windows and rooftops through the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions around the world cheered essential workers on the front lines who daily risked contracting this highly contagious disease. Janitors, grocery store workers, drivers, warehouse workers, letter carriers, food delivery people, teachers and transit workers, along with the doctors,…
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September 4, 2020
A province-by-province look at returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic Tories and Labour

A province-by-province look at returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic

Summer is coming to an end and too many Canadian politicians are pushing through plans to reopen schools despite the dangers posed COVID-19 -- dangers compounded by decades of cuts and infrastructural decay. Are we ready to go back? What are the administrators, students, teachers, education assistants, school custodial and administrative staff working…
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August 24, 2020
#PLTFRM: Cuppy Tories and Labour

#PLTFRM: Cuppy

No longer renascent and localised, Afrobeats is experiencing a worldwide takeover - the Pan-African movement perennially championed by one force of nature in particular. Standing at the intersection between the Afrobeats/Afroswing movements popularized by artists from the West African diaspora in the UK and the cornucopia of regional sounds birthed…
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August 21, 2020