Pregnant women who lose their babies must be given two weeks’ paid leave, campaigners insist

Taylor Moss’s campaign has won the backing of Cherilyn Mackrory, the Conservative MP who co-chairs the baby loss All Party Parliamentary Group. Ms Moss is pictured above Pregnant women who lose their babies must be given two weeks’ paid bereavement leave, an MP and other campaigners insist. At the moment only women who lose their … Read more

Fuel duty hike ‘may stop UK bouncing back’, campaigners warn

Fuel duty hike ‘may stop UK bouncing back’: Campaigners warn Rishi Sunak any increase in levy would put ‘unprecedented’ strain on family finances Rishi Sunak is rumoured to be considering a fuel duty raise of up to 5p per litre Fuel duty has been frozen at 57.95 pence per litre for petrol and diesel since … Read more

Stonehenge tunnel could face delays as campaigners take battle for a judicial review to court 

Stonehenge tunnel could face delays as campaigners take battle for a judicial review to court Campaigners are challenging the £1.7billion revamp of the A303 in Wiltshire, which they say could cause significant harm to the site A High Court judge has granted a hearing to decide whether they will get a judicial review Transport Secretary … Read more

Investigate ‘toothless’ FCA over Woodford failures, campaigners urge

The City watchdog is facing a furious backlash over its handling of the Neil Woodford savings scandal. As the disgraced fund manager prepares to make an audacious comeback, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been accused of ‘dragging its feet’ over its investigation into the implosion of his investment empire. And campaigners, MPs and peers … Read more

Campaigners demand hundreds of lovers’ padlocks are removed from bridge

Campaigners demand hundreds of lovers’ padlocks are removed from bridge in Bristol because it is named in honour of slave Pero Jones and is ‘insulting to his memory’ They say there is a ‘major issue’ with making such displays of couples’ affection  Opened in 1999, Pero Bridge was named in honour of African slave Pero … Read more

Now statues of Captain Cook are targeted by Black Lives Matter campaigners

Now statues of Captain Cook are targeted by Black Lives Matter campaigners in updated ‘hitlist’ of historical figures they want to see ‘toppled’ Several monuments commemorating the sailor have been added to a hitlist Targets for either removal or renaming include James Cook University Hospital They are among 125 under-fire landmarks featured on map by … Read more

Anti-lockdown campaigners push for illegal ‘Great Reopening’ of shops and businesses from TOMORROW

Internet Covid conspiracy theorists are leafleting high streets in an attempt to rally businesses in support of a ‘Great Reopening’ to defy lockdown restrictions – as police said they ‘would not hesitate’ to issue £10,000 fines to any firms flouting the rules. Sinead Quinn, owner of Quinn Blakey Hairdressing, Oakenshaw, near Bradford, is among those … Read more

Campaigners battle to stop 89-home estate being built next to Dorset manor Wolfeton House

Countryside campaigners after facing a fresh fight with developers to prevent a housing estate being built next to a historic manor that inspired Thomas Hardy. Objectors including Historic England and the Hardy Society thought they had stopped plans for 120 homes on land close to Wolfeton House, which the Victorian author visited frequently. Last year … Read more

Campaigners call for Tory MP to pay reparations over slave deaths at his ancestor’s plantation

Independent MP William Wilberforce wrote the Slave Trade Act in 1807 which abolished the industry across the British Empire. It was enacted in 1833 The transatlantic slave trade was launched by Portuguese traders with the construction of sub-Saharan Africa’s first permanent slave trading post at Elmina in 1492. But it soon passed into Dutch then … Read more

Campaigners say ‘common sense has prevailed’ after Cambridge academics’ free speech vote

Campaigners have hailed a ‘victory for free speech after academics at Cambridge University rejected demands that views remain ‘respectful’. Dons opted instead to support ‘tolerance’ of differing opinions instead of ‘respect’ – a term which made critics fearful that it could crush freedom of expression. The vote yesterday has resulted in widespread praise as campaigners claim … Read more