Michelle Donelan, culture secretary, has just told Tory MPs that queues at Westminster Hall for the Queen's lying in state could be as long as 30 hours
She wrote on WhatsApp: "Queues could be up to 30 hours as we are obviously expecting and planning for unprecedented demand."
It's a simple idea: We demand the govt scrap the energy price rises and deliver affordable energy for all. We will build a million pledges and by Oct 1st if the govt and energy companies fail to act we will cancel our direct debits. Read more here: https://t.co/NPF8VQXcHD
My parents who are in their 80s have had their estimated bill for the year come through. They’ve been told their energy bill is going to be £6k FOR A YEAR it has tripled ffs. We’ve gone from “let the bodies pile high” to let them starve or freeze to death. This is inhumane
• Rail Fares up 3.8%
• British Gas profits up 44%
• Banker profits quadrupled
• Bankers’ Bonuses up 44%
• £5bn of NHS Cuts
• £6 charge for covid testing
• Tuition Fee lifetime repayments up £15,000
We’re being mugged in broad daylight.
And let’s be clear, that none of the cost of producing energy in the world has changed because of war in Ukraine. In fact, right now, there is not even a shortage of energy in the world because of that war: Russia is still supplying oil and gas right now.