From taxpayers allegedly footing Johnson's legal bills, to the cost of living crisis - here’s what we’ve been working on this week 👀
Remember when Jacob Rees-Mogg went to visit the Queen to prorogue Parliament?
We've written to the PM's lawyers because it appears that the evidence Number 10 gave to the Court in the prorogation case is not true.
glplive.org/accountability…
This week we also launched a new campaign to turn the tide on the damage social media algorithms have on young people.

Here’s more on what we plan to do about it…
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Yesterday, we shared our pre-action letter to the Cabinet Office over legal advice we think the public shouldn’t have paid for, for ex-PM Boris Johnson…
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Today we’ve been reacting to the #MiniBudget - which we think will have disastrous consequences. We continue to explore with lawyers how the law can help in the cost of living crisis.
If you’d like to help us continue more work like this, please consider setting up a donation, here 👇
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