After Racing Over To Hold Kate McCann’s Hand, Rishi Sunak Makes A £4 Billion Energy Bill U-Turn To Claw Back In The Tory Leadership Race

Rishi Sunak made a frantic bid to claw back lost ground in the Tory leadership race by pledging a £4 billion VAT cut on energy bills just hours after he and his rival Liz Truss led tributes to TalkTV presenter Kate McCann after she fainted on live air.

The ex-chancellor had continually refused to match rival Liz Truss on cutting taxes, labelling her plans as ‘fairytale’ and insisted such cuts must wait until inflation was restrained.

But he promised to ditch the 5 per cent VAT rate imposed on domestic energy bills for a year.

No 10 insiders told a newspaper outlet that this plan was something Boris Johnson attempted to execute to reduce the burden on consumers, but was thwarted by Rishi Sunak.

A source said that Boris Johnson begged him to do it, but he wouldn’t budge, and now it’s incredible that he’s now proclaiming it as his own policy.

A source close to Liz Truss’s campaign told a newspaper outlet that it was good that Rishi Sunak had finally woken up and decided to deliver something to people struggling with the rising cost of living.

The source said that this felt like a screeching U-turn from someone who’s spent the last few weeks of the leadership campaign branding everyone else’s tax cut as immoral and fairytales.

The showdown between the Foreign Secretary and ex-chancellor was taken off air after almost 30 minutes and cancelled on the recommendation of medical professionals at the studio in Ealing, west London after Miss McCann collapsed.

A newspaper outlet reported that Rishi Sunak rushed over to Miss McCann and held her hand after she fainted and Ms Truss also went to check on her, with both Tory candidates kneeling down to check she was okay.

Both leading contenders have since raised the possibility of continuing their debate on TalkTV at a later date.

Miss McCann, TalkTV’s political editor and host for the evening after The Sun’s Harry Cole pulled out with COVID, was bombarded by messages from well-wishers on social media and was said to be fine after the incident.

The dramatic moment occurred as Ms Truss was responding to a question about half an hour into the TalkTV/The Sun event.

A loud noise caused the clearly worried Foreign Secretary to hold her face in shock as she exclaimed: ‘Oh my God!’. Ms Truss was then seen leaving her platform, walking towards where Miss McCann had been standing.

Rishi Sunak was holding Miss McCann’s hand, but he wouldn’t be the first man to have a bit of a thing for blondes.

Perhaps it’s his snake-like smile that some people find likeable, but I find him extremely creepy, and neither Rishi Sunak nor Liz Truss performs well under pressure, and neither candidate shows any strength of steel needed to deal with Vladimir Putin, the EU or COVID.

And why didn’t Rishi Sunak do these things to help the country when he was in control of the money? Because he now wants votes and will say anything to get them.

It’s a crime that he’s even in the running for Prime Minister. We deserve so much better than this, and our Grandparents would be turning in their graves at the sight of this, and if he gets into power he will regress to being the money-hungry globalist turncoat that can be readily bribed and controlled by those at the very top that pull the strings.

Researchers Found That Desks Are Three Times Dirtier Than Toilet Seats, And Keyboards Harbour As Many Germs As Kitchen Bins

It’s where people spend eight hours a day working, eating and drinking, so desks are three times more contaminated than toilet seats.

A study found the average keyboard harbours as numerous germs as a kitchen bin while a computer mouse is filthier than a typical door mat.

Swabs were taken from ten of each item at offices across the UK and then compared with contaminated household objects.

The average desk had almost 21,000 germs per square inch, a keyboard generally harbours 3,295 germs, while for a mouse it was 1,676, and office phones were home to more than 25,000 germs.

Karim Samani, managing director of cleaning business TechDisinfect, said that desks and office items could be up to four times more contaminated than a toilet seat because people were spending so much time with them.

He said people tend to eat and drink at their desks, never thinking about cleaning up afterwards, and that workers also don’t tend to give serious care to disinfecting regularly.

He added that viruses, germs and bacteria can be transferred about the home extremely easily, but our workplaces are potentially a much bigger threat and that everything from coffee cups to keyboards can harbour infection.

He said that it’s not just high-traffic communal areas that could be carrying a virus, some viruses can survive on surfaces such as metals and plastics for up to a day, meaning everyday IT equipment, such as laptops, tablets, phones, keyboards, mice, printers et cetera, could be hotspots for transmission.

A spokeswoman for the website Fasthosts.co.uk, which conducted the research, said that starting a study like this, they wondered if they’d get shocking results and that by comparing toilet seats, doormats and kitchen bins to everyday desk objects, they were surprised to discover just how filthy desks could really be.

She added, that with more employers encouraging and even demanding that employees return to the office full time, or at least in a hybrid setting, this was something businesses should be considering.

The thing is if your body is exposed to germs, then your body becomes resistant to most of these germs. As the saying goes: “You eat a speck of dirt before you die.” And with all this sanitising, it’s of no surprise people get ill, that’s why they want us locked up so that they can destroy our immune system and scare us into withdrawing from society.

This is what improves our immune system. It works by recognising small amounts of nasties and making antibodies so that when you get a bigger dose of whatever nasty, it identifies it and leaps into action. A bit like the Tory party!

And hasn’t science already taught us that exposure to germs i.e bacteria and viruses are essential to building up resistance?

On the other hand, you wouldn’t take a deep dive down your toilet with a spoon because there’s a limitation to what you should be exposed to! But it just goes to prove that the millions of us out there aren’t dead because of some terrible disease because we have this built-in lurgy killer called our immune system, but of course, we will always have people that cry ‘woe is me’ every time a dark cloud passes in front of the sun.

Being exposed to germs around the home and at workplaces is what keeps the immune system on its guard and working to protect us, but not being exposed to germs and being in sterile conditions means that when we are exposed to any germs, it hits us like a steamroller.

Have We Gone Back In Time?

Households might have to turn down their thermostats and switch off lights to avoid blackouts under emergency plans.

Government measures to tackle the energy problem this winter would include appeals to the public to cut down on energy usage in the event of an electricity or gas supply deficit.

A document of contingency plans by the National Grid seen by a newspaper outlet reveals ministers would use the option if the energy problem deteriorated even further.

The news comes as EU countries were told to trim their use by 15 per cent from next month over concerns they won’t be able to store enough for winter after Russia decreased its stockpile of gas on the NordStream pipeline.

Countries such as Germany, France and Austria have already appealed to their citizens to trim down energy use by turning off lights, turning down thermostats and taking shorter showers.

The UK documents said that if the government had to introduce energy-saving measures, the message could be transmitted via TV, radio, social media and posters.

To bypass rolling blackouts in the United Kingdom, the National Grid could also pay some large energy users to utilise less energy to relieve the pressure on the grid.

Household bills are anticipated to skyrocket even further this winter to more than £3,3000 as the UK’s energy crisis worsens.

Energy Consultant Cornwall recently said the price cap for the average household could rise by £360 more than anticipated.

The rise in the cost of energy will put additional pressure on Britain’s struggling households as the cost of living continues to grow.

The government has declared a £15 billion package to relieve the situation, giving up to £1,200 to the most vulnerable households.

However, if Cornwall’s projections are right, households will still be £900 worse off by January even with the maximum help from the government.

The National Grid will release an early winter outlook, aimed at tackling what’s predicted to be a challenging winter, and consumer champion Martin Lewis cautioned that millions of people could be forced into destitution by the rising cost of living and energy problems, but we’re happy to offer other nations things and you couldn’t make this stuff up if you tried.

We’re already overcrowded with millions arriving every year. Prisons are full to the brim. Our schools are over-subscribed. The NHS is at breaking point, yet we’re financing every country, every arrival but our own because we have the biggest bunch of inept clueless clowns destroying everything that was once known as GREAT Britain.

However, this is just a contingency plan, it’s not set in stone yet. So, it might happen, on the other hand, it might not – littered with could and could nots, but this is why the next Prime Minister needs to be someone who has some spine so that they can support the people of the United Kingdom and not just be there to become popular on the world stage, and who supports other countries at the disadvantage of the UK population.

And this is why they want you to have a smart meter so that they can control when and how much energy you use.

Of course, if you know what the endgame is, there are few surprises, and smart metres aren’t just about control, it’s about charging you more for electricity and gas when you need it most.

Fortunately, smart metres aren’t a legal requirement, at the moment! But it appears that the government are gradually attempting to take over how we live our lives.

Not comfortable being controlled by the government?

Telling us what to eat, how we eat it, what cars we drive. How we spend our money et cetera. It’s all wrong and we didn’t elect a government for this sort of governance.

Manchester Is Set To Ban Smoking In Public Spaces

Smoking is set to be prohibited in public areas across Manchester.

Well-known public places like Piccadilly Gardens, St Peter’s Square and Manchester Town Hall could all become smoke-free zones.

Other regions impacted by the plans include the new Mayfield Park and the area around the Etihad Stadium.

People smoking in these places would be asked to move on or extinguish their cigarettes, although there are presently no plans to fine or punish those who do.

Public consultation in Manchester is expected to start on the plans, with a decision anticipated to be reached in Autumn.

The proposals come after Manchester joined the Partnership of Healthy Cities, a worldwide group which aims to tackle illnesses like cancer and chronic lung disease. One of the prerequisites for membership is to have smoke-free outdoor areas.

An estimated 5,000 people die from smoke-related illnesses in Greater Manchester each year.

Nonetheless, it’s comprehensible that other people who don’t smoke don’t want to inhale smoke fumes, however, smokers have rights too and they should have designated areas where they can smoke, at least that way smokers’ rights don’t infringe upon the rights of non-smokers, and non-smokers won’t infringe upon the freedoms of smokers by demanding they’re deprived of their rights to smoke.

But then try driving behind a diesel car. Cigarette smoke will smell like perfume in comparison, and there aren’t as many that smoke outside now, certainly not enough to do anybody any harm, and what happened to people’s choice? People are actually condoning this interference in our daily lives, and I will defend to my dying day a person’s right to have a choice and to have freedom.

This is an appalling abuse of people’s freedom and choice. I agree there should be some constraints indoors where other people will have to breathe in the same air, but outside these rulings are oppressive.

They want to prohibit smoking, yet they refuse to do anything about the homeless, and if you’re considering going to Manchester for a weekend, don’t, there are far nicer places to dwell.

The problem is that once one thing is prohibited, then something else will be restricted like sitting on a bench or strolling in the park. How far will these limitations go? This has gradually become a nanny state, and this will ultimately be another money-making con, perhaps they should be banning councillors and council officials from exhaling?

‘Born To Be Eaten’ Giant Rabbits Rescued From Ashington Allotment

Dozens of oversized rabbits, kept in tiny and soiled cages, were recovered from an allotment by the RSPCA.

Officers rescued the 47 bunnies from the hutches and believe they were kept so they could reproduce.

The biggest bunny weighed in excess of 8kg, as much as a Cavalier King Charles or a Pomeranian dog, and sported ears that were 7ins long.

There was an assortment of Flemish giant rabbits and smaller rabbits of all different ages.

Flemish giant rabbits are known as the ‘king of rabbits’ due to their enormous size, although kept as pets, they’re still bred by some for their fur and their meat and it’s thought these rabbits were being reproduced to be eaten.

The rabbits have been signed over to the RSPCA and they will have been checked and cared for by a vet before the process to find them new homes begins.

The rabbits have been sent to a number of different centres and licenced boarding facilities. Others are being looked after by inspectors.

Inspector Trevor Walker, who helped to save the rabbits, said that these poor rabbits were living in cramped and filthy conditions which would have been extremely disturbing for them, particularly in the heat, but luckily the vet discovered that they were all in satisfactory shape, although one is on medication for weeping eyes and a wound on the back of his neck, but that they hoped that they would shortly find loving homes.

He said that they will make good companion animals as they have nice temperaments, but that sadly, rabbits were becoming an increasing concern across the RSPCA as they’re seeing more and more coming into their care because of the impact of the cost of living crisis.

He said that they would encourage people to do their research before taking on a pet and also to make sure they get their pet neutered at an early opportunity to prevent unwanted litters of animals and that all the rabbits would be neutered, microchipped and vaccinated before finding new homes.

Around half of the rabbits were adults and half were babies. Two of the adults were of average size but their litters were crossed with the giant breeds, so the babies will probably develop into larger rabbits than most, and a big thank you should go out to the RSPCA for saving these oversized rabbits because there’s no need for this type of negligence in this day and age.

Camilla Joked About Harry and Meghan’s Unborn Baby Having A Ginger Afro, Palace Insiders Blast as ‘NONSENSE’

Royal sources soundly disparaged assertions that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, quipped to Prince Harry that it would be amusing if his unborn child with Meghan Markle had ‘ginger Afro hair’.

The explosive assertions were made in Tom Bower’s new no holds barred book: Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors.

The bombshell book has laid bare claims of war at the core of the Royal Family and experts have argued that it paints Meghan Markle as someone who found love with Prince Harry and used his standing for her personal improvement.

Mr Bower’s book conveys Meghan Markle as self-centred, manipulative and demanding and brands Harry as spoiled, poorly educated, simple-minded and demanding. He said that the duo became agents of devastation, but thinks that only Meghan was brilliant enough to execute the plan.

Relations between the Sussexes and the rest of the family have barely recovered since they quit as royals and relocated to California in 2020, and deteriorated after they decided to sit down with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 and fire potshots at the royals including assertions of racism and even ignoring Meghan Markle when she was allegedly suicidal and expectant.

Now Mr Bower has alleged Camilla made the remarks about Harry and Meghan’s unborn baby’s future hairstyle during a conversation with Harry and his family about his relationship with the American actress, but royal sources speaking to a newspaper outlet said the suggestion was silliness, and Clarence House did not comment.

The Sussexes would later claim to Oprah Winfrey that a senior royal, who they refused to name, had also asked how dark the baby’s skin might be when he was born when discussing Archie.

The bombshell biography’s first extraordinary claim was that the Queen privately voiced relief that Meghan wouldn’t be attending Prince Phillip’s funeral.

It claims that the grieving monarch told trusted royal aides on the morning she was due to lay her husband of 73 years to rest at Windsor: ‘Thank goodness Meghan is not coming.’

Mr Bower is known as a top investigative journalist who’s previously written unauthorised books on Boris Johnson, Richard Brandson and Robert Maxwell.

The book, being serialised in The Sun and The Times, says: ‘In Windsor Castle, the Queen was preparing to face the public on one of the saddest days of her life. Philip had been her rock for the previous 70 years.

‘To comply with Covid restrictions she would grieve alone inside the chapel. ‘Thank goodness Meghan is not coming,’ the monarch said in a clear voice to her trusted aides.’

Commenting on Harry and Meghan’s baby was presumably a joke, but depending on your sense of humour I don’t believe that everyone would see the comic side of it, especially when the joke was at someone else’s expense.

It doesn’t matter if no harm was intended, the harm was done. I guess Camilla should have made sure that her audience would find it humorous before saying it.

Most of us say things that might be deemed offensive without realising it but just because they have and someone has taken it the wrong way we don’t all go running to the Race Relations Board, but we don’t have to like it either. People have feelings, even if some of them don’t always express them.

What people say in private is their own business regardless if it’s offensive or not, as long as the person they’re talking about isn’t present at the time, although we don’t really know if Camilla said this and presumably didn’t, on the other hand, she might have, but presumably as a joke, but then before ‘woke’ days this likely wouldn’t have been an issue, and it would have been normal speculation, and I bet even Harry and Meghan wondered the same thing.

There’s A Possibility That Boris Could Be Expelled From Parliament

A cross-party committee of MPs warned that Boris Johnson could face being booted out of Parliament by voters if he’s found to have lied over Partygate.

The outgoing Prime Minister is being investigated by the House of Commons Privileges Committee over his past denial of COVID rule breaking in Downing Street.

The Committee has now announced Boris Johnson could have to fight a by-election in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency if he’s punished as a consequence of their probe into whether he misled MPs.

They also confirmed they will drag the Prime Minister before them to be questioned in person, under oath, over the Partygate scandal, which they expect to be done in public, but the possibility of an ongoing battle over Partygate will raise speculation that Boris Johnson will leave the Commons shortly after he formally exits as Prime Minister on 6th September.

Neither ex PMs David Cameron nor Sir Tony Blair hung around in Parliament for long after leaving Number 10 as they sought new money-making ventures, although Boris Johnson’s immediate predecessor, Theresa May, remains an MP.

Under the Recall of MPs Act, an MP becomes subject to a recall petition if they’re suspended from the Commons for two weeks or ten sitting days.

A by-election is then triggered in an MPs constituency if more than 10 per cent of local voters sign the recall petition.

As part of a new report, the Privileges Committee issued a letter from Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirming that Boris Johnson could face a recall process as part of their investigation.

In a letter to senior Labour MP Harriet Harman, the Committee’s chair, Sir Lindsay revealed he had sought legal advice on the matter from an independent QC.

In their report, the Committee stated how the Speaker had made a formal decision that the Committee of Privileges was a committee concerned with the norms of behaviour of individual members to which the requirements of the Act would apply.

Since the Recall of MPs Act was introduced in 2015, there have been three instances of a recall process being initiated.

DUP MP Ian Paisley remained an MP after a recall petition failed to attract the needed number of signatures, but both Labour Fiona Onasanya and Tory MP Chris Davies lost their Commons seats after more than 10 per cent of voters signed a recall petition.

They have to ditch him now because of how much damage he’s done to the Tory party and how quickly they’re falling in the polls and let’s face it, now most of the British populace think he’s an absolute plonker, but then I guess that’s part of who he is and deception and his lack of integrity is his character flaw, but a necessary evil when you’re attempting to climb the greasy pole.

Boris Johnson is an obsessive liar and he will get all he deserves, and quite frankly he should have been sacked a long time ago.

Boris Johnson failed to develop a coherent vision for the future of our country, but his comical antics made him popular, but he never became an inspiration for the masses, and his vanity projects only served one purpose and that was to divert attention from his numerous failures. What the United Kingdom needs now is a knowledgeable bridge builder with proven competencies as a new leader.

At the moment the only time we see Boris Johnson is when he’s got a drink in his hand, and let’s face it, you can’t run a country that way and Boris has been around far too long. Sadly the new prime minister will be selected from the same rotten Cabinet that Boris Johnson himself chose.

Universal Credit Could Be Stopped Under DWP Rules 

With the end of the school term ahead of a six-week break, a relaxation on international travels and scorching heats in countries abroad, many will choose to jet set away to foreign lands to make the most of their summer.

However, if you’re claiming state support such as Universal Credit, there are important regulations to observe, or you risk losing your benefit altogether.

As it stands, there are some 5.8 million across the United Kingdom claiming benefits, with about 40 per cent of those working and using it as a top-up on a low income. The others are either in the process of looking for a job or unable to work due to health problems, and with the Universal Credit claimants being among the 8.3 million who are set to receive a £60 cost of living payment, many may be considering of putting th extra cash towards a holiday in the sun.

The first instalment is set to drop into bank accounts between July 14 and 31, although some exceptional cases may see the money later, but as a newspaper outlet reported, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has warned that people must adhere to the prerequisites attached to their claim because it could even force people to fly back from their fun in the sun prematurely.

If you’re making a new application to receive Universal Credit, you must be in Great Britain on the day that it’s submitted. You may still be okay to travel abroad later the same day, but you might have to come back from holiday earlier if it’s due to be submitted at a specific time.

Before you book getaways or head to the airport, you must notify the DWP that you plan to depart the country.

A holiday can be for up to one month, but you must adhere to the requirements of your claimant commitment that you agreed to when you first applied for the benefit.

This will more than likely include having to show proof that you’re looking for work, in the form of keeping a list of jobs you’ve applied for.

The DWP say that claimants must carry on fulfilling the conditions while on holiday, as well as other assignments with regards to looking for work. This includes putting a CV together, applying for vacancies, and attending any interviews that come up. This is no different while you’re on holiday.

How on earth can anyone consider putting ‘benefits’, ‘holidays’, and ‘flights’ in the same sentence? If you’re poor and need benefits and food banks, and children are living on the poverty line, then they’re not rich enough to suddenly fly off to Benidorm.

However, we have to remember that many of those people that are in receipt of Universal Credit are actually working, sometimes in two part-time jobs so that they can put a few bob aside each week. After all, everyone’s entitled to a short break or holiday!

The thing to remember is that not everyone on benefits is jetting off on foreign holidays, but it’s easier to condemn them for the disaster that’s happening in this country because then it deflects from the richest and what wickedness they get up to while we’re not looking.

During The Tory Crown Battle, Who Will Prevail?

Liz Truss is mounting an all-out bid to overhaul Penny Mordaunt in the Tory leadership race as the four remaining candidates gear up for another crucial knockout vote.

Conservative MPs will whittle the numbers down to three this afternoon, with Rishi Sunak apparently guaranteed a place in the final run-off ballot of party members, with the race for second place still too close to call.

After a sluggish start, Liz Truss is expecting to build on her momentum from last night’s vote when she added another seven supporters, taking her count to 71, although she’s still short of Ms Mordaunt’s numbers, the trade minister’s early surge seems to be slowing as she dropped a vote to 82.

Kemi Badenoch will be the favourite for ejection today but is still in touch after racking up an additional nine supporters to reach 58.

Liz Truss has been wooing followers of ex-soldier Tom Tugendhat, who came bottom and was eradicated last night, by pledging to raise defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030.

Liz Truss said that we’re living in an increasingly precarious world where the danger level is higher than a decade ago, and they require a more powerful deterrent to face down those threats and to ensure Britain leads on the global stage.

She said that ultimately that needs more resources and that her number one focus is keeping the country safe and people could trust her to do that.

But her opponents are also wooing Mr Tugendhat, with Ms Mordaunt tweeting that she’d admired him for years and Ms Badenoch said he would be an asset to any prospective Conservative government.

Leaving home, Ms Badenoch said it’s still all to play for.

Rishi Sunak’s team had feared he wouldn’t add much to his count, but in the event, they were rejoicing as he raised his score from 101 to 115, and anything over 120 guarantees a spot in the final two, as there are 358 Conservative MPs in total.

Rishi Sunak has been attempting to beef up his support on the Tory right, pledging more drastic punishments for offenders who refuse to attend court for their sentencing hearings and a crackdown on grooming gangs. He has also been boosted by an endorsement from ex-leader Lord Hague, who lauded him as an outstanding person who could be trusted at one of the most difficult times to be prime minister in our lifetimes, certainly since 1979, possibly since 1945.

But it just demonstrates how the Tory party have declined when the plurality of Conservative MPs are voting for a man who single-handedly decimated the economy, and ruined lives, with many sadly passing away, and their livelihoods.

Rishi Sunak is nothing more than a privileged, pretentious, smirkingly sly serpent, and all this voting is just a fake race and just theatre, and if he’s made prime minister you can forget any prospects for your children and instead you will just see unadulterated wickedness turning its unsightly head.

And why does Rishi Sunak with all that money that he’s got wear suits that don’t fit him? Trousers and jackets with legs and arms that are too short. Perhaps he’s trying to keep that schoolboy look! But really he’s just that silent smiling assassin.

The whole voting thing is just a pantomime and the participants are all puppets and whoever prevails will just be given a script to follow.

I have said from the get-go that Rishi Sunak will become prime minister. I hope that I’m mistaken because Rishi Sunak can’t even get a pair of trousers that doesn’t look like they’ve divorced his ankles and married his knees.

TIGHT CALL

A mother whose daughter was expected to wear thick black tights during the heatwave has told of her rage.

The parent, who doesn’t want to be named, articulated that students at Thorp Academy in Ryton, Tyne and Wear, are normally made to adhere to a strict dress code whatever the weather.

They’ve been told they can wear home clothes today and tomorrow as temperatures swell across the country and millions of Brits work from home, but it’s understood they will have to be back in uniform from Wednesday.

But the Northern Education Trust school says at all other times, girls must either wear ‘black, opaque tights with a minimum 60 denier’ or trousers.

Nonetheless, one anxious mother told a newspaper outlet that during this hot weather and the heatwave they’re experiencing, girls at Thorp Academy are being forced to continue to adhere to the uniform policy of wearing black, opaque tights, minimum 60 denier.

She said that she never had an issue with uniform regulations, and that she saw uniforms as a positive thing, and that she believed that tights were okay, ordinarily, but she said not in this heat. The school isn’t budging and thinks that it’s acceptable for the girls to continue to have to wear 60 denier or more, black tights.

The mum added that she worries that the girls would be more inclined to fungal infections should bacteria build up in their tights.

She has reportedly approached the school directly, presenting an alternative in the form of ankle socks instead of thick and heavy tights or trousers, but she felt her concerns were being dismissed.

A Northern Education Trust spokesperson said that due to the unusually hot weather, they’ve made reasonable adjustments for both primary and secondary pupils regarding uniform requirements.

The spokesperson said that for secondary students, this has included the relaxation of the requirement to wear blazers unless they wish to do so, and said they don’t comment on individual cases, but they were satisfied that pupils were safe and comfortable to allow them to learn.

The spokesperson said that the trust was aware of the extremely hot weather alert, and they have two non-uniform days planned that coincided with those days to raise money for the worthwhile charity British Ukrainian Aid.

But this isn’t just about girls being cool and comfortable, it’s about boys being cool and comfortable as well, and in this intense heat, boys should be permitted to wear shorts because it can’t be about one sex and not the other.

When I was at school, girls had a summer dress option which was a summer dress down to the knee with ankle socks, and boys were allowed to wear trouser shorts down to their knees and ankle socks, so why don’t these kids have that option now?

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