Republican congressman who opposed Harvey relief funding now in charge of recovery effort – The Independent

A Republican politician who opposed funding for Hurricane Harvey relief is now in charge of Congressional efforts to help Texas recover from the storm. Texas Representative Joe Barton voted against the $15.25bn federal relief package that Congress offered to help rebuild Texas after the hurricane hit. Mr Barton was one of only 90 Republicans, and four…

Jeremy Corbyn needs £60bn to write off student debt and it would help the richest more than poor youngsters – The Sun

JEREMY CORBYN would have to find a whopping £60BILLION to write-off student debt, experts claim. And the Institute of Fiscal Studies said the astronomical bill would only cover debt built up by students from 2012 when fees rose to £9,000 a year. PA:Press Association Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to ‘deal with’ student debt The report…