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Andy Burnham’s shadow challenge and the future of Mainstream

Olivia Barber
5 November, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

After Andy Burnham’s challenge to the Labour leadership, what is next for the new soft left project?

Andy Burnham

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Shabana Mahmood
News

What changes to the UK asylum system are the Labour Government proposing?

Basit Mahmood
Today

Amid the threat posed by Farage and Reform’s rise in the polls, the government recognises that unless it can assert control and grip over the problem, there is a real risk it could lose to Reform.

A clock with the words "The Daily Mail"

Daily Mail issues apology to BBC presenter over fabricated quote

Basit Mahmood
Today

The BBC presenter never made any such statement..

A photo of Liz Truss in a Make America great again cap while visiting Washington for Trump's inauguration in January

Liz Truss slammed for suggesting Trump should destroy the BBC

Basit Mahmood
Today

‘There’s patriotism for you.’

Smear of the week: Fox’s racist poppy slur and the Polanksi white poppy meltdown

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

You’d think with all that’s going on in the world, a poppy pile on would be at the bottom of the pile, not the top

Right-Wing Media Watch – GB claims “It’s the kind of journalism you believe in”

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

If you were to catalogue all of GB News’ offences against its own claims of “honesty” and “balance,” you could fill a book.

Job Centre
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Universal credit sanctions under scrutiny in new report

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

In 2024, the median court fine was £283, while the average sanction for a claimant aged 25 or over amounted to £524.

 
Richard Burgon
News

Chancellor urged to create a Social Emergency Fund in Budget

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 November, 2025 (2 days ago)

“Tackling this social emergency must be the top priority.”

Right-Wing Watch

BBC crisis or coup? Either way, it’s a right-wing hit job

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 November, 2025 (2 days ago)

The true scandal isn’t just the right’s distortion of BBC bias, it’s the rot within the system that allowed this farce to happen.

News

Campaign launched calling on Sir Jim Ratcliffe to pay more tax

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 November, 2025 (2 days ago)

“If you can own our most famous football club – you can pay tax. Obviously.”

Councillor George Finch in a video about his visit to JCB's headquarters
News

Reform accused of ‘walking a fine line’ over JCB video after £200,000 Lord Bamford donation

Olivia Barber
14 November, 2025 (3 days ago)

“He needs to be very clear about what his interests are”

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