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Basit Mahmood

Conservative Party rosette
News

Tories make massive campaign mess-up which leaves MPs a ‘laughing stock’

Basit Mahmood
18 August, 2023

In one case, leaflets intended for one constituency ended up in another country 100 miles away.

Keir Starmer
Opinion

Why Keir Starmer is absolutely right to prioritise ‘smashing the class ceiling’

Basit Mahmood
17 August, 2023

Class remains a pertinent force in British politics, determining the life chances of millions and it casts a far longer shadow than many of us like to believe or admit.

News

Rishi Sunak rules out Brexit-style referendum on net zero amid bitter Tory feud

Basit Mahmood
17 August, 2023

It remains to be seen whether helicopter enthusiast Sunak, who has previously given into pressure from Tory rebels, will stand firm in his commitment to net zero.

NHS worker conditions
News

Tories roasted after pledging just 900 new NHS beds after cutting 12,000 since 2010

Basit Mahmood
17 August, 2023

“The elephant in the room is who will staff these additional beds? Nursing staff are already spread too thinly over too many patients.”

News

Majority of voters including Tories want key utilities such as water and rail to be nationalised, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
16 August, 2023

Among Tory voters, 57% back the Government to run utilities and 29% prefer the private sector.

Brexit and EU
News

Brexit disaster: New poll puts support to Rejoin at +60%

Basit Mahmood
16 August, 2023

Omnisis also asked voters if Britain was right or wrong to leave the EU, with 59% saying we were wrong to leave versus 41% saying we were right.

Nick robinson
News

Tory MP roasted by Nick Robinson for trying to claim UK economy is in great shape

Basit Mahmood
16 August, 2023

‘If you’re flat on your back it’s quite easy to grow faster.’

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News

Trade unions warn workers will continue to struggle as inflation falls

Basit Mahmood
16 August, 2023

“Until policy-makers stop attacking wages and take on the corporate profiteers there will be no end to this cost-of-living crisis.”

News

Keir Starmer pledges to ‘smash the class ceiling’

Basit Mahmood
15 August, 2023

“There may have been times in the recent past where Labour was afraid to speak the language of class at all – but not my Labour Party.”

News

15-year wage stagnation has left average earnings £230 a week lower than their pre-financial crisis trend

Basit Mahmood
15 August, 2023

The good news of today doesn’t make up for 15 years of unprecedented wage stagnation.

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