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Basit Mahmood

Badenoch and stride
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Tories brutally mocked over press conference backdrop

Basit Mahmood
2 April, 2025

The Tory party’s latest attempt to cut through to voters has failed, after it was brutally mocked over a press conference backdrop that looked like an ‘abandoned mattress’. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride had organised thetest

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Lee Anderson’s constituents left shocked after being told about Reform’s plans to start charging for the NHS

Basit Mahmood
28 March, 2025

Constituents in Ashfield, which is represented by Reform UK’s Lee Anderson were left shocked after learning about the party’s plans to make people pay to use the NHS. In a video released by the Trades Union Congress, people are askedtest

Reeves
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Five key takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement

Basit Mahmood
26 March, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given her long-awaited Spring Statement to Parliament today, as she lays out her latest plans for the public finances. 1.Economy The Chancellor confirmed that the Office for Budget Responsibility has downgraded growth forecasts for 2025 fromtest

A photo of Nigel Farage wearing a headset as he appears on LBC Radio
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Good Law Project is suing Reform UK in the High Court

Basit Mahmood
26 March, 2025

The Good Law Project has filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK in the High Court, over the far-right party’s alleged breaches of data protection laws. The Good Law Project has launched legal action against Nigel Farage’s Reform ontest

Sadiq Khan
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Number of Islamophobic social media posts aimed at Sadiq Khan doubles in a year

Basit Mahmood
26 March, 2025

At a time of increasing polarisation, with the far-right on the rise, incidents of Islamophobia are increasing, with the number of Islamophobic social media posts aimed at the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan doubling in a year. According to analysistest

Laurence Fox
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Laurence Fox charged with sexual offence after ‘sharing upskirting photo’ on social media

Basit Mahmood
25 March, 2025

Far-right commentator and activist Laurence Fox has been charged with a sexual offence, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. The actor allegedly shared an intimate image of TV star Narinder Kaur without her consent on social media. He is said totest

A photo of Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband at the Planning and Infrastructure Bill launch
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Labour announces £2 billion of new funding to support biggest boost in social and affordable housing in a generation

Basit Mahmood
25 March, 2025

Ahead of the Spring Statement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves tomorrow, the Labour government has announced £2 billion of new funding to support the biggest boost in social and affordable housing in a generation. Up to 18,000 new social and affordabletest

£10 notes pegged to a washing line
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Majority of public say that the wealthy should pay more tax to fund public services, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
25 March, 2025

A majority of the public believe that the wealthy should pay more tax to fund public services, a new poll has found. The poll was carried out by Focaldata for the TUC, which found that 71% of the public believetest

Mike Tapp
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Labour MP Mike Tapp exposes why Nigel Farage isn’t a patriot

Basit Mahmood
24 March, 2025

Labour MP Mike Tapp has taken apart Nigel Farage for his fake patriotism, as he slammed the Reform UK leader for ‘doing nothing for this country’. Tapp made the comments during an interview with Left on Red Media, a newtest

Rachel Maclean
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Ex-Tory minister tried to claim £3,000 for help writing a CV

Basit Mahmood
24 March, 2025

MacLean now works as a Director of Strategy for Kemi Badenoch

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