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A photo of Keir Starmer speaking in the Commons
News

Green Party co-leader accuses Keir Starmer of ‘dancing to Farage’s tune’ over small boats

Olivia Barber
1 April, 2025 (5 days ago)

‘The only way to stop people being forced into the hands of people smugglers is to introduce safe routes for people to seek safety in the UK.’

A photo of Julia Davies, a member of Patriotic Millionaires UK
News

Patriotic Millionaires member perfectly sums up why a wealth tax would be fair

Olivia Barber
31 March, 2025 (6 days ago)

“No matter what the lobby groups who don’t want to tax wealth will tell us, it is not going to be a problem for wealthy people to pay that.”

A photo of Elon Musk handing a $1 million cheque to a Wisconsin voter
News

Elon Musk hands out 1 million dollar cheques to voters at Wisconsin rally

Olivia Barber
31 March, 2025 (6 days ago)

‘This is what corruption looks like’

A polling station

Where are elections happening on 1 May 2025?

Chris Jarvis
31 March, 2025 (6 days ago)

There are 25 council elections, six mayoral elections and one parliamentary by-election on 1 May

A photo of Nigel Farage at Reform UK's local election campaign rally in Birmingham
News

Reform UK’s ‘biggest ever’ rally falls short of expectations

Olivia Barber
31 March, 2025 (6 days ago)

Reform claimed 10,000 tickets were sold, but the many empty seats showed attendance was lower

A photo of Gary Stevenson speaking on BBC Question Time
News

Gary Stevenson ‘takes down’ GB News host in wealth tax debate on BBC Question Time

Olivia Barber
28 March, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

“Why are we taxing working people more than billionaires? Tax wealth, not work”

A photo of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivering the government's Spring Statement
Opinion

Why austerity is a political choice not an economic necessity

Prem Sikka
28 March, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement is atest

Ashfield
News

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

Basit Mahmood
28 March, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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

A photo of Nick Candy, Reform's new treasurer and Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK in an interview on Sky News
News

Reform UK plans Maga-style think tank to shape policy and attract US donations

Olivia Barber
28 March, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

The party is seeking funding from UK organisations, “plus US donors from MAGA, Tech, Religious conservatives”

Nigel Farage
News

Nigel Farage in sexism row over comments about women in the workplace

Olivia Barber
28 March, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

‘Nigel Farage seems to be stuck in the 1970s. He clearly has no idea about the sacrifices women make’

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