Left Foot Forward
Diane Abbott MP: After the local elections, we still have a long way to go
'Against this hugely unpopular government, a really clear opposition with policies and messaging that show we are on the side of ordinary people can yield massive results'
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, the government is stripping support away from disabled people
New polling from the charity Leonard Cheshire found that a third of disabled adults – more than 2.8 million people – had less than £50 per week to pay for food and other essentials.
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Priti Patel’s speech disrupted by activists over ‘inhumane’ and ‘morally bankrupt’ Rwanda refugee plan
"Priti Patel, your racist policies are killing people. Your plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda are inhumane and are going to ruin people’s lives.”
Millions of people in the UK are missing meals because of the cost of living crisis, new survey finds
There has been a 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months.
North’s first female Muslim council leader slams ‘dehumanising’ smear campaign
Arooj Shah says she saw a 'new low in the Conservatives in Oldham.'