Tories slammed over ‘disgraceful’ decision to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The UK has licensed at least £5.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the conflict began in March 2015 – but the real figure could be far higher.
Social Justice
Coronavirus rules are being used as a tool of racist policing
As long as the Coronavirus Act exists on the nation’s statute books, the police must be held accountable for enforcing it, says campaign group StopWatch.
BAME and migrant workers to argue in court that lower pay for outsourced staff is ‘institutional racism’
BAME and migrant security guards working at St George’s University of London will argue their case in court
Government aid policies are pushing privatisation in the global south
During a global pandemic, we need real development, not dividends for corporations.
Not a single Tory MP voted to protect migrants on Tuesday
Campaigners say the ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ policy is illegal and puts thousands at risk of destitution. Credit: Jessica Taylor / UK Parliament.
EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dem leadership contender calls for action as figures reveal just 1% of court judges are black
People of colour are significantly under-represented among court judges in England and Wales.
How charities plan to engineer an end to rough sleeping – forever
Charities are putting forward ambitious plans to end homelessness at last.
MPs: The government must not blow this chance to end homelessness in the UK
A new parliamentary report sets out the shocking state of housing precarity – and demands immediate action.
Rural Britain needs a New Deal
Rural poverty has been ignored for too long – and it could get much worse without serious action now.
Iain Duncan Smith: Burden of coronavirus payback will fall hardest on poorest
He said the burden “will fall heaviest on those on low incomes”.