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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
Today

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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LFF is closed over the Christmas holidays

Basit Mahmood
Today

We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.

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Disgraceful: Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe defends Tommy Robinson

Basit Mahmood
13 February, 2025

Asked about Elon Musk’s false claim that Robinson is a “political prisoner” who has been locked up for speaking out on grooming gangs, Lowe refused to deny the conspiracy theory.

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Ed Davey calls on government to ‘hit Musk where it hurts’ with tariffs on Tesla cars

Olivia Barber
13 February, 2025

After Trump announced import taxes on steel and aluminium, Davey has called for “strong measures and words” in response to his and Musk’s actions.

Keir Starmer
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Keir Starmer roasts Kemi Badenoch at PMQs during her worst performance yet

Basit Mahmood
12 February, 2025

“She complains about scripted answers, her script doesn’t allow her to listen to the answer!”

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Charities urge Labour to reconsider refugee citizenship refusals

Olivia Barber
12 February, 2025

‘If the government really follows through with blocking refugees from getting citizenship, the UK will be taking a huge step backwards.’

£10 notes pegged to a washing line
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It’s the rich tax dodgers who are the real traitors

Stella Tsantekidou
12 February, 2025

Despite their constant propaganda about benefit scroungers and lazy Gen Z/Millennial workers, the wealthiest individuals earn the bulk of their income from capital rather than wages

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Nigel Farage’s constituents left shocked after being told about his voting record

Basit Mahmood
12 February, 2025

His constituents couldn’t believe how Farage had voted…

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Man of the people Nigel Farage calls for inheritance tax to be scrapped

Olivia Barber
12 February, 2025

The Reform UK leader wants the family farm tax to be ditched, as well as inheritance tax as a whole

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HeartUnions Week: Labour’s Employment Rights Bill: We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure Workplace Rights

Maria Exall
12 February, 2025

The Employment Rights Bill is just the start. Every commitment must be enforced in workplaces, not just written into law. There can be no delays, no loopholes, and no backtracking.

News

Migrant care staff charged up to £20,000 in illegal fees to work, UNISON finds

Olivia Barber
12 February, 2025

‘Care staff who come here from overseas are shoring up a crumbling sector. These workers should be treated with respect’

Workers in London
News

Dozen Labour MPs push for four-day week to be included in Government’s flagship Employment Right’s Bill

Basit Mahmood
11 February, 2025

Flexible working campaigners say the current proposals around flexible working contained in the Employment Right’s Bill do not go far enough

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