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James Cleverly’s attack on 4-day week doesn’t go to plan after presenters give him some facts

Basit Mahmood
Today

‘Happy workers, less turnover, more profit. What’s your problem?’

James Cleverly

Zack Polanski calls on government to impose robust sanctions on Israel amid Lebanon bombing

Olivia Barber
Today

‘What is it going to take for this government to actually put robust sanctions on Israel?’

Zack Polanski launches the Greens' local election campaign

LFF editorial: Why do the right not care about the cost of keeping children in poverty?

Basit Mahmood
Today

The cost of child poverty extends beyond the physical and emotional hardship felt by children growing up in low-income families.

Children

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The article predictably enlists a cast of familiar right-wing voices to make the case for British universities to follow Trump’s lead.

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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 April, 2025

“This situation has the alarming potential to evolve into a propaganda regime over time, requiring urgent attention.”

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Behind the 14-mile sea wall at Canvey Island, little was going on to celebrate St George’s Day, which the right-wing broadcaster took as a sign of national shame.

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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
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Expecting the anti-net zero brigade to do their homework might be asking too much.

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Reform on the rise, Tories on the ropes: what’s at stake on May 1?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 April, 2025

Independent candidates are fast becoming the conscience of the left, offering a way to hold Labour to account. Their rise, like Reform’s, shows how broken Britain’s two-party system has become, and how ripe it is for potential change.

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National Day of Action demands Barclays ‘stops funding genocide’

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In 2024 alone, 5,000 people closed their Barclays accounts in protest.

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Reform UK is soliciting donations from oil and gas executives

Basit Mahmood
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Nick Candy, the party’s treasurer, told the FT that the party is also looking to raise funds from British expatriates who can donate in their own name as well as rich foreigners with UK businesses.

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Robert Jenrick makes embarrassing U-turn on Tory-Reform election pact

Olivia Barber
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Jenrick is now saying he wants to “send Nigel Farage back to retirement”

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