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Rachel Reeves takes swipe at Liz Truss for helping richest families pay their energy bills as she sets out support for poorest households

Basit Mahmood
Today

Unlike Truss, the Chancellor has said that only the poorest households will get government support if the conflict pushes up gas and electricity charges.

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

Breaking: Reform finally drops mayoral candidate who told David Lammy to ‘go home’

Olivia Barber
Today

Chris Parry has been sacked after making numerous offensive comments on social media

Reform Mayoral Candidate Chris Parry

Reform’s Kent council approves wage increase for councillors

Basit Mahmood
Today

Now it turns out that the party’s council leader has broken another promise when it comes to giving members of the council a pay rise.

Reform Kent County Councillors

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Right-Wing Media Watch – Murdoch media goes all out attacking environmentalists

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2025

The return of Trump – a notorious climate change sceptic – seems to have emboldened the Murdoch media’s climate attack dogs.

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Partied out: As party membership plummets the oligarchs ascend

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2025

The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people. 

A photo of a placard reading "tax the rich, not our future"
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#TaxTheSuperRich campaign gains momentum

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2025

‘None of us can accept this level of inequality.’

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Meltdown for Musk: Tesla sales crash in Europe as ‘polarising’ CEO blamed

Basit Mahmood
7 February, 2025

The latest figures show that Tesla experienced a decline in sales across five European countries in January, including a fall of nearly 12% in the UK.

A photo of Hannah Taylor, 24, and Catriona Roberts, 22, who spray painted Glasgow university's James McCune Smith Learning Hub in protest over the university's investment in Israeli arms firms
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Protestors spray paint Glasgow university building over investment in Israeli arms firms

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

The University of Glasgow has £6.8 million in shares in arms companies such as BAE systems and QinetiQ.

A photo of Nigel Farage wearing a headset as he appears on LBC Radio
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Tories have held ‘top-secret talks’ on merger with Farage’s Reform UK

Basit Mahmood
7 February, 2025

“Some Tories have concluded that as the election gets closer, the situation could get worse for them. Better to form an alliance sooner rather than later.”

A photo of GMB union members waving GMB flags at a protest or strike
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Top 5 union wins over the last month

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

From succeeding at the latest stage of 10-year Asda equal pay claim to Stagecoach drivers getting an 11% pay rise, unions have been winning

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage giving a new year's message at Blenheim Palace
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Reform UK’s Blenheim Palace festival in chaos after falling foul of charity law

Basit Mahmood
7 February, 2025

‘Nigel Farage’s party has had to beat a hasty retreat after stumbling into an aristocratic feud and risking a tangle over charity law’.

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Conservative Lord accused of ‘staggering u-turn’ on renters’ rights

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

Renters’ Reform Coalition analysis found that one in three peers scheduled to speak in the debate were landlords themselves

Trade unionist arms factory protest Israel. Banner at front of protest reads "ceasefire now, stop arming Israel, end the occupation'
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Local council pension funds investing billions in companies ‘enabling Israel’s genocide’

Olivia Barber
6 February, 2025

‘Divestment from Israel’s crimes is a moral and legal imperative that cannot be ignored’

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