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Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

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Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

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Latest Posts

Brexit

Majority of voters want another vote on Brexit ‘within five years’, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
18 September, 2024

Among 11-24 year olds, which includes Gen Z, a total of 61 per cent would vote to rejoin. Only 28 per cent would vote to stay out.

Rachel Reeves

Labour’s current fiscal rules prevent the investment sorely needed for public services

Mike Buckley
18 September, 2024

This week a group of eight senior economists echoed the unions’ warning, arguing that fiscal plans inherited by Labour will reduce investment spending as a share of GDP, repeat earlier mistakes, backfire and undermine growth.

The prime minister Keir Starmer
Opinion

This is what public sector workers need from the Labour government

Fran Heathcote
18 September, 2024

“A strong economy is not possible without a strong public sector”

Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch brutally mocked for claiming that she ‘became working class after working in McDonald’s’

Basit Mahmood
18 September, 2024

‘This is unintentionally hilarious. She has zero self awareness’

Ed Davey speaking at Lib Dem conference
News

Ed Davey tells party conference Lib Dems will ‘finish the job’ of ousting Tory MPs from parliament

Chris Jarvis
17 September, 2024

Davey also called for the NHS to be made ‘winterproof’

Nigel Farage billboard

Nigel Farage’s second-job earnings plastered all over Clacton billboard by campaign group Led by Donkeys

Basit Mahmood
17 September, 2024

The billboard from Led By Donkeys says that Farage has made £132,713 from 4 July to August 4.

Liberal Democrat MP Claire Young
News

Claire Young MP: Lib Dems will provide ‘constructive opposition’ to Labour

Chris Jarvis
17 September, 2024

At Lib Dem conference, we spoke to the new MP Claire Young

Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage shared stage with far-right Austrian leader who opposes Russian sanctions

Basit Mahmood
17 September, 2024

One of Farage’s warm-up acts was Harald Vilimsky, a leading figure in Austria’s far-right Freedom Party

Paul Nowak

Paul Nowak: This year’s TUC Congress is the beginning of a real positive shift in Britain’s workplaces

Paul Nowak
17 September, 2024

Knowing that we will finally ban zero-hour contracts, end fire-and-rehire and repeal anti-strike laws made the atmosphere in Brighton so different from last year’s Congress – or any Congress in the last decade. 

Lib Dems
Opinion

Notes from Lib Dem Conference 2024 part 2

David Grace
17 September, 2024

Long time Lib Dem activist David Grace looks at the fringe meetings at this year’s conference

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