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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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The Labour Party must not follow Tory economic policies

Prem Sikka
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Labour is counting on the unpopularity of the Conservative Party to catapult it into power but in the absence of specific policies and failure to improve quality of life, electoral goodwill will quickly evaporate.

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Nimbyism on Wandsworth council shows why we need planning reform

Chris Worrall
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Housing delayed is, after all, housing denied

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Ex-Tory chair Lord Patten roasts party for becoming more unpopular

Basit Mahmood
22 March, 2024

‘I think what we’ve seen over the years, is the Conservative Party becoming more right-wing’

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Wera Hobhouse MP: International Women’s Day 2024 might be behind us, but we should not put women’s rights in the rear-view mirror

Wera Hobhouse MP
21 March, 2024

The significance of achieving a 50:50 Parliament is not simply about numbers.

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Number of children living in poverty across the UK hits record high

Basit Mahmood
21 March, 2024

The latest figures have caused outrage and condemnation among child poverty charities.

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Bombshell poll suggests Tories could end up with just 36 seats after next election

Basit Mahmood
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The latest poll will do little to calm Tory nerves ahead of the general election, with a number of factions within the party looking at replacing Sunak.

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Using former UK military bases and a barge to house asylum seekers costs more than using hotels, spending watchdog says

Basit Mahmood
21 March, 2024

The conversion of former UK military bases and a barge to accommodate asylum seekers has cost £46 million more than using hotels for the same purposes

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RMT’s Eddie Dempsey: Ministers ‘lied through their teeth’ after P&O Ferries scandal 

Hannah Davenport
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Trade unionists held a demonstration outside Parliament calling for action two years on from P&O Ferries sackings

Keir Starmer
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Keir Starmer takes Rishi Sunak apart at PMQs over Tory chaos

Basit Mahmood
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“Why is the prime minister so scared to call an election?”

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Hannah Davenport
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POA National Chair slams the UK government’s plan to tackle overcrowding crisis in Britain’s prisons

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