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‘Not legal’: Theresa May slams government’s plan to rip up Northern Ireland Brexit deal
‘This bill is not, in my view, legal in international law, it will not achieve its aims’
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
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Times slammed for ‘shockingly misleading’ bar chart on Boris Johnson’s popularity
‘The world’s most misleading graph in Today’s Times’
Barristers go on strike over legal aid fees
Junior barristers can earn as little as £88 a day in court for a bail application and are not paid for preparation work or travel, meaning they can end up earning less than the minimum wage.
Boris Johnson hit with new wave of no confidence letters
Boris Johnson’s announcement that he intended to run for a third term and govern into the mid 2030s, is said to have provoked Tory MPs
New documentary spotlights community activism and working class representation in politics
With nationwide train strikes and byelection losses for the Tories, this week has been defined by activism for change. In his new film, Daniel Draper highlights the power and struggles of local activism and working class voices in politics. LFF caught up with the filmmaker to find out more.
Conservative MPs have been exaggerating the pay of rail workers, Full Fact finds
An investigation by the independent fact checker confirms that the transport secretary and other Tory MPs have got their figures wrong when it comes to what striking rail employees earn.
Mick Lynch’s best five interviews of the week
In flooring critics in the corporate media with a down-to-earth, no-nonsense attitude, the RMT boss has become the star of the rail strikes and has something of a cult following.
The best political performances at Glastonbury over the years
From peace and anti-war demonstrations to climate change marches and speeches by political figures, the legendary festival is well-known for its political undercurrent and activism roots.
The government’s class war is impoverishing workers
Through wage freezes and cuts, the government is waging class war on workers