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Keir Starmer says Iran conflict ‘not our war’ as he blasts Reform chief Nigel Farage

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

‘Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch for wanting to ‘dive in with both feet into the war without thinking through the consequences’.

Keir Starmer in Downing Street

Green Party sets sights on targeting trade union members disillusioned with Labour

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Zack Polanski is set to make keynote speeches at several trade union conferences

Zack Polanski speaking at Green Party conference

Reform’s Zia Yusuf in meltdown when asked about growing number of candidate scandals

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

The right-wing party has lost at least 67 candidates since May 2025,

Zia Yusuf

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Chris Jarvis
30 June, 2022

There are now three candidates in the running for the deputy leadership of the Greens

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Basit Mahmood
30 June, 2022

‘The price of Liberal Democrat support for a Labour minority government would start with electoral reform without a referendum’

Angela Rayner gives the perfect response to Dominic Raab over ‘champagne socialist’ opera jibe

Basit Mahmood
30 June, 2022

“I will never unsee Dominic Raab’s wink from the despatch box at Angela Rayner. I feel soiled”.

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Good Law Project to sue Met Police over failure to properly investigate Partygate

Basit Mahmood
29 June, 2022

The Good Law Project is accusing the Met of failing to issue questionnaires to Boris Johnson over three Covid law-breaking leaving dos that were held at 10 Downing Street.

Right-Wing Watch

Right Wing Watch Newsletter: Bye Bye By-elections

John Lubbock
29 June, 2022

Last week’s RWW newsletter will be the last one for the moment, but at least the Tories are getting a kicking.

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 5, June 2022

Basit Mahmood
29 June, 2022

The news you didn’t see this week…

Tories set to appoint more party donors and allies to the House of Lords

John Lubbock
29 June, 2022

The Tories are planning on awarding peerages to a number of loyal allies of Boris Johnson.

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Wales is trialling a £1,600 a month Universal Basic Income for care leavers

Basit Mahmood
29 June, 2022

‘We want all our young people to have the best possible chance in life and fulfil their full potential’

fire and rehire

Care staff begin strike over fire and rehire plans

Basit Mahmood
29 June, 2022

Agency workers recruited by the trust are being paid significantly more than full-time staff, says UNISON. In some cases, they are getting an additional £7 an hour.

Islamophobia Awareness Month

Over 3 years ago the government promised its own definition of Islamophobia. So where is it?

Basit Mahmood
28 June, 2022

For far too many, when it comes to the list of concerns about the current corrupt and incompetent government, Islamophobia and prejudice against Muslims isn’t considered to be anywhere near the top.

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