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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

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
23 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

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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‘Ministers have eagerly embraced the idea of NEDs and enrol trusted soldiers to advance their ideological projects.’

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‘If elections can be held whether in Scotland or even the USA, and if major events can be hosted whether COP26 or the Euros, it’s absurd to suggest it’s just not feasible to hold a referendum.’

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Labour’s lesson in Batley: Treasure the Muslim vote

Hamza Ali Shah
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‘It is hard not to trace the apparent desertion en masse of British Muslims from Labour to the party’s lethargic attitude to Muslims and their concerns since Starmer’s election victory. ‘

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Basit Mahmood
2 July, 2021

It’s a win of major significance not just for Kim Leadbeater but for the Labour Party nationally.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaking at the dispatch box in the House of Commons

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1 July, 2021

‘Of those surveyed, 35% of voters think Keir Starmer should quit as Labour leader, compared to 28% who think he should stay on.’

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EXCLUSIVE: Tories pause work on their own definition of Islamophobia two years after pledging to come up with one

Basit Mahmood
1 July, 2021

The Conservatives first pledged to set out the process for establishing a working definition of Islamophobia in May 2019.

Talk of leadership challenge to Keir Starmer increases as voters head to Batley and Spen

Basit Mahmood
1 July, 2021

‘The Batley and Spen by-election is seen by many as a key test for Starmer’s leadership’.

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Josiah Mortimer
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Labour For Refugees is calling on the Labour Party to improve turnout on votes impacting migrants fleeing their home countries.

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