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MPs across the political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about NATO troops

Basit Mahmood
Today

“The president was wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces in Afghanistan”

Trump

Nigel Farage pledges to appoint Brexiteer as Bank of England governor

Olivia Barber
Today

The Reform leader has been condemned for wanting to politicise the Bank of England

Nigel Farage says he would appoint a Brexiteer as the BoE governor

Jon Trickett MP: Labour’s fiscal rules are fuelling stagnation and political disaffection

Jon Trickett
Today

A posture designed to calm nerves in opposition has solidified into a constraint that now shapes every major policy choice

Rachel Reeves holding the budget briefcase

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GB News’ Neil Oliver slammed over ‘anti-scientific, dangerous’ anti-vaxx tweet

Lucy Skoulding
5 July, 2021

GB News has tweeted a story by Neil Oliver in which he says giving Covid jabs to children is ‘grotesque’.

The Left should recognise there’s no such thing as ‘The Economy’

Steve Melia
5 July, 2021

The Labour Party has oscillated between trying to “out-Tory the Tories” on the economy and radical economic policies “for the many not the few”, says Steve Melia.

Green Party activists standing with a party banner

Full list of candidates for the Green Party Executive announced

Chris Jarvis
2 July, 2021

Who’s in the running?

Matt Hancock at a Covid press conference

Prof Prem Sikka: The Hancock scandal shows why we need proper regulation for non-executive directorships in government

Prem Sikka
2 July, 2021

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

A photo of a Scottish independence protest with a Saltire flagm with the word "yes" imposed on it

Why we need an independence referendum in Scotland sooner rather than later

Kenny MacAskill MP
2 July, 2021

‘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.’

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

Labour’s lesson in Batley: Treasure the Muslim vote

Hamza Ali Shah
2 July, 2021

‘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. ‘

Polling Station

How different parts of the left are reacting to the Batley and Spen result

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

EXCLUSIVE: Voters think Starmer should go if Labour loses Batley and Spen by-election, poll finds

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.’

Islamophobia Awareness Month

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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