5 Reform UK disasters this week
This week has seen Nigel Farage defend a Nazi salute and a homophobic joke, and U-turn on another policy pledge
Senior Reform UK figures panicking Trump links could cause them electoral damage
Panic has set in among Reform’s senior figures
The House of Lords is increasingly illegitimate
Removing hereditary peers won’t go far enough to give the Lords legitimacy
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Unions outraged as Tories ‘row back on promise’ to boost workers’ rights
“We have been fobbed off repeatedly by Ministers.”
Kill the Bill: Tories confirm plans to crack down on protest rights
Under the proposals – set out in the Queen’s Speech – police forces would be handed sweeping authority to place restrictions on protests and public assembly.
UnionDues: Can we unionise the tech industry?
Inside the creation of a new tech workers’ union.
Compulsory voter ID: What the US can teach us about fraud, confidence and suppression
An estimated 11 million UK citizens don’t own a passport or driving licence while alleged voter fraud rates are 0.000058%
‘A Green wave is sweeping the country’: local elections see huge wins for the Green Party
People know a better, Greener future is possible, says co-leader Jonathan Bartley
NHS doctor: BAME people ‘almost discriminated against’ by virtual healthcare
Barriers such as missing phone numbers, lack of privacy and poor internet connection adversely affected medical care for some groups, says Dr Latifa Patel
Fresh calls for Starmer to form ‘progressive alliance’ as Tories sweep up Brexiteer vote
‘Labour can’t win it alone’, according to pressure group Compass.
The finance curse is holding back the UK economy
The finance industry is the only one that regularly needs to be bailed out by taxpayers
How different parts of the left are reacting to the Hartlepool result
The Tories have taken a seat that has been Labour since its creation in 1974 .
What’s at stake in the Tees Valley and West Midlands mayoral elections?
The result of both races will be a test to Keir Starmer’s leadership