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

Basit Mahmood
Today

‘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
Today

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
Today

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

Zia Yusuf

Latest Posts

Labour rosette

How different parts of the left are reacting to the Hartlepool result

Basit Mahmood
7 May, 2021

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?

Basit Mahmood
6 May, 2021

The result of both races will be a test to Keir Starmer’s leadership

Sadiq Khan

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan vows to do ‘everything’ to oppose attempts to abolish the GLA

Basit Mahmood Josiah Mortimer
6 May, 2021

The mayor also hit out at Shaun Bailey for his “lies and smears” – and issued a plea to Green voters.

Interview: Green Party mayoral candidate Siân Berry’s final pitch for votes

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
6 May, 2021

As Londoners head to the polling station to elect the capital’s next mayor, Left Foot Forward’s Josiah Mortimer caught up with Green Party candidate for mayor of London, Siân Berry.

‘No more excuses’: Pressure grows for UK to follow Biden’s lead on waiving patent rules on Covid vaccines

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
6 May, 2021

Amid the devastating outbreak in India and fears that vaccine-resistant strains could undermine a global recovery, calls are being ramped up for UK to drop opposition to the intellectual property waiver on vaccines.

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – 2021 election eve special

Josiah Mortimer
5 May, 2021

Our roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…

London mayoral candidates pledge to resist private takeover of GP practices

Josiah Mortimer
5 May, 2021

But Sadiq Khan hasn’t responded, campaigners say.

Electoral sleaze: Tory campaigners threaten Labour areas with reduced cash

Josiah Mortimer
5 May, 2021

The sub-text appears to be: elect Labour – get punished.

10 Downing Street

No 10 dismisses calls for independent oversight of Tory ‘Levelling Up’ plans

Josiah Mortimer
4 May, 2021

Establishing independent oversight of the Tories’ proposed Levelling Up plans would “not be standard practice”. That’s kind of the problem…

The left needs to stop being ashamed of London

Jack Brown
4 May, 2021

Bringing up the rest of the country shouldn’t mean ‘levelling down’ in the capital.

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