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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

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Josiah Mortimer
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Brian Rose quit a hard-hitting interview – before his company filed a claim for copyright infringement, a group of young YouTubers say.

London elections: Women’s Equality Party eyes Assembly seat

Nigel Gordon
4 May, 2021

Could the Women’s Equality Party win their first seat in the capital? Nigel Gordon speaks to their lead candidate.

Vast majority of public say scrap ‘fire and rehire’

Emma Burnell
30 April, 2021

Seven in ten members of the public want the government to make ‘fire and rehire’ illegal.

Fans should own football clubs say 60 MPs and Peers

Emma Burnell
30 April, 2021

The disaster over the European Super League should be a catalyst for real change.

Prof Prem Sikka: Weak accounting standards are a bonanza for greedy corporations

Prem Sikka
30 April, 2021

Government plans to privatise and weaken accountancy oversight will be a boon to big corporations.

I voted for the Lobbying Act. Here’s what went wrong

Lord Paul Tyler
30 April, 2021

We thought the Lobbying Act would be a good start. But recent scandals have proved we need much stronger transparency rules.

What’s next for Bristol’s Kill the Bill movement?

Aaliyah Miller
29 April, 2021

Protests against the government’s widely rebuked legislation that would quash the right to protest, go marching on in Bristol, writes Aaliyah Miller.

Uber’s recruitment push will increase driver poverty and city congestion – warns union

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
29 April, 2021

Uber is being accused of abdicating on environmental and fair pay commitments through its ambitious post-pandemic recruitment drive.

UK was not fully prepared for the Covid pandemic

Mental health issues quadruple among NHS workers during Covid-19 – major study finds

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
29 April, 2021

The largest study to date into the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers reveals an alarming rise in stress, anxiety, and depression.

Local council elections: Where are all the women?

Felice Southwell
29 April, 2021

It is vital for the left to look closer at how the lack of women councillors across the UK is limiting substantive progressive policies, writes Felice Southwell.

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