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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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Luke Hildyard
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Joe Lo
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A drawing of a human head with a range of mental health issues written inside it

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Tom Pollard
31 March, 2021

As a social worker, I know just how much this plan misses the mark.

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

Revealed: Many Asian people “afraid to leave the house” as Met records rise in hate crimes despite pandemic

Andrew Kersley
31 March, 2021

The findings come as an official government review tries to downplay the impact of racism in the UK.

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