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Reform’s Richard Tice facing calls to be sacked over firm’s £91,000 unpaid tax bill

Basit Mahmood
Today

Will he now resign?

Richard Tice

Reform candidate was twice disciplined by Tories over ‘racist comments’

Basit Mahmood
Today

None of his alleged past comments seem to have worried Reform, who were more than happy to take him on as a candidate.

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Thames Water fine reprieve sparks outrage over “rewarding failure”

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

“This nonsense must be, should be, has to be and will be opposed.”

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News

New environment secretary urged to act on access to countryside

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
5 October, 2025

Britain’s oldest national conservation charity is calling on Emma Reynolds to prioritise legislation for wider and fairer access to nature.

Green Party MP Sian Berry speaking in parliament
News

Sian Berry MP reveals her proudest achievement since entering parliament

Chris Jarvis
4 October, 2025

Green MP Sian Berry spoke to Left Foot Forward at her party’s conference

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News

Forget the populist EU doom-mongering, Europeans are overwhelmingly satisfied with EU membership

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 October, 2025

The findings stand in contrast to the apocalyptic tone taken by figures like Trump and Farage, who, following the Brexit vote in 2016, triumphantly predicted the EU’s imminent collapse and labelled it a “dead” project.

Right-Wing Watch

How Labour best fights off Reform – stick with McSweeney or cut him loose?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 October, 2025

‘Shaking up the adviser team’ is a well-known political tactic, although how much good it actually does is contested. An excess of advisers is yet another Thatcher legacy we could probably do without but will doubtless have to continue to live with.

Green Party deputy leaders Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward
News

BREAKING: The Green Party now has more members than the Lib Dems

Chris Jarvis
4 October, 2025

There are now more than 83,500 Green Party members.

Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward
News

Rachel Millward: There is ‘no one else coming’ to stop a Reform government except the Green Party

Chris Jarvis
4 October, 2025

“We’re at an urgent, urgent battle for the truth, for the country”

Zack Polanski speaking at Green Party conference
News

Zack Polanski’s call to nationalise utilities to lower bills draws support

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 October, 2025

“And so say all of us!”

Mick Barton, Reform leader at Nottinghamshire County Council
News

Reform-led council lifts local newspaper ban following legal challenge

Olivia Barber
3 October, 2025

“This sends a firm message that journalists will not back down if our freedoms are attacked.”

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Opinion

The government must ensure fair distribution of income

Prem Sikka
3 October, 2025

‘The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.’

Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Opinion

Labour can beat Reform UK by fixing local government

Gavin Callaghan
3 October, 2025

Basildon council leader Gavin Callaghan reflects on Labour Conference and why local government reorganisation is key to beating Reform

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