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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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LFF is closed over the Christmas holidays

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025

We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.

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So much for looking out for ordinary folk!

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It’s crucial that Farage continues to be held to account and is exposed for what he really stands for.

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‘This Government has finally seen sense and this backdown is a step forward for the right to protest after years of attacks by those in power.’

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Sky News presenter tears apart Chris Philp’s ‘excuse’ for Tories not launching grooming gang inquiry

Olivia Barber
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‘You must acknowledge equally that your government did not introduce this for 14 years previously’

Kemi Badenoch on Sky News
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Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage called out for opportunism over grooming gangs

Olivia Barber
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Despite their recent outrage, neither right-wing leader has previously taken any action on grooming gangs.

Badenoch
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Basit Mahmood
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While using taxpayers’ cash for her own expenses, Badenoch has pushed for a smaller state and less spending on everyone else!

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Michael Chessum: Why I’m joining the Green Party

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The former Labour and Momentum activist on how the Greens could offer a new political home for the Left.

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