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Labour

Migrants crossing the Channel
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Charities urge Labour to reconsider refugee citizenship refusals

Olivia Barber
12 February, 2025

‘If the government really follows through with blocking refugees from getting citizenship, the UK will be taking a huge step backwards.’

Right-Wing Watch

Partied out: As party membership plummets the oligarchs ascend

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2025

The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people. 

A photo of GMB union members waving GMB flags at a protest or strike
News

Top 5 union wins over the last month

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

From succeeding at the latest stage of 10-year Asda equal pay claim to Stagecoach drivers getting an 11% pay rise, unions have been winning

News

Conservative Lord accused of ‘staggering u-turn’ on renters’ rights

Olivia Barber
7 February, 2025

Renters’ Reform Coalition analysis found that one in three peers scheduled to speak in the debate were landlords themselves

A photo of Keir Starmer making a speech at a lectern.
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Keir Starmer restores whip to four MPs who opposed the two-child benefit cap

Olivia Barber
6 February, 2025

‘I have found out in a news article’, said one of the MPs who has not yet had the whip restored

Musk
News

Overwhelming majority of Brits believe foreign political donations should not be allowed

Olivia Barber
5 February, 2025

Less than 10% of the public believe foreign donations to political parties should be allowed

Donald Trump
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UK cannot be silent over Trump’s ‘dangerous’ Gaza plan, Lib Dems warn

Olivia Barber
5 February, 2025

MPs are calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine immediately

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News

Shadow foreign secretary repeats false claim covid vaccine was ‘one of the Brexit benefits’

Olivia Barber
4 February, 2025

The Tory MP said ‘we would not have been able to roll out that vaccine as quickly as we did’

Nigel Farage Reform UK manifesto
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Nigel Farage fails to outline vision for UK-EU relationship in excruciating interview

Olivia Barber
4 February, 2025

‘You’re now an MP, you’re the leader of a party, don’t you need to say what we can do?’

A photo of four of the five Reform UK MPs in Parliament
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Shocking poll finds Reform could win 70 seats if an election were called now

Olivia Barber
3 February, 2025

Hope not Hate has warned that the poll should be a “wake up call”

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