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Labour

Kemi Badenoch
News

Kemi Badenoch slammed for ‘cheerleading’ Israel after it bans two Labour MPs entering

Olivia Barber
7 April, 2025

“It’s disgraceful you are cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs.”

A computer generated image of the proposed expansion for Luton Airport's Terminal 2
News

Luton airport expansion not a ‘magic bullet for economic growth’, think tank says

Olivia Barber
4 April, 2025

‘Growing Luton will not deliver the economic growth the government so desperately wants.’

A photo of Kemi Badenoch speaking at PMQs today
News

Kemi Badenoch slammed for citing ‘fantasy figure’ to claim families will be poorer under Labour

Olivia Barber
2 April, 2025

Keir Starmer called her out for using what she claimed was the OBR’s figure in PMQs

Opinion

The 91% fudge: How planning delays are being spun to hide a broken system

Chris Worrall
1 April, 2025

MHCLG’s latest figures say 91% of planning applications were decided on time in the last quarter of 2024. Housing columnist Chris Worrall explains why that figure hides the real story

A photo of Keir Starmer speaking in the Commons
News

Green Party co-leader accuses Keir Starmer of ‘dancing to Farage’s tune’ over small boats

Olivia Barber
1 April, 2025

‘The only way to stop people being forced into the hands of people smugglers is to introduce safe routes for people to seek safety in the UK.’

Right-Wing Watch

The return of disability scapegoating

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
29 March, 2025

Fast forward 14 years since the Sun’s repugnant ‘Beat the Cheat’ campaign, and the same misguided and exaggerated vilification of disabled people has resurfaced, this time under a Labour government.

Paul Nowak speaking at TUC Congress 2024
News

Revealed: Young workers disproportionately affected by ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts

Olivia Barber
28 March, 2025

Only 8% of young workers would choose a zero-hours contract

A photo of Sarah Pochin, Reform UK's candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election
News

Who is Sarah Pochin, Reform UK’s Runcorn and Helsby by-election candidate?

Olivia Barber
27 March, 2025

Sarah Pochin has a history of switching political allegiances

A photo of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivering the government's Spring Statement
News

‘The chancellor can’t cut her way to growth’ – Unions react to Rachel Reeves’ spring statement

Olivia Barber
26 March, 2025

‘As the last 14 years have shown us, you cannot cut your way to growth.’

News

Clive Lewis slams Tories’ 14 years in government as an ‘unmitigated disaster’

Olivia Barber
26 March, 2025

‘David Cameron, George Osborne, austerity, Brexit, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss. It was an unmitigated 14-year disaster.’

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