Official Secrets Act: Tory proposals are part of a long history of suppressing journalism to hide government misdeeds
The government wants to toughen the law again for the digital age. But the real target is journalists and their sources.
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Unite’s Steve Turner says ‘no one can get close to his record’ and calls on Labour to offer ‘real opposition’
‘I am standing on my record and nobody can touch that, they won’t even get close.’
Andy Burnham: Tories’ divisive approach to ‘levelling up’ will hurt the UK
It follows a series of scandals over ‘pork barrel’ politics in the government’s levelling up spending.
Voters in Chesham and Amersham showed why we need a progressive alliance, campaigners say
The Liberal Democrats overturned a 16,000 Tory majority to win the Chesham and Amersham by-election
No 10 dismisses calls for independent oversight of Tory ‘Levelling Up’ plans
Establishing independent oversight of the Tories’ proposed Levelling Up plans would “not be standard practice”. That’s kind of the problem…
Government anti-extremism tsar gave speech for ‘US hate group’
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised…
“A crime against democracy”: Outrage from Labour movement at news Starmer will back Whitehall control of Liverpool
A report in The Times that shows Keir Starmer plans to support Tory intervention of the running of Liverpool has enraged the Labour left.
SNP accuse Tories of ‘dodging democracy’ as Ruth Davidson is lined up for a Cabinet role
“It seems that now Tories don’t even need to bother standing in an election.”
Keir Starmer needs to break apart the Tories’ bogus appeal to nostalgia
The Tories represent the status quo on steroids. Labour has to offer a new direction.
Government reverses leafleting ban – but fears grow over ease of changing election rules
The Government recently issued “advice” saying that election campaign leaflets shouldn’t be delivered by volunteers