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Campaigners blast media giant for ‘supporting’ right-wing channel accused of fuelling racist riots, despite Sky’s claims of backing diversity
The Conservative leadership candidate plans to dismantle Britain’s institutions, in a hard-right overhaul that echoes that of Trump supporters in the US
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to borrow to invest amid claims that billions of pounds in cuts to investment is planned
The Government is accused of failing to rule out new fossil fuel projects, and in some cases potentially cheering them on, in updated national plan
Parts of Britain’s media are still parroting dangerous tropes when talking about sexual violence, according to a new guide
Consultation closes on proposed law that could see politicians disqualified for deliberately misleading public
Electoral Commission’s £280k bid to boost electoral roll offers a hint of Labour’s reform plans
Reform UK’s leader claims to be fighting for free speech, but his party has banned a series of critical outlets from their events
New cross-party campaign aims to increase the number of MPs from working-class backgrounds, challenging the dominance of legal and lobbying professions in politics
Wales’ new First Minister Eluned Morgan is a former health minister, and has come under fire for lengthy waiting lists
The Labour-linked TSSA transport union faces an uncertain future say staff and activists, as a week-long strike by union employees is set to kick off
Ex-Serious Fraud Office chief Sir David Green KC says he is “depressed” about the apparent downgrading of the role
Cash-strapped local authorities across Britain are teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Here are the ones most at risk
Front-runner Robert Jenrick comes out top, but ousted candidate Priti Patel raised nearly as much as Kemi Badenoch, while others languish
Palestine Solidarity Campaign hits out at ‘unacceptable’ orders from police to change protest times and routes at late notice
‘Tory bible’ set to fall into hands of tycoon who liked tweets about ‘civil war’ and ‘mass expulsions’ of migrants
Nobel laureates join chorus of 1,000+ scientists urging Parliament to prioritise far-reaching Climate and Nature Bill as environmental tipping points loom
Exclusive: Green Party donation by major Labour funder has only just come to light
Eyebrows raised as accounts show Reform UK rushed to repay £200,000 to Richard Tice, just a week after Nigel Farage took control of the party
Well over a thousand people ‘denied a vote’ due to issues with mandatory photo ID rules in the capital
The figures do not bode well for Rishi Sunak’s party
The single donor has also backed an anti-vaxxer, pro-Brexit candidates and the Conservatives
Councils are flogging off local treasures as cuts continue to bite. This is a list of just some of the assets currently on the market
Concern is growing over a Conservative-led council’s opaque plans to privatise Cornwall Newquay Airport. It’s part of a bigger picture across England
Secretaries of State allow passenger numbers to soar by 38% at business airport, despite objections from locals and climate campaigners
Defeated Ex-PM Liz Truss is apparently refusing to hand over issues she was dealing with as a Norfolk MP to her Labour successor
The five activists face the “longest ever” jail terms for peaceful protest, and international NGOs have rallied behind them
The Pacifist group Peace Pledge Union and its associated peace education charity argue that its advert was “in no way polemical”.
From conspiracy theories to spats over Tommy Robinson, Reform UK supporter groups are kicking off amid Britain’s racist riots
The poorest regions in England have seen living standards plummet as inequality widened
Cuts to the UN aid agency’s budget in the aftermath of the reports were estimated to have cost it half a billion dollars in crucial emergency funds
Amid a Labour rebellion over the two-child welfare cap, new figures reveal the number of families still hit by the Coalition Government-era housing policy
Campaigners are challenging the Government’s ‘inherited’ strategy to protect the UK from extreme weather