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From Jimmy Lai to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Families of Brits Detained Abroad Demand New Strategy Over ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard tells Byline Times that the UK’s approach is leaving vulnerable Britons ‘left behind’
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‘Elbows Up, Britain’: Canada’s Boycott of American Goods Spreads to the UK
How British voters could hold the cards when it comes to resisting President Trump’s global trade war
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UK Government’s Pro-Airport Expansion ‘Jet Zero’ Strategy Challenged in High Court
Climate groups say ministers are abandoning climate commitments at the behest of the aviation industry
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“My Party Today Would Not Create the NHS”: Labour MP Condemns Government Refusal to Look at ‘Who Owns Our Water’
“I’ve got a Government that has a computer for a political brain” says Clive Lewis after fellow Labour MPs line up to reject his Water Bill
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Just Stop Oil Has Called It Quits, but They Say Their Fight Is Far From Over
The climate movement has announced an end to its direct action campaigns. The group’s spokesperson tells Josiah Mortimer what’s next
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Carmageddon: New Alliance Launched to Tackle ‘SUV Takeover’ in Britain
“They feel safer to drive, but are much less safe for any pedestrians and cyclists they collide with” said Green peer Jenny Jones
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Reform UK Is Being Sued by a Group of More Than 50 Voters for Breaching Their Personal Data
Nigel Farage’s party could be forced to pay damages if found liable by the courts
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Keir Starmer’s Government Has Quietly Beefed Up Its Workers’ Rights Bill to Make It More Pro-Worker
A series of significant changes on workplace rights and the right to strike have been slipped out by ministers
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Reform UK’s Murky Corporate Structure Raises Legal Red Flags, Experts Warn
Nigel Farage’s party is structured around a series of opaque companies, but who is really behind them? Josiah Mortimer investigates
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Protest Crackdown in Britain Now Amounts to ‘State Repression’ And the Labour Government is Continuing the Trend, Warn Campaigners
Infringements on the right to protest have been ’emboldened’ by successive governments, report argues
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‘Tesla Takedown’ Campaign Spreads as Anti-Musk Activists Target Showrooms Across UK
Campaigners are targeting the stock price of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker as the backlash against his support for far right movements grows
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Keir Starmer’s Government Will Keep Voter ID, Despite Thousands Turned Away From Polls
The Democracy Minister said scrapping the system, introduced by Boris Johnson’s Government is “not on the table”
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How the Media Distorts the Public Debate on Irregular Migration in the UK
New research shines a light on how a disproportionate focus on ‘small boats’ by the press and politicians shapes how migration is seen by the public
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Guerrilla Ad Campaign Attacks UK Government For Doing Trade Talks with Israel ‘War Criminals’
Anonymous activists plaster adverts on Tube trains showing Foreign Secretary David Lammy with “war criminal” Israeli PM Netanyahu
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Leading Economists Rebut Business Lobby’s Claims Workers’ Rights Bill Will Cause ‘Havoc’
Open letter argues stronger worker protections boost productivity and create economic stability as Labour MPs challenge Reform UK to clarify position on popular legislation
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New ‘Emergency Board’ Puts Pressure on Thames Water and Government Amid Court Chaos
Activists tap into public anger over ‘fundamentally broken’ water industry
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Republican Activist Wins Police Settlement After Unlawful Arrest for Shouting at King Charles’ Proclamation
Thames Valley Police acknowledges arrest was unlawful but offers no formal apology as campaigner Symon Hill warns of ‘wider struggle’ to protect protest rights
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Warning Over UK ‘Slide Towards Authoritarianism’ After Raft of Just Stop Oil Prison Sentences Are Upheld
The Court of Appeal upheld sentences totalling 35 years for climate activists
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Needs Musk: Minister Pledges Crackdown on ‘Dark Money’ in British Politics
Keir Starmer’s Government looks set to close loopholes that would allow foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll UK political parties
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The Loopholes That Allow MPs’ Corrupt Conflicts of Interests to Go Undetected
New research exposes the gaps in parliamentary rules which allow MPs to hide their donations, financial interests and client relationships from voters
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Holocaust Survivor Summoned for Police Interview Over Gaza Solidarity Protest
Stephen Kapos, 87, is among dozens of activists interviewed or charged by police for their part in the January 18th pro-Palestine protest in London
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The British Press Has Been Given ‘Virtual Impunity’ for Bad Behaviour, Warns Media Regulator
The next big media scandal is only a matter of time, says independent watchdog, after successive governments refuse to further regulate the industry
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Millions of People are Unable to Vote in the UK, as Report Reveals Numbers of Foreign Citizens Disenfranchised by Seat
Some parliamentary seats have as many as 30,000 voting-age residents who are unable to vote
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Kemi Badenoch Calls for Trump’s ‘Foreign Interference’ in UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands Deal
The Conservative leader’s spokesman backed a “foreign power” intervening in the UK’s sovereign interests
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British Muslim Network Launches Amid Rising Far-Right Threat and Record High Islamophobia in the UK
Initiative backed by Baroness Warsi and Nusrat Ghani MP aims to bring Muslim perspectives to issues beyond just extremism and security
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M&S Hit by Customer Boycott Over GB News Adverts After Presenter Labels LGBTQ+ People ‘Paedos’
Thousands of customers are threatening to stop using the supposedly LGBTQ+ inclusive retail giant
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‘Don’t Buy a Swasticar’: Tesla Hit by UK Boycott Campaign Over Elon Musk’s Far-Right Support
Electric vehicle producer Tesla has been targeted by activists due to its far-right owner’s interference in British politics
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UK Political Parties to Be Forced to Reveal How Diverse Their Election Candidates Are
Keir Starmer’s Government is set to implement a long-dormant requirement for political parties to publish diversity data about their candidates
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Trump-Supporting ARC Conference After Party Cancelled at London Nightclub Following Protests
Venue was set to host a cigars, cocktail and DJ night for British Trump-backers attending a conference addressed by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch
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UK Universities Accused of Training Police and Security Officers for Repressive Dictatorships Without Screening Students
Almost no checks are in place to ensure training is not used to clamp down on human rights and peaceful dissent, say campaigners
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Hundreds of Protesters Jailed Under Anti-Protest Laws Could Appeal Convictions if Court Challenge Succeeds
Campaigners are challenging the lawfulness of restrictions brought in by the former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman
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Keir Starmer’s Government Axes Controversial Anti-Extremism Adviser Lord Walney From Government Role
EXCLUSIVE: The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will now leave Government
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Is the Met Police Targeting Black Officers? Force Faces Questions Over ‘Cotton Pickers’ Ruling
An official report found Black police officers are much more likely to be subject to internal misconduct investigations than their white counterparts
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Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
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Documents Reveal UK Government’s Controversial Anti-Extremism Adviser Was Only Meant to Retain Job for Six Months
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face questions over Lord Walney’s prolonged tenure as documents reveal position was supposed to have been terminated years ago
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UK Local Council Pension Funds Are Investing Billions in Companies ‘Enabling Israeli Apartheid’
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of millions of pounds were invested in arms companies supplying Israel with weapons, including BAE Systems, Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin and RTX Corporation
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Nigel Farage’s Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk’s X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
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Nigel Farage Is a ‘Political Fraud’ Who Must Be Exposed as an ‘NHS-Privatising Putin Apologist’, Says TUC Leader
Attendees at the Hope Not Hate event in Westminster heard that Reform now “presents a genuine threat” to the UK
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Keir Starmer’s Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance
The UK has joined with the United States and a handful of other rich nations in rejecting the UN push
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GB News Hit by Guest Boycott After Hosts Label LGBT+ People ‘Paedos’ and ‘Deviants’
There was a flurry of Ofcom complaints after a series of offensive remarks by presenters on the right-wing channel
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Labour MPs Pile Pressure on Keir Starmer to Reform the UK’s ‘Unfair’ Voting System
Record low turnout and skewed results fuel calls for reform as polling suggests a collapse in support for the current system
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Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted ‘Pride Swastikas’ and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
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Climate Activists to March on Courts as Mass Just Stop Oil Appeal Kicks Off
The Met Police have promised arrests if the protesters, who are campaigning for protest rights, step out of line
