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Activists to Launch Fresh Wave of Protests Against ‘Draconian’ Anti-Protest Laws as Leading Actress Speaks Out
Campaigners plan civil disobedience outside courts, demanding meeting with Attorney General over harsh sentencing of peaceful protesters
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Deplatformed: Nigel Farage’s Reform Bans Byline Times from their Party Conference
Reform UK’s leader claims to be fighting for free speech, but his party has banned a series of critical outlets from their events
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Class Acts: Why We Need More Blue Collar MPs in Parliament – and the Campaign to Make it Happen
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
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Labour has ‘Broken’ the NHS in Wales, Claims Plaid Cymru as Party Sets Hopes on Government
Wales’ new First Minister Eluned Morgan is a former health minister, and has come under fire for lengthy waiting lists
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Climate Activists Accuse ‘Billionaire Media’ of Driving Protest Crackdown
The Director of the Climate Media Coalition explained the role of media moguls in demanding a crack down on climate protesters
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‘Toxic’ Culture Remains at Scandal-Hit TSSA Union as Strike Looms Over Alleged Bullying
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
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Keir Starmer’s Promised ‘Covid Corruption Buster’ is Being Set Up to Fail, Former Anti-Fraud Chief Warns
Ex-Serious Fraud Office chief Sir David Green KC says he is “depressed” about the apparent downgrading of the role
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MPs Launch Cross-Party Bid to Overhaul Westminster Elections
Exclusive: Cross-party MPs unite to campaign for ‘fair elections’
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‘Scrap Callous Photo ID Scheme’ Campaigners Demand as Report Reveals Scale of Voter Suppression
Three quarters of a million people didn’t vote because of the “continued failure of the voter ID regime”
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Local Government is on a ‘Precipice’ With Billions in Cuts Coming Soon to These Councils
Cash-strapped local authorities across Britain are teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Here are the ones most at risk
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Conservative Tycoons Splash the Cash: Leadership Hopefuls Rake in Big Donations to Replace Sunak
Front-runner Robert Jenrick comes out top, but ousted candidate Priti Patel raised nearly as much as Kemi Badenoch, while others languish
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Palestine Protesters Demand Met Police Backs Down on ‘Unjustified’ Restrictions Ahead of Major March
Palestine Solidarity Campaign hits out at ‘unacceptable’ orders from police to change protest times and routes at late notice
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The ‘Bored’ Millionaire Buying up Britain’s Right-Wing Media: Paul Marshall ‘Set to Buy’ The Spectator
‘Tory bible’ set to fall into hands of tycoon who liked tweets about ‘civil war’ and ‘mass expulsions’ of migrants
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Race Against Time: Top Scientific Minds Demand Action on ‘Last, Best Chance’ Climate Bill in Parliament
Nobel laureates join chorus of 1,000+ scientists urging Parliament to prioritise far-reaching Climate and Nature Bill as environmental tipping points loom
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Labour Member Dale Vince’s Ecotricity Donated Thousands to the Green Party Last Year, Records Reveal
Exclusive: Green Party donation by major Labour funder has only just come to light
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Reform UK Repays £200k to Side-Lined Leader Days After Nigel Farage Dethrones Him
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
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Stark Figures Reveal How Many Londoners were Turned Away Due to Voter ID in General Election
Well over a thousand people ‘denied a vote’ due to issues with mandatory photo ID rules in the capital
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Conservative Party Membership May have Dropped Below 100,000 as Supporter Income Plummets
The figures do not bode well for Rishi Sunak’s party
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Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party is Bankrolled by One Man, New Accounts Reveal
The single donor has also backed an anti-vaxxer, pro-Brexit candidates and the Conservatives
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Councils Across UK are Holding Fire-Sales of Public Assets from Libraries to Farms – Often with No Consultation
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
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‘Rushed’ Airport Sell-Off Sparks Anger as Councils Push Through Privatisation to Plug Shortfalls
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
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Government Approves Expansion of London City Airport, as Climate Campaigners Say Only ‘Private Jet Users’ Will Benefit
Secretaries of State allow passenger numbers to soar by 38% at business airport, despite objections from locals and climate campaigners
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Ousted MP Liz Truss Accused of Being in ‘Denial’ About Defeat as she ‘Clings to Constituent Casework’
Defeated Ex-PM Liz Truss is apparently refusing to hand over issues she was dealing with as a Norfolk MP to her Labour successor
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From Russia with Riots: Hostile States ‘Relentlessly’ Seeking to Sow Division, Leading Anti-Corruption Figures Warn
A Government spokesperson told Byline Times tackling foreign interference is an ‘absolute priority’
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Just Stop Oil’s ‘Whole Truth Five’ to Appeal Years-Long Sentences after Sun Journalist Exposed M25 Disruption Plans
The five activists face the “longest ever” jail terms for peaceful protest, and international NGOs have rallied behind them
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Leading Labour MP Brands Twitter Owner Elon Musk a ‘Dangerous Narcissist’ as She Calls for Clampdown on Online Hate
Dawn Butler is running to lead the House of Commons’ committee on science and tech
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BBC Blocks Peace Organisation’s Advert in Proms Guide Despite Planning to Broadcast ‘Anti-War’ Piece
The Pacifist group Peace Pledge Union and its associated peace education charity argue that its advert was “in no way polemical”.
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Reform UK Facebook Groups Rife with Far-Right Sentiment and Support for Riots
From conspiracy theories to spats over Tommy Robinson, Reform UK supporter groups are kicking off amid Britain’s racist riots
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New Analysis Shows Just How Big a Failure Boris Johnson’s ‘Levelling Up’ Agenda Really Was
The poorest regions in England have seen living standards plummet as inequality widened
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UK Media Condemned for Peddling ‘Unverified’ Israeli Intelligence which Helped Trigger Huge Aid Cuts to Gaza
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
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Conservative Barrister Geoffrey Cox Lambasted for Earning Millions in Outside Work as MPs Debate Second Jobs
The Commons has agreed a clamp down on MPs’ lobbying gigs, with further action promised on second jobs
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MPs to Debate Clampdown on Second Jobs, Amid Demand for Tough Overhaul of Lobbying Gigs and Gifts
The Government is set to address the potential conflicts of interests around moonlighting MPs, with campaigners believing urgent action is required
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It’s Not Just the Two-Child Limit: Another Controversial Welfare Policy Hitting Hundreds of Thousands of Families
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
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Labour Government Set to Defend Rishi Sunak’s ‘Weak’ Climate Adaptation Plan in Court
Campaigners are challenging the Government’s ‘inherited’ strategy to protect the UK from extreme weather
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Another Report Finds Voter ID Law Likely to Have Disenfranchised Hundreds of Thousands in UK General Election
Nearly half of those turned away on 4 July appear to be non-white, according to observers
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Government May Fight Human Rights Group And Defend Suella Braverman’s Anti-Protest Law in Court
New Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has a decision to make over the weekend
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Second Jobs and Rail Nationalisation: Labour Sets Out its Plans for First Few Weeks in Power
Keir Starmer’s party has just set our Parliament’s agenda for the first time in nearly 15 years
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Andy Burnham Says ‘Lords Reform is Urgent’ as he Slams Unequal Representation as an ‘Outrage’
The Greater Manchester Mayor has called for a “rewiring” of British democracy ahead of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s King’s Speech
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Reform MP James McMurdock ‘Lied’ to Voters, Former Colleague Alleges
James McMurdock’s LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details “roles at prestigious institutions” – a former colleague tells a very different story
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Failed Firms and CV Boasts – Little-Known New Reform UK MP’s Past Comes Under Scrutiny
Is James McMurdock a business super-star, or has he embellished his CV?
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‘Invisible’ Reform Candidates Could Have Swung Election Results in These Seats
Despite the candidates having zero online presence, many still garnered thousands of votes and may have swung close elections
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Scale of Votes with ‘No Impact’ in General Election Revealed as Campaigners Demand Electoral Reform
Record ‘distorted’ election result raises question marks’ for new Government according to Make Votes Matter
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Green Co-Leader Carla Denyer Slams Labour’s ‘Pretty Timid’ Plans and Promises Party is ‘Not Going to be Shy’ in Parliament
The party plans to focus on stopping new oil and gas projects, mandate solar panels on new-builds, lift the two-child benefit cap and address river pollution
