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MediaWatch: The Sun, the Lib Dems, and the 50% Bus Fare Hike that Never Was
Transport chiefs have rejected misleading claims of a massive hike in bus fares in England, amid confusion and spin
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Kemi Badenoch Told to Face up to Conservatives’ Democratic Failings After Years of Sleaze and Rule-Breaking
The Conservative Party’s new leader has appointed a series of Shadow Cabinet ministers whose Government records were clouded in scandal
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The Powerful Interests Fighting Jeremy Clarkson’s Countryside Culture War to Avoid Inheritance Tax
Lobby groups are accused of whipping up fears about Labour’s inheritance tax reforms despite figures suggesting the vast majority of UK farms will be unaffected
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Calls for Government to Go ‘Much Further’ as Voter ID Changes are put to MPs
Campaigners warn thousands of legitimate voters will still be at risk of being disenfranchised under the ‘discriminatory’ system
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Anger from Green Groups and Transport Campaigners as Rachel Reeves Freezes Fuel Duty While Bus Fares Surge
Maintaining the £3bn tax break for motorists has been a long-term campaign of The Sun newspaper
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Pink Boats, Flares and Zombie ‘Die Ins’: Climate Protesters Storm City of London Insurance Giant HQs in Week of Action
Extinction Rebellion activists target 52 firms in week-long campaign demanding end to fossil fuel project insurance, as arrests made in City protests
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University of Oxford’s Riches are Built by Hundreds of Insecure Workers – Why are they Fighting Them?
The prestigious university is resisting demands for fair treatment from casualised staff, despite its vast wealth
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Government Set to Decide on Controversial Anti-Extremism Adviser Lord Walney’s Role as Petition Calling for his Sacking Hits Milestone
Lord Walney’s position as government’s anti-extremism adviser is under review amid a campaign highlighting his paid lobbying work for defence firms and others
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Government Could Reverse Conservative Attempts to ‘Gerrymander’ Mayoral Voting Systems
The voting system for Mayoral and PCC elections could return to a more proportional system, reversing changes allegedly designed to benefit the Conservative Party
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Labour Government Promises Bereaved Covid Families: ‘Failures of State’ During Pandemic Will Not be Repeated
Keir Starmer’s right hand man throws his weight behind the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, and says inequality played a major factor in the pandemic
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Unions Fear Big Business Will use Consultations to ‘Water Down’ new Workers Rights
The Employment Rights Bill continues to face huge opposition from some employers
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Telegraph Misled Readers on Climate Change Impact, rules Press Watchdog in Rare Slap-Down
Six-month battle sees Telegraph forced to correct an inaccurate article about the impact of climate change on rail delays
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The House of Commons Wants Your Views on Modernising Parliament – Just Don’t Say ‘Knock it Down’
It’s a bid to clean up Parliament’s act after years of sleaze and lobbying scandals
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From the Sea to the Thames: Ocean Rowing MP’s Bid to Put ‘Climate and Nature’ at the Heart of Everything Government Does
Liberal Democrat MP and former ocean rower Dr Roz Savage is challenging the Government’s “narrow” environmental plans
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Conservatives Mount Bungled Defence of Hereditary Peers in Bizarre Commons Debate
Does the Conservative Party support or oppose the idea of hereditary peers? Most of them won’t say…
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Government to Reject SNP Bid to Scrap the House of Lords – But Hereditary Peers Will Go
Lords reform bill is “114 years too little, too late” Scottish National Party says as Commons prepares to debate scrapping hereditary peers
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Revealed: The Government’s 24 Extra Commitments on Workers’ Rights which go Way Beyond the New Employment Rights Bill
There are even more pro-worker reforms on their way, provided they avoid being kicked into the long grass amid employer lobbying
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‘Darkly Comic’: Former Conservative Chairman Calls for Electoral Reform… But Only for His Party, After Leadership Voting Debacle
Is it one rule for them and another for everyone else?
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Labour’s Workers’ Rights Bill: Nearly 50 Changes Could be in Government’s Plan for Employment Rights Law Shakeup
Behind the noise and spats in No 10, the Government is pushing ahead with laws that could define its time in office
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Call for Palestine Solidarity Marchers to ‘Pay to Protest’ Slammed by London Assembly Members as ‘Completely Unworkable’
A renowned lawyer said the proposal, put forward by Lord Walney, shows ‘a real misunderstanding’ of the Human Rights Act
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#MediaWatch: Sky Slammed for ‘Enabling Hate’ by Selling Ads for GB News for Years
Campaigners blast media giant for ‘supporting’ right-wing channel accused of fuelling racist riots, despite Sky’s claims of backing diversity
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Kemi Badenoch’s Plans are a Mirror Image of Donald Trump Backers’ ‘Project 2025’ Agenda
The Conservative leadership candidate plans to dismantle Britain’s institutions, in a hard-right overhaul that echoes that of Trump supporters in the US
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Labour’s October Budget Risks Return to Austerity, Campaigners Warn – Amid Reports of Major Spending Cuts
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to borrow to invest amid claims that billions of pounds in cuts to investment is planned
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New Coal, Oil and Gas Projects are Still on the Table under UK Government’s Planning Reforms, say Campaigners
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
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‘Himpathy’: Rape Myths Still ‘Deeply Embedded’ in UK Press Reporting, Analysis Finds
Parts of Britain’s media are still parroting dangerous tropes when talking about sexual violence, according to a new guide
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Wales Gets Closer to Banning Lying by Politicians – and Now Keir Starmer is Being Urged to Follow Suit
Consultation closes on proposed law that could see politicians disqualified for deliberately misleading public
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Leading Labour Mayor Calls on Keir Starmer to Review Westminster’s Warped Voting System
Andy Burnham turns up the heat on Keir Starmer over political reform
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Elections Watchdog Launches Push to Bring in ‘Missing Millions’ of Unregistered Voters Ahead of 2025 Elections
Electoral Commission’s £280k bid to boost electoral roll offers a hint of Labour’s reform plans
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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
