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GB News Spent Half a Million Mainly on Right Wing MPs – Nearly Half on the Reform Party
11 MPs have been paid over £500,000 by the channel over the past year, with £200,000 going to just two Reform Party MPs
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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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What the Media Doesn’t Say About Our Monarchy
‘The depravity that millions of people had to endure in the name of the monarch. Even the clothing, the crown, the gems – everything is soaked in blood’
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Yvette Cooper’s Plan to ‘Smash the Small Boat Gangs’ is Doomed to Fail, Warn Border Force Whistleblowers
Home Office officials and border staff tell Byline Times that the plan to tackle small boat crossings is little more than a rebranding exercise
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‘Unsurprising Seasonal Anxieties for the Disabled and Elderly’
In her monthly column, Penny Pepper wonders what new threats disabled and elderly people will face as the season turns
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‘If the UK is Serious About Tackling Climate Change it Must Combat Military Emissions’
Like David Lammy, the military recognises the threat of climate breakdown. But that hasn’t stopped the sector’s vast emissions
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‘To Prevent Migrant Deaths, Labour Must Stop Courting Nationalism and Trying to Outdo the Conservatives on Immigration’
Labour members should organise within Constituency Labour Parties and trade union branches to pass motions in support of migrants and bring these into effect by mobilising for solidarity actions on our streets and in our workplaces
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Northern Ireland’s Plan to ‘Do What Matters Most Fails to Address key Problems and Ignores Previous Pledges’
The draft programme for government, titled ‘Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most’ drops long-standing proposals to address poverty, transform health, and advance environmental protections.
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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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The Jewish Chronicle Crisis Should Mean the End for Sham Press Regulator IPSO
Labour says press regulation must be effective and independent. As never before, the press industry’s tame complaints body stands exposed as neither. For all our sakes, the government must call time, argues Brian Cathcart.
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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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Brexit Adds £8 Million to UK Sanctions Costs, 300% Increase in Personnel, Yet Only One Russian So Far Sanctioned
Iain Overton finds that financial strain on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is a direct result of the UK’s departure from the European Union
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Victims of Jewish Chronicle Falsehoods are Demanding Action from Press Regulators
A series of columnists have resigned from the paper over fabrications in articles by former IDF soldier Elon Perry. Now victims of the publication’s false claims are speaking up
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No Lessons Learned: Peers Condemn Culture of Brushing Damning Inquiry Findings Under the Carpet
“‘Lessons learned’ is an entirely vacuous phrase if lessons aren’t being learned” warns new report after a series of deadly warnings were ignored
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‘Keir Starmer Must Rid Himself of his Brexit Blind Spot’
The Prime Minister’s view of Brexit remains stuck in the past. It’s time he embraced the opportunities of Europe, argues Richard Barfield
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‘Time to Think Outside the Box, Keir Starmer: Open a Cross-Channel Safe Route for Asylum Seekers’
This is the real way to smash the people-smuggling gangs, writes Professor Derrick Wyatt
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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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Police Anti-Racism Initiative Slammed for ‘Shocking’ Decision to Hold Back £1.8 Million in Funding
Black police chief says the shortfall shows ‘why our members feel that things have got worse over the last four years’
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How Tax Evasion Was Allowed to Soar Under the Conservatives
A damning new report reveals growing numbers of small businesses and retail outlets have used a series of scams to evade paying tax
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Holocaust Memorial Site Provokes Row in House of Lords Amid Claims It Presents ‘Very Real Terrorist Risk’
Lord Carlile wants the memorial to be moved away from Parliament. Since it was originally proposed costs have almost tripled
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Climate Protestors Target Right Wing Think Tanks Demanding Labour ‘Cut Ties’ with Oil-Funded Lobbyists
Protesters from a number of different groups gathered outside 55 Tufton Street and the Policy Exchange on Wednesday
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Crackdown on ‘Westminster Influence’ Urged After ‘Extraordinary’ Number of Labour MPs Report Family Members Work as Lobbyists
‘The new Government should prioritise reforms to lobbying rules by introducing a comprehensive lobbying register to increase transparency over those seeking access and potential influence in Westminster’
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GB News Boss and Fossil Fuel Investor Paul Marshall Donates Huge Sums to Anti-Protest Think Tank That Influenced Government
Multi-millionaire hedge fund chief, who is set to buy ‘Tory Bible’ the Spectator, also funds organisation set up by controversial shock-jock psychologist Jordan Peterson
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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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Top Lawyer on Your Right to Protest, Legal Aid, Mouldy Housing and Fighting Racism
Christian Weaver represented the family of Awaab Ishak who died from a condition caused by black mould in his family’s social housing flat
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‘David Lammy’s Token Move on Israel Arms Licences is no Answer to Genocide – It’s a Form of Denial’
‘You do not respond to genocide with gestures; you do not continue to treat a state that is suspected of committing genocide as an ally; and cancelling a number of export licences does not cancel Britain’s complicity’
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Labour Needs the Muslim Vote to Stabilise its ‘Sandcastle Majority’
Sufyan Gulam Ismail offers some advice on how Labour can win back British Muslim voters after losing so many over the issue of Gaza
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Keir Starmer’s Partial Israeli Arms Embargo Has Pleased Nobody
The Government’s constant attempts to second guess its critics are only disappointing its supporters and emboldening its opponents
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Oasis ‘Dynamic Pricing’ Row: ‘How a System Meant to Balance Supply and Demand is Being Used to Exploit Consumers Everywhere’
The Government has announced it will include dynamic pricing in a consultation into ticket resale websites after hundreds of complaints over Oasis ticket sales. But that’s just the start
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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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Smoking Ban: The Conservative Party Suffers a Severe Case of Smoke-Induced Amnesia
From smoking, to taxes, to cronyism, Rishi Sunak’s party is desperate for us to forget everything that happened until just last month
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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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‘The Government Must act now to Bring Down Bills – and Ready our Communities for the Future’
Keir Starmer “must do more to help” families hit by higher energy bills this winter, writes Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer
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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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‘David Lammy has an Immediate Opportunity to end a Half-Century of Atrocities – and it is Very Straightforward’
Over 50 years ago, the UK and US governments conspired in secret for the UK to hold onto Chagos and expel its entire population
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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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Met Police Strip Search Detainees 80% More Than Other Forces – as Report Details Controversial Tactic is Still Being Misused
A report by the Children’s Commissioner found that kids as young as eight have been strip-searched every 14 hours under police stop and search powers
