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Britain’s Failure to Stand up for International Law in Gaza is ‘Shameful’, Says Tony Blair’s Former International Development Secretary
Clare Short tells Keir Starmer’s Government to stand up for its principles and end Britain’s role as a “lieutenant” for the United States
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Rachel Reeves’ Budget is Far from the ‘Radical’ Plan the Conservatives are Claiming
Reeves’ budget only looks radical if you believe the Conservative spin that their own plans were anything other than a cynical scorched earth tactic by a desperate government that knew it was going to lose
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Budget 2024: The Elephant in the Room is that Brexit Has Made Britain a Much Poorer Place
The unspoken truth of Rachel Reeves’ Budget is that leaving the EU has left Britain permanently worse off
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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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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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The Imaginary Trade Off Between Workers’ Rights and Growth
‘The argument against labour rights is politically flawed, because it ignores the impact of having a large number of workers in insecure and bad jobs’
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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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Stop Blaming Individuals for an Obesity Crisis Caused by Big Food Companies, Ministers Told
A damning new Parliamentary report warns that the UK’s broken approach to food has created a “public health emergency”
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Will Labour Restore the BBC to the National Broadcaster We Need It To Be – Or Believe It Can Benefit from a Subservient Corporation Afraid to Hold Power to Account?
Starmer’s Government has an opportunity to reverse years of Conservative attacks on impartiality and independence – our democracy requires it to act beyond narrow party interests, former BBC producer and journalist Patrick Howse writes
