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Articles predominantly based on historical research, official reports, court documents and open source intelligence.
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Rishi Sunak Takes Staged Election Questions from Conservative Councillors Posing as Ordinary Voters
The Prime Minister thanked the hi-vis jacket-wearing men for their “important” questions without declaring that they were local Conservative Councillors Ross Hills and Ben Hall-Evans
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‘Huge Victory for Democracy’ as Rishi Sunak’s Protest Crackdown Found Unlawful by High Court
The Home Office unlawfully gave police the powers to intervene against protests where no serious disruption was taking place, the court found
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Potential Conservative Leadership Candidate Robert Jenrick Blames Donation from Dormant Firm On Administrative Error
The MP reported a donation from a company that appears to be inactive in the UK – which his team has now told Byline Times was a mistake
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The Billions Wasted on Brexit Border Controls to Make British Businesses Worse Off
Brexit will cost British firms £7.5 billion a year in new costs, according to a new report, with hundreds of millions wasted on border facilities that were never used
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HM Revenue and Customs Phone Line Failure as Customers Spend 798 Years On Hold
David Hencke examines a National Audit Office report revealing HMRC has not done enough to raise awareness of its digital services
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‘A Relentless Assault’: the Staggering Rise in Child Poverty in the UK
Gordon Brown responds to a shocking UNICEF report that UK child poverty has worsened drastically more than 38 other OECD nations
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The Shadowy Conglomerate Behind LBC
Frances Coppola looks at the rise of Global and reveals that much of the UK’s radio network is controlled by an opaque offshore entity
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Sangita Myska: More Media Figures Sign Open Letter to LBC Expressing ‘Deep Concern’ About Her Departure
Broadcasters and politicians say they fear her “abrupt” exit from the station means “excellent journalists are at risk for simply doing their job and asking robust questions”.
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Labour MPs are ‘Furious’ with Starmer Over Defection of Hard-Right Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke
One Labour MP described the decision to take Natalie Elphicke as a “disgrace” that would “come back to bite us”
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Stop the Votes: Conservative MP Calls for Postal Vote Ban After Huge Local Election Defeats
The call follows a series of attempts by the Conservative party to change the electoral system to their benefit
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Conservatives Branded ‘Nasty Party’ as Voters Reject Plan to Target Sick and Disabled
Government plans to target welfare payments to the long-term sick and disabled are deeply unpopular, an exclusive new poll suggests
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‘Fire Farage’: Public Wants Ofcom to Ban GB News Politician Presenters
The poll comes as broadcasting regulators give the green light to Nigel Farage and other senior politicians to keep presenting on news channels during the general election
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Policy Exchange Insider Labour MP Who Attacked Islamophobia Definition Privately Told Baroness Warsi Think Tank is ‘Dangerous’
Leaked WhatsApp messages between the Conservative peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Khalid Mahmood MP reveal distrust of the think tank, which has links to a ‘white genocide’ believer
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‘Back Door into Student Loan System for Organised Fraudsters Left Hanging Wide Open’
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee found that a lack of government oversight of the system is leaving it open to significant amounts of fraud
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Zero Fines Handed to Russia-Linked Kleptocrats or Firms by UK Since Full-Scale Ukraine War Began
It comes despite hundreds of suspected breaches of sanctions since 2022
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Special Investigation: The Far-Right Grooming of Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
Hardeep Matharu, Editor of Byline Times, explains why the cover story of the May 2024 print edition is one which must urgently be told
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Voter Data is Being Trawled by Conservative Politicians – Help Us Shine a Light On It
Help Byline Times follow the dark money and track the dirty data as millions are spent on online political campaigning this election year
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Conservatives Accused of Breaking Electoral Law With Fake Sadiq Khan ‘Driving Charge Notices’
Labour writes to the DPP to demand a criminal investigation over leaflets demanding voters hand over their data to the Conservative party in order to avoid a charge
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Sadiq Khan Accuses Conservatives of Manipulating Mayoral Election as he Pushes Starmer to Repeal Voting Changes
The re-standing London Mayor has pledged to lobby for the reversal of the Conservative’s controversial election changes he claims are designed to benefit PM Sunak’s party.
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The War We Don’t Discuss: Protests and Vigils Planned in Solidarity with Sudan Amid Call for Media Attention
Activists are calling for the media to shine a spotlight on the state of the war and Sudan’s humanitarian crisis
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Angela Rayner Tax Protest Was Staged by Conservative Politicians Posing as ‘Tax Activists’
A supposedly grassroots ‘tax protest’ against Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner, which hit the headlines on Wednesday, was actually organised by the Conservative party
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Israeli Aid Worker Inquiry Compromised by Ties to IDF Mass Killing Doctrine
Yoav Har-Even’s direct involvement in supporting the IDF operation in Gaza, despite also being tasked to lead the investigation into the conduct of the operation, is an obvious conflict of interest
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We’re All ‘Funding Hate’: UK Government Biggest Spender on GB News Advertising
Film producer and former peer David Puttnam speaks up against taxpayer support for the controversial channel
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Conservative Party Crime Commissioner Faces Probe After Appearing in Police Uniform in Party Election Leaflets
Festus Akinbusoye appears to breach his own office’s rules on using police imagery for party-political ends
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The Orbánisation of British Politics: Farage and Braverman Headline with Hungarian Prime Minister at National Conservatism Conference
NatCon Brussels is creating a network of radical right speakers from the UK, Europe and the US which often aim to roll back reproductive and sexuality rights
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Conservatives Nearly Double Party Spending Cap Just Weeks Before Mayoral Elections
Rishi Sunak’s party will be able to put mega-donations from the likes of race-row donor Frank Hester to use – including against Sadiq Khan in London
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Just One-in-Four Voters Back Rishi Sunak’s Threat to Quit ‘Foreign Court’ of ECHR
Only a minority of Brits back the plan pushed by right-wing Conservative MPs to quit the international court
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Sewage No-Go Zones: Eight Out of Ten Brits ‘Not Comfortable’ Swimming in UK Waters
Fewer than one-in-five Brits would be willing to take the risk of swimming in British waters, amid surging levels of sewage
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Rishi Sunak Will Leave a Long List of ‘Big Nasties’ for the Next Government to Clear Up
A new Parliamentary report reveals a catalogue of ‘broken promises and wasted cash’ which will cost hundreds of billions of pounds for the Government’s successors to fix
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‘An Assault on Democracy’: Rishi Sunak Backs Bill to Overturn Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ Extension
The Conservatives are seeking to overturn the London Mayor’s flagship clean air scheme, despite being more than 20 points behind him in the race for City Hall.
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‘They Can’t Complain or They will Be on the Street’: Delay in Renters Reform Bill Puts Tenants in Peril of Mould, Damp and Dangerous Disrepair
Conservative backbenchers, many of whom are landlords, are trying to abolish schemes which reveal much higher rates of disrepair
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Sunak’s Government Misses Another Key Environmental Target
A National Audit Office report shows government pledges to decarbonise domestic heating has failed to meet half its target
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It’s the Conservative Party Which Most ‘Undermines British Values’, Say Voters
As ministers target ‘extreme’ groups for ‘undermining British values’, a new poll suggests it’s the Government which is most out of step with Britain
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Levelling Up: 90% of Promised Schemes are Nowhere Near Completion
Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson’s promises to “Level Up” the country are going nowhere fast, according to a damning new report by MPs
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No. 10’s Preferred Anti-Muslim Hatred Advisor Worked with Anti-Muslim Hate Groups in the US
The second anti-Muslim hatred advisor proposed in a week has problematic connections to the Quilliam Foundation and the Gatestone Institute
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Michael Gove Expected to Drop Plans to Put Muslim Council of Britain in List of ‘Extremist’ Groups
Exclusive: Leaked plans reveal which groups could be labeled ‘extremist’ by the Government
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Sunak’s Private Meetings With Murdochs and Right-Wing Editors Were Purely ‘Social’ Says Government
Voters will never know what was discussed between the PM and media bosses
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Rishi Sunak’s Plans for New Gas Power Stations Will Leave UK ‘Stranded’ in Push for Net Zero
The Chair of a cross-party committee condemned the Prime Minister’s plans for a new wave of fossil fuel power plants
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Migrant Rights Groups Launch Fresh Push to Ensure Migrants’ Voices are Heard in UK Elections
A new tool lets migrants in the UK know when and how they can vote – navigating the confusing patchwork of rules
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English Councils on the Brink of Meltdown: A Crisis Fourteen Years in the Making
A systematic reduction of funds to some of the poorest parts of England leaves many of the most needed public services at risk of collapse
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Landlord Conservative MPs are ‘Lobbying to Water Down Protections for Renters’
The allegations come as one in three renters say private renting is negatively impacting their mental health – with eviction threats looming in many cases
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Palestine Protesters Vow to Keep Marching Despite Fresh Clampdown Threats, as Muslim Council Blasts Islamophobic Rhetoric
Palestine protest organisers believe senior Government officials are placing heavy pressure on police to clamp down on their demonstrations
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Millions Missing from Electoral Roll as Voters Face Double Whammy of Registration Issues and Photo ID
In some constituencies, one-fifth of potential voters have not signed up to the electoral roll, new analysis reveals
