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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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Beyond Trumpland: What a Second Trump Presidency Means for Moscow’s ‘Forever Wars’
Experts say Donald Trump’s fiery brand of boardroom geopolitics would have disastrous consequences even beyond the theatre of Russia’s active conflict with Ukraine
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Keir Starmer’s Suspension of Seven Labour MPs for Voting to Scrap the Two Child Benefit Cap is the Politics of Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings
Some Labour MPs are furious about the “draconian” treatment of those who voted to lift children out of poverty
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Sunak’s Government Did Not Know How Schools Spent £9.2 Billion a Year Allocated to Help Disadvantaged Children
‘There has been a lack of sustained progress by government in reducing the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers’, a new report by the National Audit Office has found
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Urgent Review of ‘Racist’ Met Police Unit Needed to Avoid Riots, Says Prominent Black Former Officer
The North Area Basic Command Unit – which encompasses Enfield and Haringey, two of the most ethnically diverse areas of London – has a long history of racial incidents by its employees
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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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Chris Packham Slams ‘Sickening’ Media and Met Police Over Just Stop Oil Case – And Urges Government to Repeal Law Before Protests ‘Escalate’
‘The lack of perspective that’s generated by the mainstream press and the lack of reasonable accounting for mainstream news media this week has been simply appalling’
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‘Biden’s Exit Is A Boon for the Young in America’s Intergenerational Political Battle for Its Democratic Soul’
America has a gerontocracy problem – in acknowledging it, President Joe Biden has shifted the political battleground against the far-right, writes Matt Gallagher
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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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The Blue Wall’s Green Revolt: Conservative Support Eroded in Election Due To Weakening Climate Commitments
Almost half of voters in the 251 seats lost by the Conservatives in the 2024 General Election believed that the Government should not have abandoned its net zero policy commitments
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COVID Inquiry: What Went Wrong – From Planning for the Wrong Pandemic to a Failure to Make Any Economic Strategy
A damning first report from the COVID Inquiry reveals how three successive Health and Social Care Secretaries failed to put a plan in place to handle the crisis that struck
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Climate Report Reveals Two-Thirds of Necessary UK Emissions Reductions Required By 2030 Are Not Covered by Policy Plans
A report by the Climate Change Committee shows just how much action the new Labour Government needs to take to achieve the country’s targets
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Tell MAMA: Why Is Government-Funded Group Under-Reporting Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes by More than 90%?
In part two of his investigation, Nafeez Ahmed reveals how a Government-funded organisation provides a statistically distorted picture of the national crisis of anti-Muslim hate crimes
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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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JD Vance and the Radicalisation of the Right
Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, used to be a harsh critic of the former US president – now he’s a “dutiful ventriloquist of the Trumpian gospel”. Here’s what happened
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Government-Funded Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Monitor Accused of Focusing on ‘Extremism’
In the first part of this two part investigation, Members of the House of Lords question Tell MAMA’s transparency and governance. The organisation stands by its work.
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The Daily Telegraph’s Disinformation Campaign About the British Empire Laid Bare
The newspaper has waged a culture war on anyone spreading awareness of verifiable truths about the British Empire and its legacies
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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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Met Apologises for ‘Racist’ Social Media Post That ‘Shocked’ National Black Police Association
Social media users branded the post “outrageous” and it was slammed by the National Black Police Association
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Keir Starmer Urged to Work With Leaders in Governance and Transparency to ‘Rebuild Public Trust’
A letter, coordinated by the UK Open Government Network, has been sent to the Prime Minister offering him support and requesting a meeting
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The Trump Assassination Attempt: Myths, Urban Legends and General Ignorance
Dan Kaszeta, who planned a number of protective advances and protection missions for the United States Secret Service, explores the challenges of USSS protection
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‘What Modi’s Moscow Meeting was Really About and why the West Must act to Stop Putin From Expanding his Influence’
Vladimir Putin seeks to build a coalition of nations that either support its actions or remain neutral, thereby undermining the unified stance of Western countries on the Russian war in Ukraine
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Why Armenia’s Latest Anti-Government Movement Failed and What South Caucasus Conflicts Reveal About Future of Global Politics
A charismatic bishop led thousands to protest the government’s handling of tensions with Azerbaijan, but experts say the movement has proven only a flash in the pan
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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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Why Media Reporting on Rise of Far-Right in European Elections is ‘Breathing Fire in the Dragon we Have Most Reason to Fear’
Explained: How the media keep getting it so wrong
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Black Women Are Three Times More Likely to be Rejected for Jobs at UK Police Forces
During a three-year recruitment of 20,000 officers, police were able to achieve gender parity – but when it came to black women, ‘acute discrimination’ was clear
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Voter ID: Democracy Groups Urge Keir Starmer to Scrap ‘Voter Suppression’ After Long Queues at Polling Stations
“They seemed to be in complete disarray”
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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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Reform Deputy Leader Ben Habib Ousted as Richard Tice Takes Over in Party Reshuffle
The parliamentary ‘entrepreneurial political start up’ has no members, and its shareholding structure gives Nigel Farage ultimate control
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A Young Family’s Heartbreaking Escape From Gaza – in Their own Words
From giving birth at a refugee camp as bombs rained down, to the daily struggle of finding food and water; taking refuge in Rafah to paying smugglers to help them escape to Egypt. A harrowing story of survival
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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
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Reform UK Candidate Accused of Flouting Election Law with Illicit Campaign Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Police confirm they are investigating allegations of potential election rule breach by a Reform UK candidate.
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‘New Pro-Palestine Muslim MPs are a Symbol of our Great democracy, not a Threat to it’
“Disgust at the callous indifference to the decades of suffering of the Palestinians by both main political parties led to the grassroots movement called The Muslim Vote”
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On the Ground With the ‘Darth Vader’ Drone Hunter Brigade in Ukraine
The Darth Vader brigade, which is made up of civilians including a teacher and IT workers, operates as an important first line of defence to keep Ukraine’s capital safe from Iranian-made Shaheds
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The Unpopular ‘Popular Conservatives’ Blame the Voters for Their Own Defeat
The ‘Popular Conservatism’ Conference exposed a party firmly stuck in conspiracy-driven denial about why it just suffered the worst electoral defeat in its history
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‘If It Looks Like the Law Was Broken, Police Investigations Must Follow’: Elections Watchdog Receives Flood of Complaints Over ‘Phantom’ Reform Party Candidates
There has been a major public response to Byline Times’ report of ‘super-shy’ Reform UK parliamentary candidates – exposing concerning legal loopholes and the limits of the role of Electoral Commission
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Plaid Cymru MP ‘Sceptical’ About Labour but vows Party will ‘Make a Difference and Hold Them to Account’
Ben Lake and Llinos Medi outline party priorities and concerns as they push for more funding and devolution
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On the Kharkiv Front Ukrainian Soldiers are Galvanised by Victory and Western Arms
“We don’t know if we’ll still be alive next week, so we live as if there’s no tomorrow.”
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Britain’s Critical Overseas Military Bases RAF Akrotiri and Dhekelia and their Role in Modern Warfare
The bases are under heightened threat by Hezbollah amid calls for greater transparency around how they are being used
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Ministry of Justice Downgrading of Sex Offender Rehabilitation Will Have ‘Catastrophic Effect’ on Public Safety, Union Warns
The salaries of specialist probation officers who manage sex offenders are being cut – and 77% say they plan to leave the job
