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UK Sanctions Will ‘Flop’ Because the City of London is Compromised by Russian Money
A former US defence advisor warns that Britain is likely to be the biggest drag on any Western sanctions initiative against Putin
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Boris Johnson Allowed Russian Interference into the UK as Putin Prepared For War
The Prime Minister has at best stood by as the Russian President sought to destabilise the West – and at worst facilitated him, reports Adam Bienkov
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Putin’s War of Annihilation: A Decrepit Empire’s Last Stand
Heidi Siegmund Cuda speaks to political scholar Michael MacKay on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how the West has failed to respond to its dictator for a number of years
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Conservative Party Dodges Questions on Vetting of Russian-Linked Donors
Max Colbert reports on the unwillingness of Boris Johnson’s party to explain how it audits its benefactors
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‘International Community has Moral Obligation to Act Now’: Indian Diaspora Groups Hold Summit on Preventing Genocide
As the persecution of Muslims in India continues apace, CJ Werleman reports on new attempts to prevent an atrocity
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Has the Prime Minister Been Compromised by Russia?
John Sweeney delves into the ties between Boris Johnson and several Russian oligarchs
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Weaving a Nation Together: The Women Working to Protect Ukrainian Front Line Troops
Chris York visits a church community on the Ukrainian homefront which makes especially ‘blessed’ camouflage netting for their ‘boys’ in the trenches
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Is Priti Patel trying to Militarise Britain’s Domestic Counter-Extremism?
An ex-Royal Marine Special Forces operations planner turned spy agency consultant is advising on the appointment of the next top counter-extremism commissioner
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Watchdog Raises Concerns Over UK Defence Spending Plans
As war in Europe looms, David Hencke reports on the Government’s controversial attempt to modernise our defence equipment
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‘I Hope Europe Finally Realises’: How Putin’s ‘Horror’ Speech Went Down in Kyiv
Chris York speaks to people on the streets of Kyiv after Vladimir Putin’s rambling speech and the moving of more Russian troops into eastern Ukraine
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The End of Free COVID Testing Will Create a Two-Tier System of Pandemic Healthcare
Sam Bright and Sian Norris inspect how deprived communities will be saddled by the Government’s new testing policies
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Ukraine is a Warning Shot – This is About Us All
Kyiv resident Paul Niland explains why the West must finally recognise the real cause of Russia’s aggression – and take a firm and collective stand against Vladimir Putin
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Far-Right Infiltration: The Extremists Hiding in Germany’s Police and Military
Some serving police and military personnel in Germany are plotting for ‘Day X’ – a far-right conspiracy that seeks to overthrow democracy and launch a race war
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Birth Rates, Babies and Benefits
There’s been much talk about falling birth rates from all sides of the political spectrum – but the elephant in the nursery is the Conservatives’ record on benefit cuts
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Unelected Lords are our Last Defence Against the Government’s Undemocratic Elections Bill
Now in the upper chamber for its second reading, Maddy Dhesi sets out how the controversial Elections Bill is a dangerous attack on British democracy in the name of British democracy
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Red Alert: Several Major Government Departments Vulnerable to Cyber Attack
Sam Bright reveals the security gaps at the heart of the Whitehall machine
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The Concerning New Powers in Healthcare
The Health and Care Bill is returning to the Lords – as campaigners express concern that non-statutory, public/private bodies will soon have more power when it comes to commissioning healthcare across England
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Is an Attack on Ukraine the First Step of a Sino-Russian Pact?
CJ Werleman looks at evidence that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to trigger a wider security crisis with China in the Indo Pacific region
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Ukraine Under Siege: ‘We’ve Been at War Here for Eight Years Already!’
As Kremlin controlled media reports explosions in separatist-held regions of Ukraine, Tom Mutch reports from Mariupol, the port at the frontline of the country’s conflict with Russia
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Startling Facts About London: The Oligarch’s Paradise
Sam Bright explores the ways in which London has become a haven for a class of super rich who wish to keep their money and their secrets hidden
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Let’s Talk About Sex? Pupils Still Not Getting Comprehensive Sex Ed in School
Half of school pupils received no sex education during lockdown, as young people report concerning levels of sexual abuse and harassment in the classroom
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Five Things Ukrainians Want You to Know About the ‘Russia Crisis’
As Putin’s forces continue to encircle their country, Chris York hears from Ukrainians who want the world to understand this is not a new situation, the weapons are not just tanks, and democracy itself is at stake
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Biometrics: The New Tool of the Hostile Environment
Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the Home Office’s plan to vastly extend the scope of its immigration data collection
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The Biggest Intergenerational Gaps in Modern Britain
Sascha Lavin considers the vast, unspoken inequalities that exist between young and old
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Why We Should be Worried About Boris Johnson’s Civil Service Promotion of Gisela Stuart
Baroness Stuart’s crucial role in EU Referendum controversies should rule her out of a top position demanding impartiality and integrity, says former Labour MP Ian Lucas
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Has Keir Starmer Sold Out Pro-Europeans on Brexit?
Some Labour MPs fear their leader is content to stand by while the UK drifts towards economic disaster, reports Adam Bienkov
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Two-Thirds of Conservative Councillors and Chairs Accused of Islamophobia Remained in Party
Max Colbert investigates the lack of action taken by the party into accusations of racism and Islamophobia
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COP26 Pledges will have Catastrophic Consequences, says Ex-NASA Climate Chief
Professor James Hansen believes the inadequate policies agreed at November’s UN climate change summit will lead to the planet breaching its 1.5°C danger zone this decade
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Lifting Ban on Asylum Seekers Working Helps Economy – Government Plans Expensive Immigration Deterrents Instead
A new report estimates plans laid out in the Nationality and Borders Bill could cost £2.7 billion a year – but allowing people seeking asylum to work could boost UK economy
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Rump Trumpocracy? The Conservative Party at the Heritage Foundation
Oliver Dowden is the latest Conservative MP to address the Heritage Foundation – an organisation accused of tampering with democracy and undermining women’s rights
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‘If it Happens, Then it Happens’: Civilians in the Kremlin’s Firing Line
Chris York reports from the town of Kozelets, directly in the path of any Russian military advance on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
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On Trial: Freedom of the Press
Focusing on the currents cases against Carole Cadwalladr and Tom Burgis, Manasa Narayanan and Daisy Steinhardt explore how libel laws allow the rich and powerful to silence journalism
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‘The West Will Fight Russia. To the Last Drop of Ukrainian Blood!’
Ukrainians across the country try to live life as normal while they prepare for war against Russia alone, reports Tom Mutch from Kyiv
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‘Levelling Up’ Will Fail – Because Inequality is the Conservative Business Model
Rebalancing the circumstances of the richest and poorest is not in Boris Johnson’s DNA, says TJ Coles
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‘It’s a Humanitarian Crisis’: The Asylum Seekers Slipping Out of Sight on the Polish Border
As Russia masses troops in Belarus, the Polish Government declares war on asylum seekers, Linda Mannheim speaks to local campaigners trying to help vulnerable refugees
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Damning Report Suggests Government is Soft on COVID Fraud
A committee of MPs has found that HMRC is failing to deal with an ‘avalanche’ of fraud by businesses during the pandemic, reports David Hencke
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Of Hope, Turmoil and Beyond: My Afghanistan
The same ‘faith’ that allowed the poor terrorists to kill, gave me the strength to continue, writes Shandana Khan
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A Melting World: Cycling from Bristol to COP26 with a Block of Ice
Jet McDonald made an epic dash across Britain to emphasise how time is running out for action over climate change. How did the people he met on the way react?
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Boris Johnson’s Savile Lies and the Conservative Smear Machine
The Prime Minister’s smears against Keir Starmer are part of an increasingly dangerous approach to politics which draws inspiration from the US, reports Adam Bienkov
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Disinfo Lab: An Online Hindu Nationalist Disinformation Campaign
CJ Werleman looks at evidence of a co-ordinated and sophisticated effort to smear critics of the right wing Indian Prime Minister
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The Conservative Cash Register: Boris Johnson’s Super-Rich Backers
The Prime Minister likes to be a ‘man of the people’ – but a new investigation reveals his political benefactors represent a tiny cabal of extremely rich British financiers
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A Force for Good? The Firm Following in the Footsteps of Cambridge Analytica
Matt Bernadini investigates Auspex – a successor to the infamous political consulting firm – which was launched with a promise to deliver more positive social change
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The Rent Trap: Britain’s Broken Housing Market
Rachel Morris delves into one of the major causes of poverty, inequality and insecurity in modern Britain
