Aspiring Reform MP who said ‘you cannot be Muslim and British’ suspended
The activist is one of a number featured in an ITV documentary, which will be broadcast in full on Sunday night and has already resulted in fresh questions about Reform's vetting process. The year-long investigation…
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‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
Aditya's suggested reading: To read the fruits of Michael Gove's dalliance with the Marxism Today gang, look up his essay in a 1998 collection called The Moderniser's Dilemma: Radical Politics in the Age of Blair For a…
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Our top ten picks of the week
Honesty is becoming an increasingly valuable political commodity. Long may it remain so. — The latest seats up for grabs for wannabe Tory candidates Oliver Dean It’s that time again. A few days defined by stress…
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‘Older renters can’t wait: local housing allowance must be uprated now’
With one-third of older private renters in poverty after housing costs, as a charity working to end financial hardship in later life, the Renters Rights Act (RRA) has been game-changing for many we support. Recent…
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‘A long-delayed moment of truth for North Sea oil and Labour’s climate credentials’
One of the team drily pointed out that we had already had one. Years ago. Jackdaw was approved in 2022 and Rosebank in 2023. Those decisions were subsequently ruled unlawful because ministers had failed to consider the…
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Letters to the Editor – week ending 18th October 2026
Find out how to share your own views here . Healey’s Budget It is beyond dispute that the UK government operates a Modern Monetary Theory economy. To make any meaningful difference to people’s lives, all the government…
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Yvette Cooper pledges £140m to boost urgent care as NHS faces ‘tough’ winter
She said: "Winter will be more challenging for our NHS this year, after such a heavy summer. "That's why we have been preparing early and investing in extra urgent care capacity to help get patients the care they need."…
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No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post
Helm, a journalist and author who is married to Jonathan Powell, posted on X on Thursday: " God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action ." The Metropolitan police said on Friday the post was "in the…
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Reform candidate filmed saying asylum seekers should be put in ‘concentration camps’
The comments were recorded as part of the undercover investigation by ITV that has already seen Reform accused of "appalling behaviour" and "extreme racism". Reform has said it had opened investigations where activists…
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SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence ‘has already begun’
On Saturday, the Scottish first minister said the SNP would launch its "most sophisticated campaign in history" to convince Scottish voters of the benefits of independence, backed by "a six-figure war chest". Called…
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