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UK: Democracy is dead in Keir Starmer’s Labour
Criticism of the leader is forbidden, while thousands of members have been expelled or left in disgust, says film director Ken Loach ...[Read more]
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Labour pledges free bus travel for young
Labour says it would give under-25s in England free bus travel in areas where local councils bring services back into public ownership as the party wants. The £1.4bn policy would be paid for by cash from vehicle excise duty currently earmarked for buildi ...[Read more]
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Deaths of UK homeless people more than double in five years
The number of homeless people recorded dying on streets or in temporary accommodation has more than doubled over the last five years in the UK, the Guardian can reveal. With people found dead in supermarket car parks, church graveyards and crowded hostels ...[Read more]
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Labour election launch: Corbyn accuses Tories of reckless failure over police cuts
Jeremy Corbyn launched a scathing attack on local government funding cuts today as he sought to put the row over antisemitism in Labour behind him. Launching the party’s London local election... ...[Read more]
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Social mobility isnt enough – a Labour government would tackle inequality
“Britain is a deeply divided nation.” Thus begins the government’s own Social Mobility Commission report this week. The gap between the rich and everyone else is growing at an alarming rate. While the majority of people have had to endure pay cuts, ...[Read more]
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Labour vows to factor climate change risk into economic forecasts
The risk posed by climate change would be factored into projections from the government’s independent economic forecaster if Labour took office, the shadow chancellor will announce on Tuesday. John McDonnell will highlight the human and economic costs o ...[Read more]
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Theresa May Just U-Turned On Social Housing Policy After Pressure From Jeremy Corbyn
Theresa May has unexpectedly U-turned on a major government housing policy, in a significant victory for Labour. The prime minister announced that ministers would scrap a proposed cap on the amount of money the government is willing to pay towards the cos ...[Read more]
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Labour takes aim at tax havens as £13TRILLION of UK firms’ assets squirrelled away offshore
A mind-boggling £13trillion of assets in major firms who do business in the UK are squirrelled away in tax havens abroad says Labour. And Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell will tomorrow tell the BBC’s Andrew Marr how Chancellor Philip Hammond could grab ...[Read more]
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Corbyn: Hammond right to say Labour threatens whole economic system
Jeremy Corbyn will say the chancellor, Philip Hammond, is right to call the Labour party an “existential challenge to our economic model” as he pledges to lead a government that will overturn the economic status quo. ...[Read more]
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Labour pull five points clear of the Tories, as voters prefer Corbyn to May
Theresa May’s crisis has deepened today with a new poll showing Labour surging ahead of the Conservatives, while the public now also has a clear preference for Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister. The exclusive survey for The Independent by BMG Research no ...[Read more]
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Patrick Stewart: A self-proclaimed socialist and activist talks on Corbyn and British Labour
“I think that Jeremy [Corbyn] has begun to find a voice that’s clearly authentic and passionate,” he states with conviction. “I’m beginning to have a feeling that there’s a route for Labour that might be very exciting for the country. I carrie ...[Read more]
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