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Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'
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Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'
Labour 'considering' scrapping two-child benefit cap
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Labour 'considering' scrapping two-child benefit cap
Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
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Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
Rory Stewart: 'I assumed I'd die a heroic death in my early 30s'
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Rory Stewart: 'I assumed I'd die a heroic death in my early 30s'
How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak's crushing election defeats
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How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak's crushing election defeats
France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
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France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists 'set a terrible example for the rest of the world'
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Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists 'set a terrible example for the rest of the world'
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
DWP Jobcentre security guards 'suffer' and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
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DWP Jobcentre security guards 'suffer' and turn to food banks as wages fail to cover basics
Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks 'criminalising' poverty: 'Some are out of options'
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Labour warned that crackdown on shoplifters risks 'criminalising' poverty: 'Some are out of options'
Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: 'It's shameful'
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Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: 'It's shameful'
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
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Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: 'Stressed out to the max'
I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn't have got free without financial help
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I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn't have got free without financial help
Marginalised, sceptical and locked out of housing: Why young people didn't vote in the general election
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Marginalised, sceptical and locked out of housing: Why young people didn't vote in the general election
Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that's the definition of racism
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Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that's the definition of racism
Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: 'Good intentions are not enough'
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Scrap two-child benefit cap to end child poverty, Labour told: 'Good intentions are not enough'
From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that's missing from the King's Speech
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From two-child benefit cap to rough sleeping: Everything that's missing from the King's Speech
Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
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Housing, benefits and railways: Key takeaways from Labour's first King's Speech
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
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Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Workers blame Amazon's 'union-busting' after losing historic union vote: 'This is not the end'
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