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'We must remove the shackles of stigma': Five ways Labour wants to shake-up Right to Buy
'We must remove the shackles of stigma': Five ways Labour wants to shake-up Right to Buy
'Dismay' for disabled and vulnerable households as average annual energy bills to rise to £1,738
'Dismay' for disabled and vulnerable households as average annual energy bills to rise to £1,738
Mum-of-three hit with 'revenge eviction' after asking for repairs: 'It felt like the end of the world'
Mum-of-three hit with 'revenge eviction' after asking for repairs: 'It felt like the end of the world'
Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why 'storytelling is the soul of activism'
Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why 'storytelling is the soul of activism'
Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: 'It's a political choice'
Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: 'It's a political choice'
'We'll have to get more militant': The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
'We'll have to get more militant': The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: 'It's a tragedy people can't afford their essentials'
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: 'It's a tragedy people can't afford their essentials'
Housing minister admits Labour's 1.5 million homes promise will be 'more difficult than expected'
Housing minister admits Labour's 1.5 million homes promise will be 'more difficult than expected'
Energy bills have pushed UK inflation to 2.3% – and we need 'bold' thinking to bring it back down
Energy bills have pushed UK inflation to 2.3% – and we need 'bold' thinking to bring it back down
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
'This cannot go on': Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
'This cannot go on': Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
'Time to dump the housing ladder': Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
'Time to dump the housing ladder': Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'
Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating
One million homes are lying empty in England. Here's how we can fill them
One million homes are lying empty in England. Here's how we can fill them
Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support
Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support
How house prices and sky-high rents predicted Donald Trump's US election victory
How house prices and sky-high rents predicted Donald Trump's US election victory
'It can't stay like this': Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
