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We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder
Poverty

We must spend time on eradicating poverty – not trying to accommodate it, says Big Issue founder

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say
Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf is set to resign
Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say

'People need aid, not criminalisation': Sadiq Khan's comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate
Crime

'People need aid, not criminalisation': Sadiq Khan's comments on shoplifting nappies spark debate

Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?
Great Western Railway train at Paddington Station
Transport

Will Labour's plan to renationalise rail really work? And will it make train tickets cheaper?

Anti-poverty campaigner and former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: 'He saved many lives'
Frank Field
Politics

Anti-poverty campaigner and former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: 'He saved many lives'

London mayor Sadiq Khan: 'What would I do if I saw someone stealing nappies? Take my wallet out and pay'
Sadiq Khan speaks at a press conference in St Johns Church Waterloo
Exclusive

London mayor Sadiq Khan: 'What would I do if I saw someone stealing nappies? Take my wallet out and pay'

St George's Day: Why we mustn't let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right
St George's Day

St George's Day: Why we mustn't let Englishness be hijacked by the far-right

'We will do all we can to resist': Sunak gets Rwanda plan through parliament – so what happens now?
UK Jamaica policy
Politics

'We will do all we can to resist': Sunak gets Rwanda plan through parliament – so what happens now?

Sunak admits he will miss his own target of Rwanda flights taking off by spring
Rwanda
Immigration

Sunak admits he will miss his own target of Rwanda flights taking off by spring

Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak's party plummets
Mark Menzies
Politics

Mark Menzies scandal: How Tory sleaze may shape next UK general election as Sunak's party plummets

How Rishi Sunak's smoking ban became a fight between individual freedom and public health
Smoking ban

How Rishi Sunak's smoking ban became a fight between individual freedom and public health

Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK's inflation fall – there's just several problems
Inflation

Rishi Sunak is celebrating UK's inflation fall – there's just several problems

Liz Truss blames the 'deep state' and the 'establishment' for her downfall. Here's why she's wrong
liz truss
Politics

Liz Truss blames the 'deep state' and the 'establishment' for her downfall. Here's why she's wrong

'Consign it to history': Sadiq Khan pledges to end rough sleeping in London by 2030
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is calling for more support for renters
Rough Sleeping

'Consign it to history': Sadiq Khan pledges to end rough sleeping in London by 2030

Sunak and top Tories keeping seats over voter ID confusion would be 'damaging to democracy'
Democracy

Sunak and top Tories keeping seats over voter ID confusion would be 'damaging to democracy'

Bonkers Tory ad claims UK is 'second most powerful country in the world'. That's 'hilarious propaganda'
Politics

Bonkers Tory ad claims UK is 'second most powerful country in the world'. That's 'hilarious propaganda'

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'Democracy is stronger when more people take part': Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024
voter ID
Democracy

'Democracy is stronger when more people take part': Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024

'Flags won't feed people': Experts decry growing outrage over Team GB's 'woke' Union Jack flag
Culture wars

'Flags won't feed people': Experts decry growing outrage over Team GB's 'woke' Union Jack flag

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
Exclusive

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel's role model status to British-Asians
Nish Kumar onstage in Edinburgh in 2016
Politics

Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel's role model status to British-Asians

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