Conservative Party
Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
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Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
The last 14 years were so painful, so shameful and so damaging to us all that the wounds can’t just heal overnight
This is the 'most disproportionate parliament in history'. Has the time come for electoral reform?
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This is the 'most disproportionate parliament in history'. Has the time come for electoral reform?
Keir Starmer promises 'national reset' after landslide Labour general election win
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Keir Starmer promises 'national reset' after landslide Labour general election win
The Tories have seen their worst defeat in modern history. This is their legacy of failure
The Tories have seen their worst defeat in modern history. This is their legacy of failure
Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?
Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?
Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits
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Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits
'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
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'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign
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Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign
This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition
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This is what would happen if the Liberal Democrats became the official opposition
Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister
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Rishi Sunak on shoplifting, coffee with Keir Starmer and his biggest regret as prime minister
Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
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Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
What safe routes? Britain's broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds
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What safe routes? Britain's broken system forcing refugees to take dangerous journeys, report finds
Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling's real victims
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Tory election betting scandal is grim – but vulnerable people are gambling's real victims
“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue vendors deliver call for change backed by 12,000 to Labour and Tory HQs
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“We demand an end to poverty”: Big Issue vendors deliver call for change backed by 12,000 to Labour and Tory HQs
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
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Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Starmer promises to “be as bold as Attlee” in Big Issue exclusive challenging leaders on poverty crisis
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Starmer promises to “be as bold as Attlee” in Big Issue exclusive challenging leaders on poverty crisis
Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis
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Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis
Keir Starmer: 'I'd offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula'
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Keir Starmer: 'I'd offer to pay if I saw a parent shoplifting baby formula'
The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?
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The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?
Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
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Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
How Nigel Farage could become next Tory leader – and why we all should be concerned
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How Nigel Farage could become next Tory leader – and why we all should be concerned
Rishi Sunak sparks hunt for world's tiniest violin after saying he went without Sky TV as a child
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Rishi Sunak sparks hunt for world's tiniest violin after saying he went without Sky TV as a child
'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
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'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
Is there really a 'clear plan' to tackle UK's housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto
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