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He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?
Zack Polanski
Politics

He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?

Green Party members have overwhelmingly chosen "eco-populist" Zack Polanski as their new leader. But it's a choice which could have big ripples for how Britain is ruled
This iconic music venue is helping Manchester's young migrants find their voice
Band on the Wall
Gavin Sharp

This iconic music venue is helping Manchester's young migrants find their voice

Are asylum seekers 'living it up' in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here's the reality
Asylum seekers

Are asylum seekers 'living it up' in luxury hotels like Rylan says? Here's the reality

Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun
Asylum protests

Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid
Sam Delaney

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me
domestic abuse
Domestic Violence

I'm a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling
Epping asylum hotel protesters
Asylum hotels

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel after government overturns court ruling

From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence
Naema Malik

From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?
Asylum hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move 'guaranteed to increase homelessness'
a tent on the street
Homelessness

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move 'guaranteed to increase homelessness'

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Science

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve
Lanpro's Faraz Baber
Faraz Baber

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve

Nigel Farage's mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit
Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage's mass deportation plan would make life worse for every single Brit

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain
Asylum hotels

What the Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling means for Britain

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Cat Linton

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls

I believe the Green Party is now the last best hope of saving democracy – we must stay focused
Baroness Jenny Jones

I believe the Green Party is now the last best hope of saving democracy – we must stay focused

Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?
asylum hotels protesters
Immigration

Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?

West Bank Palestinian farmers fight for survival amid settler violence and economic collapse
Palestine

West Bank Palestinian farmers fight for survival amid settler violence and economic collapse

As number of asylum seekers housed in hotels rises, there's one thing everyone agrees on
immigration and refugeee rights protestors hold up placards reading:
Asylum hotels

As number of asylum seekers housed in hotels rises, there's one thing everyone agrees on

I've had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something
Sam Edmunds

I've had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting 'violent mobs dictate government policy', experts say
Far-right anti-immigration protestors scuffle with a cordon of riot police outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting 'violent mobs dictate government policy', experts say

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Anti-migrant protesters 'hijacking' women's safety to push 'racist' agenda, women's groups warn
anti-immigration protesters behind a fence
Asylum protests

Anti-migrant protesters 'hijacking' women's safety to push 'racist' agenda, women's groups warn

Could the UK have a Green prime minister? It's 'overdue', says leadership hopeful Ellie Chowns
ellie chowns and adrian ramsay
Politics

Could the UK have a Green prime minister? It's 'overdue', says leadership hopeful Ellie Chowns

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren't just going to disappear
Letters

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren't just going to disappear

The UK has a fertility crisis – here's how we solve it
Stock image of a pregnant person's baby bump
Professor Geeta Nargund

The UK has a fertility crisis – here's how we solve it