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Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits
Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits
Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say
Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say
'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'
There are more food banks in UK than McDonald's. It's why the work doesn't stop after polling day
There are more food banks in UK than McDonald's. It's why the work doesn't stop after polling day
I'm a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
I'm a disabled parent on benefits. Who will speak for me this general election?
Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch
Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch
Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled 'so relevant to so many professions'
Karen Gillan on what makes Douglas is Cancelled 'so relevant to so many professions'
Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'
Sunak's flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing 'crisis'
Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
Child poverty in working households soared by 1,350 a week since Tories came to power, report finds
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on fighting Tories and stress of benefits system for his disabled son
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers
The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers
Keir Starmer says benefits lack 'dignity' – but real indignity is Britain's broken welfare system
Keir Starmer says benefits lack 'dignity' – but real indignity is Britain's broken welfare system
Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand
Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand
Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis
Election 2024: Starmer, Sunak, Swinney and Davey tell us how they'd end Britain's poverty crisis
Why the four-day working week is a feminist issue – and what we need to do about it
