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Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless

Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
Pushing mentally ill people from their hospital beds and into offices will only make things worse

Pushing mentally ill people from their hospital beds and into offices will only make things worse
Poverty has become everyday. It's time to give our children some hope

Poverty has become everyday. It's time to give our children some hope
Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?
Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It's why Labour must introduce a wealth tax

Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It's why Labour must introduce a wealth tax
Rachel Reeves wants first-time buyers in London to pay £6,000 more. It's a punishment for the young

Rachel Reeves wants first-time buyers in London to pay £6,000 more. It's a punishment for the young
Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean
The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour's budget

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour's budget
Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'

Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'
This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street
Poverty is the UK's biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage

Poverty is the UK's biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'
Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here's how to change this grossly unfair situation

Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here's how to change this grossly unfair situation
Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with

Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with
Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap

Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here's why

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here's why
'I lost everything imaginable': Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives

'I lost everything imaginable': Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives
Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: 'No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously'

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: 'No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously'
DWP minister: 'Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people'

DWP minister: 'Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people'
Keir Starmer's promise to slash red tape and 'rip out bureaucracy' is a step backwards for Britain
