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A crucial safety net for Britain's homeowners is facing the scrap heap
Plus: Child poverty is getting worse – what will Labour do about it? And, the NHS ten-year plan tell us your thoughts...
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Hannah Fearn
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The growing disease of child poverty in the UK and Labour's big lever they can pull to halt it
No early years strategy is credible unless it tackles child poverty head-on.
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Zoe Grunewald
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A year of Labour in power - the report card, part II
How we rated the government on immigration, climate, welfare, foreign affairs, arts and culture, alongside what The Lead's readers had to say on each…
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A message from Chris Packham. I'm calling on Parliament to ban fossil fuel advertising, and I need your help.
Writing exclusively for The Lead ahead of the debate in Parliament, we and the broadcasting legend need you to show your MP why action is needed now
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The Lead Untangles: Labour's 10-year health plan
Will Keir Starmer's plan ape the transformative rollout of 2000 - or ape the Five Year Forward View of 2014?
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The Democrats walked into a deathtrap. Will Labour take note?
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The academy chain where the CEO makes nearly half a million—and teachers recruited from Jamaica get under £30k
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The Tory leadership fiasco is not necessarily good news for progressives
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Almost everything Labour said about the freebies was a mistake
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A crucial safety net for Britain's homeowners is facing the scrap heap
Plus: Child poverty is getting worse – what will Labour do about it? And, the NHS ten-year plan tell us your thoughts...
 • 
Hannah Fearn
 and 
The Lead
1
The growing disease of child poverty in the UK and Labour's big lever they can pull to halt it
No early years strategy is credible unless it tackles child poverty head-on.
 • 
Zoe Grunewald
 and 
The Lead
A message from Chris Packham. I'm calling on Parliament to ban fossil fuel advertising, and I need your help.
Writing exclusively for The Lead ahead of the debate in Parliament, we and the broadcasting legend need you to show your MP why action is needed now
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The Lead Untangles: Labour's 10-year health plan
Will Keir Starmer's plan ape the transformative rollout of 2000 - or ape the Five Year Forward View of 2014?
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Ella Glover
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The Lead Untangles: The benefit changes which caused Labour MPs to revolt
It became a rebellion – more than 120 MPs force the government to re-think the much criticised plans to reform welfare.
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Hannah Fearn
The Lead Untangles: What is a freeport and why are they so politically attractive?
Labour has continued with the Conservative policy of popping up freeports across the UK
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Kevin Gopal
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