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Britain's far-right problem has a name, but the government won't say it
As masked militias take to British streets and Reform's conference turns violent, the government's refusal to use the words "far-right" is more…
Sep 8
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Back to school, but the kids aren’t alright
Andy Burnham will make optimism the centrepiece of his political pitch. But for young people across the UK, hope is hard to come by
Sep 1
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Zoe Grunewald
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I was a midwife for 30 years. Now I earn £86.45-a-week to care for my mum
The government wants unpaid carers to work more. Jacqui Hylton, a former midwife who now cares for her mum full-time, explains why the system makes that…
Aug 25
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Nigel Farage won Clacton, but he's lost the dressing room
The Reform leader has failed to reinvigorate his party with his recent by-election win
Aug 18
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Zoe Grunewald
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It's the end of Reform as we know it
A bad few months for Nigel Farage's insurgent party has shown their true colours
Aug 4
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Zoe Grunewald
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The house that Burnham builds
A new generation of council homes is promised but the myths of who gets them are taking hold
Jul 28
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Hannah Fearn
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“While anyone can drown, drowning is not equal”: The race gap in Britain’s water safety crisis
A new film explores the stark racial and socioeconomic inequalities shaping water safety in Britain
Jul 25
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Natalie Morris
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Nigel Farage wants to be protected — and persecuted
Drilling into what the Reform leader has said and done since the shocking death of Ann Widdecombe
Jul 14
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Zoe Grunewald
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Nigel Farage is toast
He may win the battle, but Farage has already lost the myth
Jul 7
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Andy Burnham starts in the right place: power
The Labour-leader-in-waiting has correctly identified the source of Britain's stagnation. But will he be able to fix it?
Jun 30
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Andy Burnham votes for net zero – but will climate action survive?
The would-be Prime Minister has drillers to the Left of him, and drillers to the Right.
Jun 25
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Brexit has claimed a sixth prime minister
Sir Keir Starmer's resignation came nearly a decade to the day of the EU Referendum. The result still haunts the top job in UK politics.
Jun 23
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