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Jan 2, 2025 · 'The journey across the English Channel in a small boat has always been perilous. But in 2024 it became more deadly.' The Refugee Council has urged the government to prioritise saving refugees’ lives and increasing safe and legal routes into the UK, after a record 69 people died crossing the ...

Today – September 28 – tens of thousands of people are gathering in London, calling for Britain to rejoin the EU. Pro-EU campaigners from across Britain, Europe, and further afield, will make their way from Park Lane to Parliament Square for the third annual National Rejoin March (NRM).

Jan 12, 2025 · 4.3 million children live in poverty in the UK, 700,000 more than in 2010, equating to nine in every classroom. Labour has promised to reduce child poverty and has introduced a new taskforce responsible for ‘developing an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty.’

Dec 15, 2024 · It’s been a remarkable year for Nigel Farage. After seven failed election attempts, he finally secured a seat as an MP. Last week, he received the Spectator’s Newcomer of the Year award, a recognition that’s all the more ironic given Farage’s long-standing image as a political outsider, having spent years challenging the very system he’s now being embraced by.

Oct 28, 2024 · Adrian Ramsay is co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales and the MP for Waveney Valley. Listen to Labour ministers answering questions about next week’s Budget and there’s one consistent soundbite – “the £40 billion black hole left by the Conservatives”.

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Oct 11, 2024 · After 13 years as Fabian general secretary, Andrew Harrop argues that Labour has the opportunity to transform our country. This month, I step down as Fabian Society general secretary after 13 years.

Aug 30, 2024 · The government is continuing with Tory policies which would deepen despair and push more people into the arms of right-wing extremists.

Jul 29, 2024 · Campaigners have released a letter from over 90 environmental and human rights groups calling on the Government to reverse the Tory’s draconian crackdown on peaceful protest in the UK.