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Labour’s poll lead ‘not enough for anybody to contemplate’ an early election, Sir John Curtice tells party conference
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John McDonnell interview: ‘The only way to balance the books is through wealth taxes not welfare cuts’
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Andy Burnham confirms he is boycotting The Sun over Hillsborough
Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed that he is boycotting the right-wing Sun Newspaper over its coverage of the Hillsborough tragedy. […]
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Lucy Powell says Labour is party of hope, optimism and change in conference speech
Labour's deputy leader also called Nigel Farage a "love child of Enoch Powell and Margaret Thatcher"
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Steve Rotherham opens Labour conference making the case that devolution can dismantle Thatcherism
"It is about rebuilding an economy that works in every part of the country."
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Woke-Bashing of the Week: Sydney Sweeney, ‘woke’ hypocrisy and the right’s very selective feminism
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The right’s war on the right to vote
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TUC calls for end to all UK military cooperation with Israel in wide-ranging BDS policy
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TUC votes to build on ‘Wages Not Weapons’ campaign and advance an alternative vision for security
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