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Analysis: Is the New Left Party Over Already?

Harriet Williamson

Faced with the ever-increasing likelihood of a Reform government modelled on Trumpian authoritarianism, the response from some of our leading leftwing figures has descended into farce. Harriet Williamson writes

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Report: A Government Department Cancelled a Charity Bake Sale for Palestine

Rivkah Brown

Ed Miliband’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero cancelled a planned fundraiser after officials accused the charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians, of political lobbying. Rivkah Brown reports.

Report: Meet the Far-Right Influencers at Tommy Robinson’s Rally

Harriet Williamson

Elon Musk dominated the headlines following the ‘unite the kingdom’ rally - but many of the speakers you may not have heard of. Harriet Williamson reports.

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Opinion: Arrogant and Inept, Keir Starmer’s Hubris Is Blowing Up in His Face

Joe Guinan

Liberals and lobby journalists jubilated last year when the grownups were finally put back in charge. Now, Starmer’s future and indeed Labour’s seem as certain as an iceberg lettuce, writes Joe Guinan.

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Report: Gaza Aid Flotilla Sails From Tunisia to Meet Dozens More Boats at Sea

Charlotte England

The Global Sumud Flotilla is sailing again, after a delay in Tunisia. Despite drone strikes and a shortage of fuel, participants remain steadfast as they head out to meet ships from Italy and Greece.

Report: Are Unions Finally Changing Their Relationship With the Arms Trade?

Polly Smythe

Britain’s trade unions have narrowly passed a historic motion to prioritise “wages not weapons”, suggesting the movement may be ready to renegotiate its commitment to the defence sector. Polly Smythe reports from TUC congress.

Report: BBC Ignored Internal Request to Correct Claim Anas Al-Sharif Worked With Hamas

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: A leaked email shows that the BBC ignored an internal request to correct reporting that smeared Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, killed by Israel in August, as a Hamas operative. Harriet Williamson reports.

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Report: Here’s All the Government Handouts Landlords Get

Rivkah Brown

News that the chancellor may force landlords to pay national insurance – why don't they already? – got our reporter Rivkah Brown wondering: what other cushy treatment are landlords getting?

Thiago Avila is surrounded by people at a press conference in Tunis.

Report: Gaza Aid Flotilla Says It Will Still Sail, Despite Repeat Drone Attacks

Charlotte England

A flaming projectile caused minor damage to Greta Thunberg and Kieran Andrieu’s boat on Monday night, and another hit a second boat on Tuesday. But organisers and participants say they remain 'resolute and undeterred' as they prepare to depart. Charlotte England reports from Tunis.

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Analysis: Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In

Polly Smythe

Starmer’s recent reshuffle saw two champions of Labour’s flagship workers’ rights legislation leave the frontbench, creating a vacuum that businesses are eagerly filling. Polly Smythe surveys an uneasy landscape from the Trade Union Congress's annual meeting.

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Report: From Royal Cancer Conspiracies to ‘Nut Zero’: 5 Wild Moments From Reform Party Conference

Simon Childs

Last year, Reform banned Novara Media from its conference. This year, it welcomed us with open arms. Here’s what Simon Childs discovered when he ventured to a conference hall near Birmingham airport.

Opinion: Forget Movement-Building – the New Party Should Be the Ukip of the Left

Lewis Bassett

Some have argued that Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn’s new initiative should build its own institutions. Really, it should focus on influencing popular discourse and existing power structures - just like Ukip did, writes Lewis Bassett.

Saturday 6 September 2025, London, England: Police officers arrest a protester in Parliament Square who was holding a placard stating ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’. Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

Report: Police Fail to Arrest Two-Thirds in Biggest-Ever Protest Against Palestine Action Ban

Over the course of eight hours, the Metropolitan Police only managed to arrest around one-third of the approximately 1,500 protesters holding signs expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action. Elderly and disabled demonstrators were carried away to the disgust of crowds. Harriet Williamson reports.

Teuta 'T' Hoxha pictured with her godchild.

Report: Hunger-Striking Palestine Action Prisoner Claims to Have Been ‘Punished Retrospectively’ Following Proscription

Harriet Williamson

29-year-old Teuta Hoxha, who has been imprisoned without trial since November 2024, told Novara Media she’s been denied mail and stripped of her prison job since the government’s proscription of Palestine Action, prompting her to start a hunger strike. Harriet Williamson reports.

A person with a black hoodie that says 'press' on it holds a piece of card that has a cut-out figure with the words 'journalist killed in palestine', and the name of a killed Gazan journalist.

Report: BBC Union Reps Warned Staff Against Attending the Union’s Own Vigil for Palestinian Journalists

Rivkah Brown

In emails seen by Novara Media, BBC staffers and National Union of Journalists representatives warned colleagues against attending a vigil organised by…the National Union of Journalists. Rivkah Brown reports.

Police officers detain an 89-year-old protester, named La, during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government's proscription of Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, London on 9 August 2025. Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Report: Police Officers Admit They Feel ‘Ashamed’ Enforcing ‘Mad’ Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: An officer described feeling ‘sick’ when they arrested a disabled man for holding a cardboard sign, as the Police Federation issues a stark warning of burnout among cops enforcing the Palestine Action ban. Harriet Williamson reports.

A portrait of Zack Polanski by Magdalena Siwicka

Opinion: Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs

James Meadway

The left has four years to stop Nigel Farage from becoming prime minister. Polanski’s Green leadership win is the starting gun on a race we must win, writes James Meadway.

Report: Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked

Polly Smythe

A union representing dockworkers at one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean - a key stopping point for Israeli goods - has said it will ‘block everything’ if Israel stops the inbound aid flotilla. Polly Smythe reports.

Analysis: Is the New Left Party Over Already?

Harriet Williamson

Report: A Government Department Cancelled a Charity Bake Sale for Palestine

Rivkah Brown

Report: Meet the Far-Right Influencers at Tommy Robinson’s Rally

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Arrogant and Inept, Keir Starmer’s Hubris Is Blowing Up in His Face

Joe Guinan

Report: BBC Ignored Internal Request to Correct Claim Anas Al-Sharif Worked With Hamas

Harriet Williamson

Report: Here’s All the Government Handouts Landlords Get

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In

Polly Smythe

Report: From Royal Cancer Conspiracies to ‘Nut Zero’: 5 Wild Moments From Reform Party Conference

Simon Childs

Report: Hunger-Striking Palestine Action Prisoner Claims to Have Been ‘Punished Retrospectively’ Following Proscription

Harriet Williamson

Report: BBC Union Reps Warned Staff Against Attending the Union’s Own Vigil for Palestinian Journalists

Rivkah Brown

Report: Police Officers Admit They Feel ‘Ashamed’ Enforcing ‘Mad’ Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs

James Meadway

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Analysis: Is the New Left Party Over Already?

Harriet Williamson

Report: A Government Department Cancelled a Charity Bake Sale for Palestine

Rivkah Brown

Report: Meet the Far-Right Influencers at Tommy Robinson’s Rally

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Arrogant and Inept, Keir Starmer’s Hubris Is Blowing Up in His Face

Joe Guinan

Report: Gaza Aid Flotilla Sails From Tunisia to Meet Dozens More Boats at Sea

Charlotte England

Report: Are Unions Finally Changing Their Relationship With the Arms Trade?

Polly Smythe

Report: BBC Ignored Internal Request to Correct Claim Anas Al-Sharif Worked With Hamas

Harriet Williamson

Report: Here’s All the Government Handouts Landlords Get

Rivkah Brown

Report: Gaza Aid Flotilla Says It Will Still Sail, Despite Repeat Drone Attacks

Charlotte England

Analysis: Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In

Polly Smythe

Report: From Royal Cancer Conspiracies to ‘Nut Zero’: 5 Wild Moments From Reform Party Conference

Simon Childs

Opinion: Forget Movement-Building – the New Party Should Be the Ukip of the Left

Lewis Bassett

Report: Police Fail to Arrest Two-Thirds in Biggest-Ever Protest Against Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Report: Hunger-Striking Palestine Action Prisoner Claims to Have Been ‘Punished Retrospectively’ Following Proscription

Harriet Williamson

Report: BBC Union Reps Warned Staff Against Attending the Union’s Own Vigil for Palestinian Journalists

Rivkah Brown

Report: Police Officers Admit They Feel ‘Ashamed’ Enforcing ‘Mad’ Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs

James Meadway

Report: Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked

Polly Smythe

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