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Clockwise from left: James McAsh, Kieron Williams, Sarah King, Neil Coyle. Photos: James McAsh on Bluesky, Back the Bakerloo, Southwark Council, Neil Coyle/ House of Commons

How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council

Polly Smythe

Labour used the accessibility provisions for a disabled councillor and single mum as a factional weapon in order to ‘rig’ an election. Polly Smythe reports.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham speaks during a demonstration agains1t cuts to the winter fuel allowance. Photo: Tejas Sandhu / SOPA Images via Reuters Connect

Unite Votes for Israel Arms Embargo

Polly Smythe

Unite has voted to support workers who refuse to handle Israeli weapons. Is this the first step towards an ‘arms embargo from below?’ Polly Smythe reports.

Activists sit in Parliament Square with signs

Dozens More ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Protesters Arrested

Steven Methven

For the second week running, demonstrators have been arrested for defying proscription by holding signs in Parliament Square. Other actions are planned in Bristol, Manchester, Cardiff and Derry.

Kai Cunningham speaking to YouTuber Wesley Winter. Credit: Wesley Winter/YouTube

Reform-Supporting Neo-Nazi Suspended From Party

Simon Childs

Exclusive: Kai Cunningham, described as ‘representative of the new Reform’, called for a ‘national socialist government’ and went on an antisemitic rant.

NHS lanyards with watermelon image on top and a cross made with Israeli flag colours

Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel pressured a London NHS trust to ban symbols of Palestinian solidarity among staff. Three healthcare workers are now taking legal action against the trust for discrimination. Harriet Williamson reports.

A London bus. Nicolas Economou via Reuters Connect

Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work

Polly Smythe

A new survey reveals the shocking extent of sexual violence experienced by bus and taxi drivers. Polly Smythe reports.

Protesters from defend juries with signs

Protesters Arrested for Holding ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Signs

Charlotte England

An 83-year-old priest and a human rights lawyer were among around 25 people detained for defying the Palestine Action ban on day one.

Novara Media Writes to Attorney General Requesting Clarification on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

Novara Media’s directors have written to Lord Richard Hermer KC asking him to clarify how the proscription of Palestine Action will affect journalists. Rivkah Brown reports.

Michael Gove at the 2024 Conservative party conference. Photo: MI News via Reuters Connect

Revealed: Michael Gove Threw Money at a Broke Council to Crush Climate Protest

Joe Sandler Clarke

As an Essex council cut a poverty hardship fund and cancelled a new medical centre, Michael Gove gave it money to pursue an injunction against climate protesters. Joe Sandler Clarke reports.

A woman with grey hair and glasses smiles at an audience

UN Calls Out Google and Amazon for Abetting Gaza Genocide

Harriet Williamson

Microsoft, Amazon and Google are among those helping Israel commit genocide in Gaza, according to a landmark report by UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

A portrait of Zack Polanski by Magdalena Siwicka

Exclusive: Green Party Membership Surges Following Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests

Adam Ramsay

The Green party has grown by at least 8% to 65,000 members since ‘eco-populist’ Zack Polanski announced his candidacy in early May, according to data from regions representing over a third of the party. Adam Ramsay reports.

Keir Starmer in the directors' box at the Amex stadium on 4 January 2025. Photo: Reuters/Dylan Martinez

Exclusive: Starmer Kept Taking VIP Football Tickets Even After ‘Freebies’ Scandal

Paul Holden & Jessica Murray

Keir Starmer took almost £10,000 in freebies from Arsenal football club at a time when he was involved in appointing the chairperson of the new football regulator. Paul Holden and Jessica Murray investigate.

Eddie Dempsey (right) with former RMT general secretary Mick Lynch in 2023. Photo: Lucy North / SOPA Images/Sipa US via Reuters Connect

Labour Is Renationalising the Railways. Cleaners Are Being Left Behind

Polly Smythe

Keir Starmer's transition to public ownership is creating a two-tier system that discriminates against outsourced workers, claims RMT leader Eddie Dempsey. Polly Smythe reports.

Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala

Polly Smythe

Organisers have declined to invite Reform councillors to one of the most important events of the trade union calendar, amid fears that Nigel Farage is making inroads with union members. Polly Smythe reports.

‘I Feel Like an Uber Slave’: The Illnesses Affecting Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

As Uber drivers struggle to make a living, their bodies pay the price. Polly Smythe reports.

Sex Workers’ Friends and Family Could Be Criminalised, Campaigners Warn

Maya Oppenheim

Labour MPs are plotting a crackdown that could unjustly criminalise sex workers’ friends and family and put prostitutes’ safety at risk. Maya Oppenheim reports.

BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals

Harriet Williamson

An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage - but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israel’s decades of occupation and violence against Palestinians. Harriet Williamson reports.

A man in a yellow tabard puts up a Palestine flag near a street lamp with large white buildings in the background

‘Listen to Your Own Workers’ on Gaza, Union Tells Whitehall Bosses

Rivkah Brown

Exclusive: In a letter to civil service leaders, the union representing 190,000 officials demanded they heed staff calls to change course on Gaza. Some think the union could go further. Rivkah Brown reports.

How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council

Polly Smythe

Unite Votes for Israel Arms Embargo

Polly Smythe

Dozens More ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Protesters Arrested

Steven Methven

Reform-Supporting Neo-Nazi Suspended From Party

Simon Childs

Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Harriet Williamson

Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work

Polly Smythe

Revealed: Michael Gove Threw Money at a Broke Council to Crush Climate Protest

Joe Sandler Clarke

UN Calls Out Google and Amazon for Abetting Gaza Genocide

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: Green Party Membership Surges Following Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests

Adam Ramsay

Exclusive: Starmer Kept Taking VIP Football Tickets Even After ‘Freebies’ Scandal

Paul Holden & Jessica Murray

Labour Is Renationalising the Railways. Cleaners Are Being Left Behind

Polly Smythe

‘I Feel Like an Uber Slave’: The Illnesses Affecting Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

Sex Workers’ Friends and Family Could Be Criminalised, Campaigners Warn

Maya Oppenheim

BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals

Harriet Williamson

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How Labour ‘Rigged’ an Election to Block a Leftwinger From Leading a Council

Polly Smythe

Unite Votes for Israel Arms Embargo

Polly Smythe

Dozens More ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Protesters Arrested

Steven Methven

Reform-Supporting Neo-Nazi Suspended From Party

Simon Childs

Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Harriet Williamson

Almost Half of Female Transport Workers Suffer Sexual Assault at Work

Polly Smythe

Protesters Arrested for Holding ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Signs

Charlotte England

Novara Media Writes to Attorney General Requesting Clarification on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

Revealed: Michael Gove Threw Money at a Broke Council to Crush Climate Protest

Joe Sandler Clarke

UN Calls Out Google and Amazon for Abetting Gaza Genocide

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: Green Party Membership Surges Following Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests

Adam Ramsay

Exclusive: Starmer Kept Taking VIP Football Tickets Even After ‘Freebies’ Scandal

Paul Holden & Jessica Murray

Labour Is Renationalising the Railways. Cleaners Are Being Left Behind

Polly Smythe

Reform Councillors Are Not Invited to the Durham Miners’ Gala

Polly Smythe

‘I Feel Like an Uber Slave’: The Illnesses Affecting Private Hire Drivers

Polly Smythe

Sex Workers’ Friends and Family Could Be Criminalised, Campaigners Warn

Maya Oppenheim

BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals

Harriet Williamson

‘Listen to Your Own Workers’ on Gaza, Union Tells Whitehall Bosses

Rivkah Brown

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