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Report: UK Thinktank Fellow Suggests Israel Should Target More Journalists

Rivkah Brown

Andrew Fox, a former army major and research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, wrote that ‘information warriors’ should be considered combatants in Gaza. Journalist union leaders have called Fox’s comments ‘violent’ and ‘reprehensible’. Rivkah Brown reports.

Keir Starmer walks through Whitehall

Novara FM: It’s the End of the Tory Party As We Know It (And I Feel Nothing)

James Butler paints a picture of Britain at a historic crossroads, waving fuckity bye to the Tories and bracing for Starmerism.

Report: Why do They Hate Suella so Much Here?

Aaron travelled down to the new constituency of Fareham & Waterlooville to ask Suella Braverman's constituents what they really think of her.

Novara Docs: What Does Clacton Really Think About Nigel Farage?

Clare Hymer went to Clacton-on-Sea for Nigel Farage's campaign launch to find out what people there really think of the former MEP's bid for parliament.

Opinion: This General Election Will Be a War on Young People

Rivkah Brown

With his proposed compulsory national service for 18-year-olds, Rishi Sunak isn’t just signalling the Tories’ security credentials but also their special loathing for the young, writes Rivkah Brown.

Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, poses with a red budget box

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

With nothing new left to say, Jeremy Hunt used his last budget to set Labour up to fail, writes James Meadway.

Protestors hold Palestinian flags and placards during a march in London

Opinion: Armistice Day Is Perfect for a Peace March

Joe Glenton

Suella Braverman has tried to instrumentalise the war dead to stop a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day. But as a veteran, I hope the streets are heaving, writes Joe Glenton.

Analysis: Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Matthew Butcher

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister left Downing Street a year ago today. While most people remember Liz Truss as a joke, her premiership was actually a catastrophic defeat for the libertarian right, argues Matthew Butcher.

Displaced Palestinian children at a UN-run tent camp in southern Gaza

Opinion: Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?

Aaron Bastani

Conservatives claim they want to reduce immigration - yet they are cheering on the displacement of 1.5m Palestinians in Europe’s near abroad. It makes no sense, writes Aaron Bastani.

Steve Barclay MP. David Cliff via Reuters Connect

Report: There Were No Complaints About Trans Women on Hospital Wards, Investigation Finds

Simon Childs

An investigation asked 102 NHS trusts how many complaints there had been about trans women on women’s wards. There were none.

two white men sit opposite one another wearing headphones and with microphones stood in front of them, against a background of old books

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

From Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Ed Balls and George Osborne, political 'frenemies' are having a moment. It’s all part of a centrist attempt to turn politics into a dinner table argument rather than a matter of life and death, writes Juliet Jacques.

Eli Bitan, a man in a vest

Report: A Bailiff Was Arrested for a Firearms Offence After a ‘Brutal’ Attempt to Illegally Evict Squatters

Charlotte England

Bailiffs with illegal weapons tried to evict squatters from a former Tory councillor’s empty factory. Cops arrested a bailiff and let squatters back in again.

Opinion: We Should Be Very, Very Worried About National Conservatism

Moya Lothian-McLean

The National Conservatism Conference hit the UK with a splash – and a load of far-right talking points. It’s a movement we shouldn't underestimate, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

a man with short black hair and brown skin wears darkened glasses and a white shirt

Opinion: No Number of Complaints Could Have Saved Mizanur Rahman

Rivkah Brown

Last weekend a man died after a fire broke out in his council-run slum. Under Michael Gove’s new plans, he could be blamed for his own death, writes Rivkah Brown.

Report: GB News’ New Man of the People Was Given Tens of Thousands by Aristocrats

Sam Bright

Tory vice chair Lee Anderson MP accepted money from an aristocratic dynasty and an exclusive members club.

A far-right protester at a demonstration outside a hotel in Rotherham.

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

Charlotte England

A group of asylum seekers has been resisting eviction from a south London hotel for the last three weeks. But layers of outsourcing mean they don't even know who's trying to move them. Charlotte England reports.

Analysis: The SNP Have Joined Forces With The Tories To Create ‘Green’ Scottish Tax Havens

Jonathon Shafi

The establishment of two new deregulated ‘freeports’ in Scotland is a rare example of agreement between Holyrood and Westminster – at the expense of workers’ rights.

Image shows campaign leaflet issued by Tory MP Nicola Richards

Report: The Tories Are Ripping Off Green Party Branding For Their Election Leaflets

Zac Larkham

Tory MPs across the country have been accused of ‘greenwashing’ after distributing campaign materials that appear to use the Green party style guide and messaging. Zac Larkham reports.

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