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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: 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?

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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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Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Food delivery couriers are facing increased attacks from the rightwing press, far-right thugs and now, the Labour government. Polly Smythe reports.

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Report: Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows

Rivkah Brown

Reform voters think the new party co-founder is more intelligent, trustworthy, hard-working and principled than the prime minister, suggesting Starmer’s attempts to woo the right aren’t working. Rivkah Brown reports.

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

The recent proscription of Palestine Action has blindsided many who thought terrorism meant suicide bombers and knife attackers. In fact, counter-terror legislation has been broadening for decades, write Rivkah Brown and Simon Childs.

Zarah Sultana stands with former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn as they prepare to address activists at a 'Kill the Bill' protest in Parliament Square, London, April 2021. David Cliff/NurPhoto/Reuters

Analysis: A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get

Steven Methven

Zarah Sultana’s shock announcement that she’s quitting Labour to co-lead a new party with Jeremy Corbyn already has the usual media suspects sharpening their knives, Steven Methven writes.

Hundreds of demonstrators, many disabled, gathered to protest against the government’s proposed cuts to the welfare spending bill which will see Personal Independence Payments (PIP) reduced for disabled benefit claimants, March 2025. Lab Ky Mo/SOPA Images/Reuters Connect

Opinion: The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Rick Burgess

Despite concessions, the welfare bill still means cuts and greater state intrusion into disabled people’s lives, writes the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’s Rick Burgess.

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Report: 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.

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Opinion: Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdani. First It Must Move on From Corbyn

James Meadway

The freshly minted Democratic candidate for New York City mayor is patently exceptional. He’s also perfected a formula that the UK can replicate, but only if it lays history to rest, writes James Meadway.

Interview: Zack Polanski Is Done Talking

Rivkah Brown

The Green politician’s surprise leadership bid has excited a rudderless left. Could he turn the party from a byword for well-meaning environmentalists into a mass movement? Rivkah Brown meets Zack Polanski.

Labour MP for Pontypridd Alex Davies-Jones. Credit: House of Commons

Report: Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

Harriet Williamson

Palestine activists tell Novara Media about the violent and 'cruel' treatment they received from police, after asking their MP to clarify her record on Gaza.

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

The University and College union has voted for national strike action over a funding model that’s ‘cannibalising’ the sector. Polly Smythe reports.

Feature: Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers

Harriet Williamson

Labour’s ‘biggest fraud crackdown in a generation’ involves using artificial intelligence to surveil Britain’s most vulnerable people, while letting the rich and powerful do as they please.

Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves visit a Jaguar Land Rover factory in Birmingham, April 2025. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Reuters.

Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality

Phil McDuff

Our political establishment has given itself a form of brain damage because it’s unable to let go of the Thatcher-Reagan consensus - and we’re now reaping the inevitable rewards, writes Phil McDuff.

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Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Reform UK is standing more candidates than any other party in next month's local elections. But casting a ballot for Labour won't save our communities from far-right creep, writes Harriet Williamson.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds. Image: Official portrait

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

The government is backsliding over reforms to Tory anti-strike laws. Perhaps it has something to do with the fresh round of cuts they have planned. Polly Smythe reports.

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Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

Labour had a massive opportunity to counter the media onslaught and brighten the public mood, writes Juliet Jacques - and they’ve squandered it.

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

Joe Guinan

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

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Report: Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows

Rivkah Brown

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs

Analysis: A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get

Steven Methven

Opinion: The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Rick Burgess

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

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdani. First It Must Move on From Corbyn

James Meadway

Report: Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

Harriet Williamson

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

Feature: Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality

Phil McDuff

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

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

Joe Guinan

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

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Report: Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows

Rivkah Brown

Feature: The Government Has Been Expanding the Definition of Terrorism for Years. Here’s How

Rivkah Brown & Simon Childs

Analysis: A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get

Steven Methven

Opinion: The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Rick Burgess

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

Adam Ramsay

Opinion: Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdani. First It Must Move on From Corbyn

James Meadway

Interview: Zack Polanski Is Done Talking

Rivkah Brown

Report: Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

Harriet Williamson

Report: University Workers Prepare to Take Fight Directly to Labour

Polly Smythe

Feature: Labour Wants to Force Banks to Spy on Their Most Vulnerable Customers

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality

Phil McDuff

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Labour’s Culture Secretary Is Missing in Action

Juliet Jacques

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