In 2018, Labour’s candidate in the Hartlepool by-election went on a state-funded trip to Saudi Arabia and came back a vocal supporter of the regime. While the party’s decision to run him in Hartlepool is certainly shocking, it’s also not even slightly surprising, argues David Wearing.
From Priti Patel's police bill to a racist local Labour leaflet, Gypsies, Roma and Travellers are facing attacks from all sides. If GRT culture is stamped out, then everyone else’s liberties will be just one step behind, writes Jake Bowers.
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer share a willingness to forgo principles in order to win votes. In the second piece of a new series on the Tories and how they hold on to power, Samuel Earle explains why this strategy is working for one but not the other.
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