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Zack Polanski pulling away in race to be party leader, senior Greens believe

Exclusive: Growing sense that ‘eco-populist’ could win after mounting what one opponent called a ‘hostile takeover’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

Neil Kinnock calls for government to scrap two-child cap on benefits

Former Labour leader says rising UK poverty ‘would make Dickens furious’ and calls for wealth tax to help reverse it

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2025

Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock calls for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped

Rising levels of poverty ‘would make Charles Dickens furious’, Lord Kinnock said in an interview with the Sunday Mirror.

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2025

Ricky Jones case should not be compared to Lucy Connolly – lawyers

Ricky Jones faced trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court after he called for far-right activists’ throats to be cut during an anti-racist rally last year.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Nigel Farage’s Reform peers demand reignites calls for House of Lords to be scrapped

CALLS for the House of Lords to be scrapped have been reignited following Nigel Farage’s demands to the Prime Minister to allow him to nominate…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2025

Tories and Reform decry two-tier justice as suspended Labour councillor cleared

Nigel Farage and shadow home secretary Chris Philp both pointed to the idea of ‘two-tier justice’.

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025

BBC Scotland slammed over ‘farcical’ Debate Night impartiality ruling

The BBC has been panned after ruling that its Scottish branch did not breach impartiality rules by having a “Labour-majority panel” for Debate…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2025

BBC Scotland breached accuracy standards with Labour peer on Debate Night

BBC Scotland breached accuracy standard by failing to disclose that Lord Haughey is a Labour peer on Debate Night on the eve of a crucial…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2025

Voices: You can’t demand seats in the Lords and still be an establishment rebel, Mr Farage

COMMENT: The Reform leader’s only problem with a ‘crony-filled House of Lords’ seems to be that they are not his cronies, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Voices: Stop working in the heat? If only it were that simple, Angela Rayner...

COMMENT: Having previously worked in a crisp factory, I know all too well the perils of labour in extreme temperatures, says Sean O’Grady. But there’s a glaringly obvious problem with the deputy prime minister’s suggestion...

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025