24 h. ago Five more London Labour councillors defect to Greens amid slumping support for Starmer in capital

Zack Polanski welcomed the Brent councillors to his party on Monday, claiming mass defection showed the ‘Green surge has widened in London’

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24 h. ago Green Party gains 5 London councillors in same borough as mass defections from Labour announced

Green Party gains 5 London councillors in same borough as mass defections from Labour announced  My London

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3 d. ago Small boats migrants should be allowed to live and work in the UK, says Zack Polanski

The Green Party leader has accused Sir Keir Starmer and Labour of matching ‘the racist rhetoric of the far right, from Nigel Farage to Tommy Robinson’

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3 d. ago Men who correct women over any disagreement could face disciplinary action under new Green party rules

Leaders are considering broadening the party's definition of misogyny to the point that 'any disagreement' could lead to men facing sanction.

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3 d. ago 'I may be off to the House of Lords but I can't afford to heat my home after being cancelled because of my views', Olympic swimming champion and campaigner Sharron Davies reveals

A total of 34 new life peers were announced this week, most destined to join the Labour benches. Sharron Davies, 63, will be one of just three new Tory peers, and no she didn't foresee this coming either.

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5 d. ago ‘Unthinkable’ surge in rough sleeping as housing crisis laid bare

Stark new data comes as Labour announces its homelessness strategy

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8 d. ago Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender | Tzeporah Berman

At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipelineLast week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour government announced it would ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, strengthen a windfall tax and accelerate phasing out of fossil-fuel subsidies.These are not symbolic gestures. They are an acknowledgment that the global energy system is shifting and that mature economies must shift with it.Tzeporah Berman is a Canadian environmental activist, campaigner and writer Continue reading...

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1 week ago On Zack Polanski’s Magic Money Tree, economic gravity simply doesn’t exist

The Green Party leader thinks Modern Monetary Theory is a cure for Britain’s woes — others see it as snake oil at best, writes Jonathan Prynn

Economics

1 week ago Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton prove green is the 2025 holiday party hue... here's how to wear it

For those who do not want to spend thousands on holiday dressing, the Daily Mail has rounded up some of the most glamorous ensembles to wear this holiday season inspired by the Royals.

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1 week ago London's answer to Wall Street gains momentum as major firms sign on

London's answer to Wall Street gains momentum as major firms sign on  CNBC

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1 week ago Labour announces plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty – UK politics live

Starmer hails child poverty strategy as a ‘moral mission’ which will include measures to help with childcare and getting families out of temporary housingThere’s a lot of reaction coming in on the plan – some believe the new elements aren’t ambitious enough and it’s just a consolidation of previously announced measures. But here is the full strategy from Keir Starmer’s government, 16 months in, to tackle and reduce the rate of child poverty in the UK.There are around 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK currently – a historic high. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wes Streeting announces Labour will ‘end corridor care’ in NHS hospitals by 2029

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says Labour will end NHS corridor care after nurses told of being powerless as patients spent hours slowly dying on trolleys in busy A&Es

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2 w. ago Testing at A&Es part of plan to end new HIV cases in England by 2030

Labour announces prevention programme as well as efforts to re-engage people who have fallen out of medical careEnding new HIV transmissions in England by 2030 is within reach thanks to an action plan that will include routine testing at A&Es, the government has said.The HIV action plan, to be unveiled on World Aids Day on Monday, aims to re-engage the thousands of people who have left HIV care, bringing them back to lifesaving treatment. The £170m package also includes funding for opt-out HIV testing at A&Es during routine blood tests in areas with the highest rates, including London and Manchester. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dining across the divide: ‘I was nervous – was he going to attack me for being a snowflake?’

A Green-party globalist and a right-of-centre Tory clash over immigration. Would they see eye to eye over reparations?Peter, 34, LondonOccupation Former civil servant, now a student, studying public health Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Your Party to have ‘collective leadership’ in win for Zarah Sultana

Members vote narrowly in favour at founding conference overshadowed by Sultana’s rift with Jeremy CorbynUK politics live – latest updatesThe new leftwing party headed by Jeremy Corbyn and others has voted narrowly for it to have a ‘“collective leadership” in a win for Zarah Sultana, who has been at loggerheads with the former Labour leader.The results were announced on Sunday after a chaotic start to its founding conference in Liverpool. Sultana, a former Labour MP who now sits as an independent, had boycotted the first day of the conference amid disagreements over how Your Party – its provisional name – should be run. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Corbyn and Sultana’s party reveals name shortlist on eve of conference

The result of the ballot is to be announced by the former Labour leader on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Corbyn and Sultana’s party reveals name options on eve of conference

The result of the ballot is to be announced the former Labour leader on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Green Party hail Daily Star's 'Lettuce' Liz Truss as 'permanent' political icon

The Daily Star's world-famous 'Lettuce' Liz Truss is being used as inspiration by the Green Party who described it as a 'perfect metaphor' for the chaos of the ex-PM's reign

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2 w. ago Starmer faces Labour revolt over axing ‘day one’ workers’ rights reforms in manifesto breach

Fury among Labour backbenchersas announcement comes day after Government accused of another manifesto breach over Budget tax rises for working people

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2 w. ago Reeves takes aim at ‘hypotherapist’ Zack Polanksi during Budget address

Rachel Reeves made a jab at “hypnotherapist” Zack Polanski whilst announcing her Budget on Wednesday (26 November).

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