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Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’
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Darren McGarvey: ‘If I were prime minister I’d be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone’

We put the Glaswegian author, activist, rapper and social commentator in the Downing Street hot seat for an afternoon

Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 
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Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers? 

Being prime minister and a top-flight football manager in England are both jobs that have become far less secure than they used to be

Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’
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Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’

A 5,900-year-old intergalactic space warrior from the planet Sigma IX is Nigel Farage’s biggest threat in the Clacton by-election. But what does Count Binface really stand for?

How social media is changing politics: ‘I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up’
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How social media is changing politics: ‘I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up’

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’

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Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?
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Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here’s Big Issue’s blueprint for him to follow
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Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here’s Big Issue’s blueprint for him to follow

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like
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Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
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Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’
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Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: ‘Forget right or left, it’s people who own things and people who don’t’
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YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: ‘Forget right or left, it’s people who own things and people who don’t’

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
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‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’
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Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’

‘It feels like, as a country, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit’
Brexit

‘It feels like, as a country, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit’

Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? ‘They got nothing’
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Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? ‘They got nothing’

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?
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Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?

‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’
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‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’

Keir Starmer exclusive: ‘There’s always that challenge of getting good news out there’
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Keir Starmer exclusive: ‘There’s always that challenge of getting good news out there’

Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?
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Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
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Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
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‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’

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‘If I was prime minister, I’d want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person’
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‘If I was prime minister, I’d want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person’

Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Reform UK

Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise

Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’
Pm for the PM

Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’