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He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?
Green Party members have overwhelmingly chosen “eco-populist” Zack Polanski as their new leader. But it’s a choice which could have big ripples for how Britain is ruled

Labour MP Ian Byrne: ‘We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep’
Labour MP Ian Byrne was suspended by his party after voting to end the two-child benefit cap. He tells the Big Issue about clashing with the Labour top brass, how the party face a squeeze at the next general election and why he’s supporting Big Issue in standing against poverty

Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives
The violence and intimidation outside migrant accommodation isn’t a ‘local’ concern or ‘legitimate grievances’, it’s a racist far-right movement encouraged by those in power. We must resist and protect our communities, writes Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants’ Griff Ferris and Sadaf Ahmed
What Starmer could learn from watching The Bear
Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition
The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?

How did Keir Starmer end up in such a mess over benefit cuts?

Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned

Government pledge to help care leavers into social housing ‘will literally save lives’

Disability benefit cuts will harm hundreds of thousands, MPs warn: ‘A disaster on every front’

Keir Starmer might not have ‘rizz’ – but maybe we should give him a chance

‘Starmer needs to be more scared of us than Reform’: Zack Polanski on how the Greens can outflank Farage

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn’t turning Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Here’s why

Working class and young people are ditching Labour. ‘Aping Reform’ won’t bring them back

The radical right have stolen the centre left’s clothes – but it’s not too late to fight back

Starmer’s U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts ‘long overdue’ – but thousands could still miss out

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment

Starmer and Trump agree ‘historic’ UK-US trade deal. Here’s everything you need to know

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it’s not too late to change course

Scottish whisky and salmon exporters brace for ‘significant hit’ from Trump’s tariff war

Starmer’s deportation of thousands of migrants isn’t leadership – it’s surrender to hate

These are the UK regions set to be hit hardest by Trump’s tariffs

‘No more room for manoeuvre’: Don’t react to Trump’s tariffs with more cuts to benefits, Labour warned
