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2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
Tatton Spiller

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?

Tatton Spiller of Simple Politics looks ahead to 2026, a year that could transform Britain’s political landscape as Labour and the Conservatives struggle, while Reform and the Greens surge toward historic gains

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness

After Big Issue’s reporting on the future of funding for homeless veterans, minister Louise Sandher-Jones writes that the government believes ‘every veteran deserves this safety net’

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings ‘we cannot police our way out of crisis’
Violence against women and girls

Young people to be taught about consent amid warnings ‘we cannot police our way out of crisis’

Keir Starmer’s government has promised to halve violence against women and girls – and experts say the government’s plans could mark a shift to prevention

Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour’s homelessness strategy?
Phil Kerry

Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour’s homelessness strategy?

Alastair Campbell: ‘Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust’
Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell: ‘Young people need more than bursts of support to build their trust’

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Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person ‘something meaningful to do’
Young people

Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person ‘something meaningful to do’

‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
Child poverty strategy

‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Child poverty

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy

What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
Child poverty

What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?

Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
Homelessness

Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change

Keir Starmer promises to ‘put an end to unsafe housing’ in exclusive article for Big Issue
Housing

Keir Starmer promises to ‘put an end to unsafe housing’ in exclusive article for Big Issue

‘Don’t be a robot – and go left’: What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York?
Politics

‘Don’t be a robot – and go left’: What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York?

Westminster must set ambitious, measurable targets to reduce child poverty
Child poverty

Westminster must set ambitious, measurable targets to reduce child poverty

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’
Wealth Tax

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’

Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Exclusive

Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer

Cold homes are costing lives. Labour’s warm homes plan must deliver on its promise
Andria Mastroianni and Matt Copeland

Cold homes are costing lives. Labour’s warm homes plan must deliver on its promise

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
NEETs

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million

Labour deputy hopeful Lucy Powell on benefit cuts, landlords and Farage: ‘There’s no quick fix’
Politics

Labour deputy hopeful Lucy Powell on benefit cuts, landlords and Farage: ‘There’s no quick fix’

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Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Access to work

Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support

The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
Benefits

The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
Kieran Connell

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain

Labour wants to ban fracking – while Reform wants to ‘drill baby drill’. What does it mean for you?
fracking

Labour wants to ban fracking – while Reform wants to ‘drill baby drill’. What does it mean for you?