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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

I am a torture survivor who came to the UK 20 years ago. The government’s new immigration reforms will punish people 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’

The prime minister has written exclusively for Big Issue on what the Renters’ Rights Act will mean for millions

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

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum policies won’t ease the cost of living or strengthen communities. But they will tear friendships and families apart

Could a wealth tax convince young people to vote Labour?
Your views

Could a wealth tax convince young people to vote Labour?

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

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‘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

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

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

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’

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?

Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear
Benefits

Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear

Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Stephen Walcott

Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack

Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?
Child poverty

Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?

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

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

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‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Chloe Coleman

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

Is Britain far right?
Far right

Is Britain far right?

The UK has formally recognised the state of Palestine. So now what?
Palestine

The UK has formally recognised the state of Palestine. So now what?

Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated
Society

Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated