The 'Popular Conservatism' Conference exposed a party firmly stuck in conspiracy-driven denial about why it just suffered the worst electoral defeat in its history
UK Politics
"Disgust at the callous indifference to the decades of suffering of the Palestinians by both main political parties led to the grassroots movement called The Muslim Vote"
The British Labour Party (BLP) won 32% of the vote but with First Past the Post voting it won 62% of the seats. That was the biggest gap on record between votes won and the number of seats. If the UK had preferential voting as we have, the result would have been much closer. The Continue reading »
Ben Lake and Llinos Medi outline party priorities and concerns as they push for more funding and devolution
The Britain Labour has inherited is a far less free country than it was just a few years ago, and reversing the slide toward authoritarianism will require a committed and concerted effort
There has been a major public response to Byline Times' report of 'super-shy’ Reform UK parliamentary candidates – exposing concerning legal loopholes and the limits of the role of Electoral Commission
The bases are under heightened threat by Hezbollah amid calls for greater transparency around how they are being used
Overall it was a spectacular night for Labour, with the party winning a landslide victory.However, in areas with a high proportion of Muslim voters the party performed badly. Labour has lost a handful of former strongholds to independent candidates campaigning on pro-Gaza platforms. In one of the biggest shocks of the night, shadow minister Jonathan Continue reading »
Rishi Sunak's historic defeat was a direct result of a decade of ideological hard-right policies that have decimated our political and social fabric
The Green Party secured four seats - quadrupling its representation in the Commons - now the real work begins, co-leader Adrian Ramsay says