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Alison McGovern named as new homelessness minister after Rushanara Ali rent scandal
homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Homelessness

Alison McGovern named as new homelessness minister after Rushanara Ali rent scandal

It’s been more than a month since Rushanara Ali was forced to resign from being homelessness minister but we now know her replacement
Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’
Trust

Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’

What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity
Nationalism

What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity

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‘Soap opera politics?’: Angela Rayner resigns as housing secretary and deputy PM after underpaying stamp duty
Angela Rayner

‘Soap opera politics?’: Angela Rayner resigns as housing secretary and deputy PM after underpaying stamp duty

He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?
Politics

He’ll ‘never be prime minister’, but how will Zack Polanski’s Green Party victory change UK politics?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
Donald Trump
Your view

What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press
Former deputy prime minister
Bridgette Rickett

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
Paul McNamee

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises

Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?
Paul McNamee

Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?

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What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity
Nationalism

What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let’s dig into the detail
a pitchfork in the soil at an allotment
Allotments

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let’s dig into the detail

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
UK Riots

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition
NHS

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition

Future generations

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Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales future generations commissioner Derek Walker
Future Generations

Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
a boy in school uniform eating a carrot
Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations
keir starmer visits a school
Sophie Howe

Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
Free school meals illustration
Week of action

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why

Brexit

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I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
Debt

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Paul McNamee

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Working class

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Letters

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?

Conservative Party

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The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
Nigel Farage
Two-child benefit cap

The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits

Tory MP Robert Jenrick says mass migration to blame for rising rents. Here’s what he’s not telling you
Conservative MP Robert Jenrick
RENTING

Tory MP Robert Jenrick says mass migration to blame for rising rents. Here’s what he’s not telling you

No UK party currently has what it takes to end poverty, research finds: ‘We need a radical rethink’
Labour leader Keir Starmer, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
Exclusive

No UK party currently has what it takes to end poverty, research finds: ‘We need a radical rethink’

It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’
Images of George Osborne and Rachel Reeves holding the budget box. Images: Flickr/ HM Treasury
Inflation

It’s been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here’s why that’s ‘actually quite a bad thing’

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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Renters: A mortgage lender's window advertising buy-to-let products
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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits

Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Pound coins on a piece of paper with disability living allowancve
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Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
next dwp cost of living payment 2023
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Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over

Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
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Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue

When will mortgage rates go down?
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When will mortgage rates go down?

Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
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Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
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Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

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