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"Despite important law changes on violence against women, there has been lots of rhetoric but not much action when it comes to improving women's rights in the UK"

A vote for Theresa May is not a vote for women

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"After David Ward's candidacy emerged, a storm of protest from Jewish organisations forced party leader Tim Farron to criticise his adoption as a candidate, and then to sack him"

Farron axes Lib Dem candidate after day of confusion in anti-Semitism row

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"It is the duty of leaders and opinion formers not to demonise and stigmatise refugees and asylum seekers"

If we want refugees to integrate, we need to stop demonising them

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"A Scottish Conservative revival which could deprive the still mighty SNP of several seats come June 8th"

The Conservatives are making a comeback in Scotland – Sturgeon should be worried

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"Had an alliance been hammered out earlier, taking in the Lib Dems, it would have given May cause for concern."

There is no progressive majority to stop Brexit – or much else

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"Cooper is a composed, articulate technocrat who exudes competence while delivering modest returns - not unlike Theresa May, but with a more opaque worldview."

Labour needs more than just a good sales rep

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"The NHS simply doesn't have enough nurses"

Brexit risks undermining NHS without quick government action

If the government wants to avoid an NHS crisis it must focus on pay and nursing shortages

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A connection between Labour Leave and Ukip could worry Labour members

The Labour Brexit group which donated to Ukip

Labour MEP on why he is hoping to get some answers over £18,500 donation to Ukip

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"Speaking in London, he framed the election as 'the establishment versus the people. It's our historic duty to make sure the people prevail.'"

Corbyn opens door to wealth taxes with attack on elites

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"There is one consequence of the law that is not often spoken about and which has potentially helped vulnerable women"

The good side of a bad policy: Harsh migration law blocks forced marriages

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"If large numbers of the new Tory intake take a hard line on immigration or financial contributions, the Tory Taliban could swell in size."

Election 2017: The no-nonsense guide

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"Labour can salvage itself: it can get a proper leadership, build policies, recover the more than half of supporters Corbyn has driven away"

Don’t fall into the trap: Labour MPs should vote against a general election

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"Labour MP John Woodcock has said that he "will not countenance ever voting to make Jeremy Corbyn Britain's Prime Minister"

Labour MP: “I will not countenance ever voting to make Corbyn prime minister”

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"There is a breed of left winger who reacts to accusations of left-wing anti-Semitism with instinctive defensiveness or scepticism"

Yes, the left has a racism problem

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"Labour's representation on the council has now been reduced to one out of 81"

Lone Ranger: Surrey’s solitary Labour councillor takes on 81 opponents

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"The Osborne affair comes on top of many other such unsavoury moments"

Osborne & the City: Either mainstream politics condemns this or the populists will

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The USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a tomahawk land attack missile Friday, April 7, 2017, from the Mediterranean Sea

Trump’s bombing in Syria was illegal – but the UN left no other choice

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"The government's controversial new two-child limit for tax credits is problematic for many reasons - not least because of its gendered impact"

The government’s rape clause is a callous attack on victims

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"Children whose parents were unmarried when one died will receive nothing"

Children born out of wedlock are still being punished by the state

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