'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'

‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols

Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement

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I despise seeing what’s really going on stuffed into a “but critics say” clause.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5h ago

Nearly a billion people in India are being asked to show documents to prove that they should keep the right to vote. The exercise aims to clean India’s voter roll of duplicates and discrepancies, but critics say it undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims.

The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

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I welcome the decision to scrap plans to curb jury trials. Trial by jury is a fundamental safeguard in our justice system. Victims deserve timely justice, but weakening the right to a jury trial is not the answer. The Government must now focus on investing in our courts to bring down delays.

Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera"

My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion

Well, we're still at just over 20 months of Trump's second term, and the www.trumpactiontracker.info has reached over 4,000 documented actions :-/

"Pensioners say that they have contributed and are entitled to big increases in benefits. But the contributory condition has been weakened over the years... Someone born in 1956 is expected to withdraw over 30% more than they contributed." 👇 buff.ly/YJr933z

A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."

Rachel Johnson who was interviewing her didn't push back at all and even seemed to be agreeing with her. Here's a fuller account from the police. Absolutely scandalous that an MP is not condemning this act of terrorism

The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like

Was just on LBC with @mrjamesob.bsky.social to discuss Kemi Badenoch's banning of @bylinetimes.bsky.social from attending Conservative conference after calling such bans by Reform "authoritarian" and an assault on free speech bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...

Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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🧠 AdviceUK has welcomed the government’s £343m investment in up to 159 new neighbourhood #MentalHealth centres across England, but said free and independent advice services must be embedded alongside NHS care. Our #NewsAndComment section discusses this and more: hi.switchy.io/_fgS

The Windrush scandal is not a closed chapter in British history. That's why this #BlackBritishHistoryMonth we're resharing our blog with Black Equity Organisation on its lasting impact and the crucial role of advice and advocacy. Read the full blog: https://bit.ly/3TybQGj

The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 4d ago

New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer

📢 The PM'S promise to end the triple lock next parliament is good news for the public finances, and for the vulnerable pensioners who lose far more from a broken care system than they gain from a random ratchet on their pension ⤵️

So pleased to hear this confirmed in the PM’s speech. Big congrats to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and all who’ve campaigned for it! At last we have a chance to restore trust in our politics with a system where “everyone’s views count and everyone’s vote matters” 👏👏👏

Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans

Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham to set up publicly-owned 'Great British Grid' on mission to fix 'broken' energy market 👏 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Burnham plans public-owned 'Great British Grid' to fix 'broken' energy market

EXCLUSIVE: The PM will use his Labour conference speech to set out plans for greater public control of energy - as he warned firms and businesses are left shouldering the cost

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"Andy Burnham showed willingness to go beyond what his focus groups told him, and do what he thinks is fundamental to reshape British society." The Prime Minister gave his first party conference speech as leader – and you know what? It went pretty well www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/did-...

Did Andy Burnham just deliver the best Labour speech in decades? | The News Agents

Andy Burnham gave his first Labour Party conference speech as leader, one full of pledges and private pain, and it seems like he landed every single punch.

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AdviceUK's @zubhaque.bsky.social que.bsky.social asks the Minister for Public Health and Patient Safety why free, independent advice services do not have more sustainable funding when they are the front door of prevention for the public.

Interesting discussion at @nestauk.bsky.social event on Govt's 10 year health plan on how they can deliver on prevention.

Looking forward to attending the Labour Conference in Liverpool and talking about why the Government need to do more to support free and independent advice services in the UK @adviceuk.bsky.social

Liam Thorp@liamthorp.bsky.social · last wk.

Exclusive: I asked Andy Burnham about the gangs of masked thugs marauding around parts of our country and asked if he and his government should be doing more to call out their actions He called them ‘poisonous’ amongst other strong words. His condemnation was unequivocal. Full story here 👇

You know that saying about how the way they treat asylum seekers is the way they’d treat everyone else if they thought they could get away with it? Well,

And they thought Muslim women choosing to wear hijabs (headscarves) and niqabs (face veil) was a threat to British values lol

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w ago

Good luck to the Hampshire police. Requiring those present to be identifiable could be one key to deterring disorder

AI CEOs hiring AI lawyers and donating money to (human) politicians to lobby for AI rights. A frightening future prospect by Yuval Noah Harari.

💨Healthy Indoor Air in Schools France : 3 Priorities 1. We must make indoor air quality a fully integrated component of public health and prevention policies, particularly in schools and facilities serving the most vulnerable populations.

Why should we clean the air in schools? - Reduces pollutants which cause asthma, multiple cancers, and dementia. - More resilient to airborne disease and pandemics We need health-based standards for air quality in schools. Fund ventilation filtration and maintenance. #HIAS2026

“Free, independent and timely advice is prevention in practice.” A new landmark poll shows 85% of UK public agree free and independent advice should be an essential local service. So why isn't Government treating it that way? Important piece by @adviceuk.bsky.social CEO Liz Bayram bit.ly/4y6wsEI

UK public sees free, independent advice as an essential local service. Why isn’t the Government treating it that way?

Everyday free and independent advice services stop from people being evicted from their homes, from spiralling into unmanageable debt, and help them get the benefits and other support they need to…

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85% of UK adults think free, independent advice should be an essential local service. 89% agree that getting advice early can stop problems getting worse. That support needs to be matched by investment in the advice services people rely on. Read our new research @adviceuk.bsky.social bit.ly/4d44EIF

What does the UK public really think about free, independent advice? ▪️89% of UK adults say early advice stops problems getting worse. ▪️88% of people say everyone should have access to it. ▪️85% say it should be an essential local service. Our new national poll 👇 bit.ly/4d44EIF