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Tom Pickup confirms he was member of group in which one participant allegedly called for ‘mass Islam genocide’ A Reform UK councillor has been suspended for participating in a WhatsApp group where members allegedly called for a “mass Islam genocide”.Tom Pickup, who...
Streeting defends asylum policy, but says he’s not ‘comfortable’ with forced removal of children – UK politics live
Health secretary still maintains that forced removals are ‘right thing to do for the country’Healey is now taking questions.Q: How close are are we to war?It is Labour that is the party of defence. Continue reading...
How dangerous are Labour’s asylum plans? – podcast
There was outrage from Labour MPs on Monday evening as Shabana Mahmood outlined her plans to shake up the asylum system. Will these policies be watered down? John Harris finds out what is happening behind the scenes with Kiran Stacey. Plus, now that Labour has adopted...
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan stepped in‘It felt to me as if the world had forgotten about the...