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Paul Stephenson obituary

Civil rights activist who organised the Bristol bus boycott, paving the way for the Race Relations Act of 1965

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour MP breaks ranks to call for end to UK arms sales to Israel

A SCOTTISH Labour MP has publicly urged the UK Government to end arms sales to Israel.

The National (Scotland)

A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown review – a crown jewel among royal biographies

The Private Eye satirist’s portrait of the late monarch is rich in vignettes, but also has a revelatory depth

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The last of the hereditary peers in the House of Lords

The Labour government has plans to end their ‘outdated and indefensible’ lawmaking position in the upper house

The Guardian - UK

The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the legacy of the radical left

What do the careers of Diane Abbott, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell tell us about political success?

The Guardian - UK

The Searchers by Andy Beckett review – the leftists who took their lead from Tony Benn

An absorbing study of the radical left makes a convincing case for their cultural victories but romanticises the Jeremy Corbyn years

The Guardian - UK

The left is smeared as the angry mob again and again. In reality, it is the target of political violence

These threats don’t just seek to intimidate leftwing politicians, it makes them seem a risk to voters, too, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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‘I wanted to save the world!’: Grace Blakeley, TikTok’s answer to Tony Benn

The millennial economist talks to Sam Leith about the perils of global capitalism, fighting her corner online and having a ‘midlife crisis’ at 29

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘When he mentioned the economic benefits of the EU, my response was: for whom?’

They are both on the left, but could they agree on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership qualities or whether Keir Starmer is an eel?

The Guardian - UK

Caroline Lucas was the best PM Britain never had – but she’s shown us how to fix our politics

The Green MP for Brighton Pavilion is leaving Westminster. It’s a sign that change will only come to a broken system from outside, says Compass director Neal Lawson

The Guardian - UK

Biden and Sunak hold press conference as new transatlantic deal unveiled – as it happened

US president and UK prime minister announce plan to bolster economic security in response to China’s growing influence

The Guardian - UK

Public urination: don’t get caught with your trousers down

Letters: Jennifer Henley on scaring a man making a wee mess, and Ian Arnott on Tony Benn being caught short

The Guardian - UK

All the warnings in the world couldn’t stop the Iraq war, or Tony Blair

Looking back after 20 years, I recall how an unswerving PM bullied MPs to get their votes and ignored cool heads, says the Labour MP Diane Abbott

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What it was like watching Westminster get rich from Scotland’s oil

IN the 1970s, the discovery of oil changed the landscape of Scottish politics ...

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Sir Bernard Ingham obituary

Rumbustious Downing Street chief press secretary who was central to the style and success of the Thatcher revolution

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Jim Ford obituary

Other lives: Coal miner in Shropshire who supported his colleagues through the strike of 1984-85

The Independent UK

The Snuts: ‘I’ve got friends who are gonna have their gas cut off, no money in the bank...’

Scottish four-piece The Snuts topped the UK charts with their personal, coming-of-age debut, ‘WL’. Frontman Jack Cochrane tells Roisin O’Connor about taking inspiration from Tony Benn for their political follow-up, ‘Burn the Empire’, and why they didn’t want to become ‘another generic indie band’

Daily Mirror

'My 50th year at the Labour conference - and for my sins I will be back again'

This is the beating heart of honest, awkward, idealistic, funny, cynical, romantic British politics, writes Paul Routledge as he recalls half a century of long speeches, block votes and late nights drinking

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Letter: Judith Durham obituary

Shelley Bovey writes: Tony Benn and Judith drank tea and signed each other’s books

The Guardian - UK

Like Thatcher, Truss wants radical change – but could she avoid a crisis?

Whether she or Rishi Sunak becomes prime minister, challenge looks as daunting as it did for James Callaghan in 1976

The Guardian - UK

‘Eventually it will just be a barcode, won’t it?’ Why Britain’s new stamps are causing outrage and upset

Royal Mail’s stamps are finally entering the digital world, with printed codes that can be used to track letters or linked to videos. Collectors, traditionalists and royalists are not amused

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings is the gift who keeps giving

There are two takes on politics. One, espoused by the late Tony Benn, is that it’s the issues that matter. And then there are the rest of us who think that the issues are of course terribly important but it’s the personalities that count. And for us, Dominic Cummings is…

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