Topic: Labour

Fundraiser for relatives of El-Khawwas family who drowned hits £20,000 target

Husam El-Khawwas and Zeina Alayn died trying to rescue their daughters. Palestine Forum in Britain said the swell of donations was ‘humbling’

Faisa Mohamed
Playground politics: why park cuts could set back Leicester’s riots recovery

Community leaders working to bring together Hindu and Muslim groups say the hard graft was left to them — and austerity isn’t helping

Samir Jeraj
Government dashes social housing hopes by ruling out mandatory targets

Andy Burnham’s government accused of ‘caving to developers’ in response to National Planning Policy Framework consultation

Lucas Cumiskey

Hundreds of mosques in limbo after applying to Home Office security fund

Data obtained by Hyphen reveals that 510 mosques applied for funding to beef up security between July 2024 and November 2025, with most left hanging
How proposed reforms could reshape protections for women in nikah-only marriages

Planned changes to cohabitation laws could help people in religious-only marriages, but experts warn they would remain vulnerable without civil registration
Learners in limbo as government fails to set date for halal student loans

A pre-tender notice earlier this year pointed to a 2027 rollout but time is running out as October deadline looms
Muslim education leaders back plans for national religious education curriculum

The government is expected to launch a consultation in September to bring RE into the national curriculum for the first time
Artificial intelligence needs to be one of Burnham’s biggest priorities

The UK’s new leader will have to rise to the challenges of a rapidly changing world
‘Unclear’ on Gaza but liked by local Muslims: the Hyphen guide to Andy Burnham

Here’s what we know about the Labour leadership hopeful and his positions on domestic and foreign affairs