Topic: Political parties

Reform is making serious inroads within the union movement. Labour needs to stop it

For too long the left has taken the support of rank and file members for granted

Taj Ali
Will Farage’s fighting talk translate into election success?

Buoyed by support from the Sun, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is eyeing hundreds of local council seats in next month’s polls

Shehab Khan
‘Essential to the community’: Slough fights back against library closures

The town, home to one of Britain’s biggest Muslim populations, went bankrupt in 2021. But councillors and families say cutting libraries is a step too far

Saman Javed

What I learned from observing Ramadan while working in parliament

The holy month makes Muslims in Westminster more visible. For MPs, it can be particularly hard — but it’s not without its rewards
Trump’s tariffs could blow Rachel Reeves’s planning out of the water

As the chancellor delivers her spring statement, Britain has been trying to reassure industry without angering the US
Labour has delivered a cruel and needless hammer blow to disabled people

Devastating cuts to benefits won’t help anyone back to work and will push thousands into deeper poverty
Revealed: Muslim civil service group cleared after Gaza-Israel lobbying probe

Call for apology as MP and trade union allege Tory government suspended Civil Service Muslim Network ‘based on political pressure rather than facts’
Starmer says welfare cuts are necessary. MPs say it’s austerity 2.0

Some disabled people could lose up to £10,000 a year thanks to new rules on Pip and incapacity benefit payments. Some backbenchers are furious
Muslim Heritage Month celebrates a rich contribution to UK society

Organised by the Muslim Women’s Network UK, the initiative highlights the deep roots of Muslim communities across the country