TUC president and POA leader STEVE GILLAN speaks to Ben Chacko on the eve of Congress 2026
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Regardless of their immigration status, we must protect everyone in Britain from this virus
We must repeal the 2014 Immigration Act, reverse the ‘hostile environment’ and shut detention centres for good, writes Claudia Webbe
A man looks at a mural showing a nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in Shoreditch, east London
DOUG NICHOLLS welcomes a turning point at this year’s Congress, where many motions call for a co-ordinated plan to revive British industry, a perspective outlined in his new book
HOPE VIRGO of campaign Dump the Scales warns MPs voting today they should be alert to the threat legalised assisted death poses to people with eating disorders
The Together Alliance is hosting two summits, North and South, to build power and plan action against the scourge of racism peddled by the right. DANIEL KEBEDE urges mass participation
The drift toward militarisation in Europe is not inevitable, left-wing and peace movements can preserve sovereignty and prevent war, says DÁIRE HUGHES MP
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
THE coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread suffering for too many individuals and communities across Britain.
We do not yet know the full impact of the unprecedented economic disruption caused by the virus.
With widespread job losses, it is certain that it will have exacerbated the hardship caused by a decade of austerity.
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