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Lawman / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment

A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Activists will urge MPs to protect the five-year settlement route and cut visa costs, warning reforms risk deepening inequality and labour shortages, says HARSEV BAINS

BEYOND RIBBON CUTTING: Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander inaugurates the Great British Railways branding in Bournemouth Traincare Depot in May 2025
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

The nationalisation move to Great British Railways (GBR) must be about more than just changing the livery, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST

TOUCH AND GO: Andy Burnham speaks to supporters at the launch of his campaign at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield on May 22 2026
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

In Ashton-in-Makerfield, historical migration patterns and industrial heritage sit alongside a heated electoral battle for the future of British politics, says MEIC BIRTWISTLE

Copies of the Morning Star
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Editor BEN CHACKO looks at the invaluable contribution the paper makes, and the headwinds it has to struggle against to get by, following the Morning Star’s 80th AGM this month

THEY SHALL NOT PASS: Taking a stand, outside the Highfield Hotel in Southampton, against amassed far-right protesters in the wake of a knife attack in Belfast last Tuesday
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Political figures are fuelling unrest and encouraging racialised violence before justice takes its course, warns DIANE ABBOTT MP – our responsibility now must be to speak out and oppose the politics of hatred

A twisted sign, felled concrete posts and a broken wall tell the story of violence outside a coking plant in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, June 18, 1984
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

After decades of campaigning, miners and their supporters have secured an inquiry into the events of June 1984. Now comes the struggle to ensure it delivers accountability and justice, says KATE FLANNERY

Andy Burnham makes a speech surrounded by supporters at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election during a press conference at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield, May 22, 2026
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

A former mining seat has become the focal point of Britain’s political drama, with Labour’s future, Reform’s advance and Andy Burnham’s leadership prospects all on the line. ANDREW MURRAY reports

Jeremy Corbyn in front of a Palestine flag
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Britain’s political Establishment treats military spending as the answer to every crisis, while there’s ‘no money’ for welfare or public services. Help build the people’s fightback at the International Conference Against War on June 20, says JEREMY CORBYN

CONFRONTATION: Police line the streets during the Tonypandy riots
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

Annie Powell’s famous declaration captured the mood in Tonypandy in 1936, when thousands turned out to confront fascism. Ninety years on, the legacy of that struggle still resonates in modern Wales, writes TWM DRAPER

Green Party deputy leaders Mothin Ali (2nd right) and Rachel Millward (right) during leader Zack Polanski's speech at the Green Party conference at Bournemouth International Centre, October 3, 2025
Features / 12 June 2026
12 June 2026

Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies

THE LINGERING SHADOW: (L to R) Business and Trade Secretary Peter ‘a bit like Mandelson’ Kyle with the media after a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street on Tuesday May 12, 2026; Peter Mandelson
Features / 12 June 2026
12 June 2026

From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain