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CALL FOR ACTION: (L to R) Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir; NUJ members (L to R) Mariam Elsayeh, Pennie Quinton and Mike Holderness, speak to the media prior to delivering a letter to 10 Downing Street, over the killing journalists in Gaza, August 2025 / Pic (L): Shai Kandel/CC
Features / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

ANDREW DRAPER reports on the deliberate targeting and torture of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli state

27/02/25 of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) and British ambassador to the United States Lord Peter Mandelson
Lobbying / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

Transparency records reveal senior trade officials held dinners and strategy meetings with the notorious lobbying firm even as controversy over its Epstein links deepened, says SOLOMON HUGHES

NO LONGER FRINGE: Labour candidate Caroline Woodley (right) shakes hands with Green Party candidate Zoe Garbett is elected mayor of London Borough of Hackney, Friday May 8 2026
Features / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

KEITH FLETT looks at a post-election London

TERRORISED BY USA: Artisanal fishers collective, La Guaira - the capital city of the eponymous state of Venezuela and the country's main port, founded in 1577 as an outlet for nearby Caracas / Pic: Roger Harris
Features / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

What began as a purported ‘anti-drugs mission’ has evolved into a permanent regional military operation, write ROGER D HARRIS and JOHN PERRY 

King Charles III and Queen Camilla return to Buckingham Palace, London, in the Irish State Coach after the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster. Picture date: Wednesday May 13, 2026
Politics / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026

Starmer promised a reset after Labour’s dire electoral performance, but the government’s programme still falls far short of the bold action needed, says ANDY McDONALD MP

Author Michael Rosen during a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Burton-on-Trent, March 9, 2025
Features / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026

Author Michael Rosen asked people how we confront a takeover by Reform. The Labour Party would do well to listen to the answers rather than shuffle more deckchairs on the Titanic, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER

me and the party from Manifesto Press with the Bakoena Royal Council in KwaZulu Natal
South Africa / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026

ROGER McKENZIE looks at how ancient traditions practiced today can be the cornerstone of anti-imperialism in Africa

Birtek-sen members and supporters gather outside the trial in solidarity and to demand Mehmet Turkmen’s release, May 12, 2026 [Pic: Arif Bektas]
Turkey / 13 May 2026
13 May 2026

Mehmet Turkmen, president of Birtek-Sen, has been cleared of criminal charges after speaking out against the high rate of workplace injuries and deaths in Gaziantep’s textile and carpet industry. OZLEM TEMENA reports

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College. Picture date: Tuesday May 12, 2026
Eyes Left / 13 May 2026
13 May 2026

The Starmer project is going up in smoke – but if the left cannot swiftly build a viable alternative, the country faces the grim reality of a hard-right takeover, says ANDREW MURRAY

SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENT: At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis Baraa Heikal mourns over the body of his brother Fadi Heikal, killed in an Israeli strike, May 10 2026
Policing / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026

The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE

AT ODDS: Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy meets staff at HMP Belmarsh in south east London in September 2025
Features / 13 May 2026
13 May 2026

POA general secretary STEVE GILLAN argues that while Labour’s 2025 Act was a step forward, a second wave of legislation is vital to restore the fundamental right to strike and end the exploitation of prison officers

First Minister John Swinney addresses delegates during the STUC conference in the Caird Hall, Dundee, April 21, 2026
STUC / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026

FRED BAYER says the cuts to the congress cycle could be disastrous for the Scottish trade union movement