TUC president and POA leader STEVE GILLAN speaks to Ben Chacko on the eve of Congress 2026
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CALVIN TUCKER reports from the Labour Women’s Declaration fringe at conference in Liverpool
(Left to right) Diana Johnson MP, Cllr Nina Killen, Cllr Emina Ibrahim, Tonia Antoniazzi MP, Judith Green, Karen Ingala Smith and Paula Boulton
As Cuba faces the most dangerous moment in its recent history, Britain must do more than condemn the US blockade at the United Nations, writes KEVIN COURTNEY, chair of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign
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
Morning Star assistant business manager BERNADETTE KEAVENEY and international editor ROGER McKENZIE remember attending the 2001 TUC, suspended midweek after news of the World Trade Centre attacks
Whether it’s dented bike frames or broken ferries, MATT KERR wishes politicians had the same steely staying power of elite engineering instead of chasing disposable self-importance
The events of 9/11 reverberated across the United States and then the world. JOHN WIGHT remembers the eerie atmosphere that exposed racial divisions at the heart of Hollywood
LABOUR MP Tonia Antoniazzi on Monday blasted attempts to shut down debate on the controversial issue of trans women’s access to female-only spaces such as changing rooms, refuges, prisons, and sports.
“What am I doing being a politician if I can’t ask questions that affect women?” she asked.
“Free speech is the foundation stone of the party to be able to develop robust policies.”
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