Can the unity built between the Camden People’s Alliance and the Green Party make an electoral breakthrough on the PM’s home territory this week? ANDREW MURRAY talks to some of those involved
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Labour’s leadership candidates set out their stalls
NICK WRIGHT assesses the strengths and weaknesses of those vying for the top job in the party
Labour leadership candidates (from left to right) Rebecca Long Bailey, Sir Keir Starmer, Jess Phillips and Emily Thornberry
Plaid Cymru’s Caerffili by-election win raised hopes on the left — but the complex realities of Wales suggest the Senedd election may be far less predictable, argues CATRIN ASHTON
Politicians must seize the opportunity to act boldly and tackle land inequality, delivering power to local communities, writes Dr JOSH DOBLE
Disabled tenant RUTH HUNT found herself evicted by her landlord of 10 years after asking for repairs. She explains why the end of no-fault evictions is cause for celebration
The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
HENRY FOWLER, General Strike 100 national co-ordinator, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations, joining the National Day of Celebration in Barnsley. The event was organised by Unite for a Workers Economy (Unite the Union), the Durham Miners Association, and the National Union of Mineworkers
THE Parliamentary Labour Party hustings this week presented the leadership hopefuls with their first chance to woo MPs.
It gave them the problem of doing so without blowing their pitch to the party’s electorate.
The dilemma of appearing to be simultaneously in tune with Jeremy Corbyn’s heritage while seeking the endorsement of the Corbyn-sceptic MPs has resulted in some careful positioning.
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