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Claiming to be under arrest, president Embalo has left the country while his opponents remain in custody after a military coup a day ahead of the announcement of the final results, argues PAVAN KULKARNI
The wrecking ball that is the Tories' benefit reforms
The government is well aware that replacing Incapacity Benefit with the assessment regime of Employment Support Allowance has lead to a mental health crisis and suicide epidemic, writes RUTH HUNT
The daughter of a legendary blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter has spoken out against the reactionary move, says MIKE SCHNEIDER
As the Trump administration escalates military pressure on Venezuela, a growing number of Caribbean governments are lining up behind Washington’s show of force, writes ROGER McKENZIE
On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, HUGH LANNING warns that the US-led “Comprehensive Plan” entrenches decades of Western complicity in Israel’s domination and denial of Palestinian land and rights
The UN has shamefully empowered the occupation of Gaza rather than ending it – we must redouble our efforts to build the movement required to establish a true peace, argues BEN JAMAL
Morning Star political reporter Andrew Murray speaks to ZARAH SULTANA on the mass party of the left holding its inaugural conference this weekend
HOUSING Secretary James Brokenshire has at last admitted that some Tory Party policies might be responsible for the rising levels of homelessness.
This carefully caveated statement has come far too late for those already experiencing homelessness. If this were a genuine position of the government, the toxic Universal Credit roll-out in 2019 would be shelved.
For someone with disabilities the constant threat of losing it all is compounded by the many bewildering caps, cuts, assessments, reassessments and tribunals which place an unbearable strain on their mental health.
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By making Personal Independence Payments harder to access, Labour is creating another barrier for those already struggling with soaring care costs, workplace discrimination and prejudiced employers, argues RUTH HUNT
Labour is deliberately continuing Tory policies that cost us £38 billion more than they save while driving illness rates higher — despite the evidence that previous sanctions doubled suicide attempts, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Far from addressing the causes of ill-health and disability, Starmer, Reeves and Kendall are committed to unleashing more misery for disabled people, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY