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PM could be ejected from Downing Street if Welsh Labour loses Senedd elections in May, First Minister says
A BIRMINGHAM bar where English Defence League (EDL) thugs will drink before their march in the city has told staff that they are entitled to stay at home, it emerged yesterday.
Unite Against Fascism (UAF) issued a statement on Tuesday reporting that Bar Risa has told non-white staff they should not come to work on Saturday.
However a statement issued by Bar Risa management yesterday strongly refuted this claim, stating that staff of all backgrounds were told "that it is totally up to them whether they work or not."
JAMES NALTON writes on the bizarre Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down
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As Birmingham’s refuse workers fight brutal pay cuts, Strike Map rallies mass solidarity, with unions, activists, and workers converging to defy scab labour and police intimidation. The message to Labour? Back workers or face rebellion, writes HENRY FOWLER and ROBERT POOLE