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Standards in public office, respecting right to criticise

April 22, 2026 by Haringey Liberal Democrats

Standards in public office, respecting right to criticise
British Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Photo: The Guardian/Leon Neal/Getty Images

Dear Home Secretary, We are writing on behalf of constituents in Crouch End, Haringey, who have asked us to raise concerns about remarks you made at a public event recently.

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Calling for a public apology from UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP

April 22, 2026 by Ishtiyaq Shukri

Calling for a public apology from UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP
British Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP. Photo: UK Parliament, House of Commons

On Monday 20 April Shabana Mahmood told “white liberal” hecklers to “f**k right off”. Under no circumstances is this acceptable. With standards in public life in the UK slipping, community cohesion disintegrating, and democratic procedures eroding, Mahmood must be held to account for her abusive language. I have written to my local north London MP, Catherine West, and local councillors, calling for an apology from the home secretary, because everybody has the right to feel safe.

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Don’t look at who voted to call the slave trade ‘the gravest crime’, look at who didn’t

April 13, 2026 by Kenneth Mohammed

Don’t look at who voted to call the slave trade ‘the gravest crime’, look at who didn’t
Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, addresses the UN general assembly in New York ahead of the vote on 25 March. Photograph: Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

The UK and EU countries who abstained when Ghana’s UN resolution was adopted may soon find it harder to sustain the same old script on reparations

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‘People are so judgmental’: the growing cohort of over-55s facing homelessness

April 9, 2026 by Rachel Hall

‘People are so judgmental’: the growing cohort of over-55s facing homelessness
Richard Hewett became homeless after a breakup. When he contracted sepsis, his right leg was amputated. Photo: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Richard Hewett, who was forced to sleep in his car when his relationship broke down, is one of many in the UK hit by rising costs and a lack of social housing

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Struggling families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival

April 8, 2026 by Ella Michalski

Struggling families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash

Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse. It’s time the government listened to people like us

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Public Lecture | Palestine and the World: Struggle and Solidarity, by Professor Steven Salaita (AUC)

April 5, 2026 by School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London

Public Lecture | Palestine and the World: Struggle and Solidarity, by Professor Steven Salaita (AUC)

Join the Centre for the Study of Race, Class and Empire for the public lecture by Professor Steven Salaita, renowned Palestinian intellectual, scholar and novelist on Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 5.45-8pm.

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What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there

April 4, 2026 by Hannah Spencer, MP

What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there
Hannah Spencer, MP for Gorton and Denton, is sworn in at the House of Commons, 2 March 2026. Photo: House of Commons

With this escalating cost of living crisis, so many are really suffering – yet Labour lacks the imagination, boldness and will to do anything about it.

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Lib Dems Condemn Kanye West Announcement

April 3, 2026 by Ed Davey MP, Luke Taylor MP, Cllr Luke Cawley-Harrison

Lib Dems Condemn Kanye West Announcement
Image: Lib Dem letter to Home Secretary

Dear Home Secretary, We are writing to you with the utmost urgency regarding the reported upcoming performance by Kanye West at Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park.

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London's historic day of multicultural protest against the far right

March 30, 2026 by Unwritten Lives

London's historic day of multicultural protest against the far right
"Together Against The Far Right" rally. Trafalgar Square. Photo: Unwritten Lives

On 28 March 2026, tens of thousands of people gathered in London to march against the far right.

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Together 28 March London

March 25, 2026 by Together Alliance

Together 28 March London
Fill this space. Trafalgar Square, London. Photo: Together Alliance UK

March TOGETHER against the far right. Central London. Saturday 28 March 2026. 12pm to 6pm. Join us!

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