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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 4h
Green Party members will be meeting in Brighton this weekend. Among the issues they'll be discussing is whether Zionism is racism. Will members back the motion?
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Will Green Party members vote to call Zionism racism?
Green Party members will be voting on the motion this weekend
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 9h
Reform accused of hypocrisy over criticism of Labour's triple lock policy leftfootforward.org/2026/10/nige...
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Nigel Farage says ‘Reform will protect your pension’ despite party previously saying it would not guarantee the triple lock
Reform has been accused of hypocrisy over its attacks on Labour’s pension policy
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 9h
Could Holborn and St Pancras be a Labour hold? A new projection seems to think so leftfootforward.org/2026/10/labo...
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Labour projected to hold on to Holborn and St Pancras, projection shows
The Labour Party is predicted to hold on to Holborn and St Pancras after a by-election was triggered by the resignation of Keir Starmer. The projection, forecast by Stats for Lefties and based on l...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 9h
The French president Emmanuel Macron and Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez have both expressed enthusiasm for the prospect of the UK rejoining the EU leftfootforward.org/2026/10/fran...
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France and Spain would welcome Britain back into EU with ‘open arms’
Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sánchez have welcomed the idea of the UK rejoining the EU
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 9h
Most Brits want to see the UK rejoin the EU 🇪🇺 leftfootforward.org/2026/10/majo...
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Majority of the British public backs rejoining the EU, YouGov finds
Support for rejoining the EU is strong among the British public
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'There is zero evidence PR advantages the far-right'
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Laura Parker: ‘There is zero evidence PR advantages the far-right’
LFF spoke to Labour for a New Democracy's Laura Parker at Labour Conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'There is zero evidence PR advantages the far-right'
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Laura Parker: ‘There is zero evidence PR advantages the far-right’
LFF spoke to Labour for a New Democracy's Laura Parker at Labour Conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Andy Burnham could take us back into the EU leftfootforward.org/2026/09/andy...
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Andy Burnham confirms that Labour will consider rejoining the EU at the next election
The prime minister said "Brexit has done more harm than good" and that 60% of the British public agrees with that statement
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The super-rich are cashing in on the cost-of-living crisis leftfootforward.org/2026/09/reve...
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Revealed: The super-rich individuals who have profited from food and energy price spikes during the cost-of-living crisis
Families whose fortunes came from food and oil and gas have increased their wealth by up to 20% since 2022
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you were to describe #LabourConference in just two words, what would they be?
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What two words sum up the 2026 Labour Party conference?
If you were to sum up the 2026 Labour Party conference in just two words, what would they be? Those in Labour's comms team would likely hope you'd say "hope again" - the slogan emblazoned through...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Labour conference is now all wrapped up. Our full rundown of what happened and what it all means will be landing in inboxes at 3pm. Subscribe here to be the first to get it. 👇
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Labour conference is now all wrapped up. Our full rundown of what happened and what it all means will be landing in inboxes at 3pm. Subscribe here to be the first to get it. 👇
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We spoke to @jontrickett.bsky.social at #LabourConference about what Andy Burnham needs to do now. Read the full interview. 👇
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Jon Trickett MP: The existence of the Labour Party is in jeopardy if Burnham doesn’t deliver
At Labour conference, Trickett told LFF that people have a "sense of unfairness and injustice and anger"
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We spoke to @jontrickett.bsky.social at #LabourConference about what Andy Burnham needs to do now. Read the full interview. 👇
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Jon Trickett MP: The existence of the Labour Party is in jeopardy if Burnham doesn’t deliver
At Labour conference, Trickett told LFF that people have a "sense of unfairness and injustice and anger"
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yvette Cooper has announced 1,000 Sure Start hubs to be opened by 2028
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Yvette Cooper tells Labour conference ‘Sure Start’s back’
A major announcement
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Angela Eagle has announced that Labour will plant half a million trees in England
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Labour pledges £79 million fund to plant half a million trees
Angela Eagle announced the policy at Labour conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The numbers are bad news for Nigel Farage leftfootforward.org/2026/09/two-...
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Two more polls put Labour in the lead as Reform support falls again
New polls by Survation and More in Common have put Labour six points ahead of Reform
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Green Party leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social has criticised Andy Burnham's plans to scrap the triple lock, calling on the government to 'tax the rich' instead
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‘Tax the rich’ – Zack Polanski criticises Burnham’s triple lock plans
"Why is the government going after pensioners?"
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Questions are being asked about why the Reform council leader accepted hospitality from the council's now-CEO shortly before he was appointed leftfootforward.org/2026/09/refo...
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Reform council leader dined at CEO’s hotel before he was given £215k job
Reform was accused of running recruitment for the position with "extreme haste"
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Green Party leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social has criticised Andy Burnham's plans to scrap the triple lock, calling on the government to 'tax the rich' instead
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‘Tax the rich’ – Zack Polanski criticises Burnham’s triple lock plans
"Why is the government going after pensioners?"
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Left wing Labour MPs and trade unions are intending to push for a more radical policy platform from Andy Burnham
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Labour left vows to fight for more radical policy platform from Andy Burnham
This is what happened at the Socialist Campaign Group rally at Labour Party conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A YouGov poll has suggested that Andy Burnham's plans to scrap the triple lock to fund social care reform is supported by the public
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Snap poll suggests public supports scrapping triple lock to fund national care service
Burnham's flagship announcement seems to be popular
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Left wing Labour MPs and trade unions are intending to push for a more radical policy platform from Andy Burnham
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Labour left vows to fight for more radical policy platform from Andy Burnham
This is what happened at the Socialist Campaign Group rally at Labour Party conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Speaking to LFF at #LabourConference, @patrickhurley.bsky.social said that the welfare system needs 'fundamental reform'
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Patrick Hurley MP interview: Welfare system needs ‘fundamental reform’
LFF spoke to Patrick Hurley at Labour conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Angela Rayner laid into Nigel Farage in her #LabourConference speech
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‘He’s shown whose side he’s on’ – Angela Rayner slams Nigel Farage in conference speech
'Farage isn’t standing up to vested interests. He’s falling at their feet.'
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
These are the big things we learnt from Burnham's first conference speech as PM 👇
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5 key takeaway’s from Andy Burnham’s speech
'One of the most impressive Leader's speeches I've seen in all the Labour conferences I've attended', was how one Labour MP described Andy Burnham's first speech as Prime Minister to Labour conferenc...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is how trade unions have responded to Andy Burnham's first Labour conference speech as prime minister 👇
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How trade unions have responded to Andy Burnham’s conference speech
Burnham has given his first speech to Labour conference as prime minister
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Speaking to LFF at #LabourConference, @patrickhurley.bsky.social said that the welfare system needs 'fundamental reform'
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Patrick Hurley MP interview: Welfare system needs ‘fundamental reform’
LFF spoke to Patrick Hurley at Labour conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At #LabourConference, we spoke to Labour MP @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social about the start of the Burnham administration, welfare reform, and what the government should do in the budget.
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Rachael Maskell MP: Starmer’s welfare reforms were ‘reprehensible’. Any changes Burnham makes must ‘lead with our values’.
LFF spoke to Rachael Maskell at Labour conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reform has used inflammatory comments about immigration made by Jim Ratcliffe and Harry Redknapp in its latest promotional video leftfootforward.org/2026/09/refo...
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Reform did not get permission from Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe to use his comments in promotional video
Reform has used inflammatory comments about immigration made by Ratcliffe and Harry Redknapp in a promotional video
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At #LabourConference, we spoke to @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social about how the Burnham administration compares with Starmer's
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Last year’s Labour conference was ‘like somebody had died’. This year’s is ‘much more positive’. – interview with Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
Neil Duncan Jordan spoke to LFF about the differences between the Starmer and Burnham administrations
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Speaking to LFF at #LabourConference, @pcsunion.bsky.social general secretary Fran Heathcote warned Andy Burnham against benefit cuts
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Don’t cut benefits to fund defence spending, PCS general secretary tells Andy Burnham in interview at Labour conference
Fran Heathcote told LFF that the government shouldn't 'increase military spending at the expense of people on Universal Credit benefits'
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Emily Thornberry told a #LabourConference fringe meeting that the government should introduce rent controls
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Emily Thornberry calls for the introduction of rent controls in ‘housing crisis zones’
"I think that people are taking the mickey out of this, people are making huge profits out of this."
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We spoke to @kerrymp.bsky.social at #LabourConference about Andy Burnham's first few weeks in Number 10, how he can support the hospitality sector, and how Labour can resist the electoral threat from the Greens
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Kerry McCarthy MP on Andy Burnham, supporting the hospitality sector, and how to fight off the Greens
Left Foot Forward spoke to Kerry McCarthy MP at Labour Party conference
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Shabana Mahmood made a big announcement in her conference speech
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Shabana Mahmood announces UK will be opening ‘safe and legal’ routes for Afghan women fleeing persecution and ‘Palestinians who have fled the horrors of Gaza’
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced that UK will be opening "safe and legal" routes for refugees. These refugees will include "Afghan women and girls fleeing persecution under the Taliban"...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rail union @aslefunion.bsky.social and anti-privatisation group @weownit.org.uk have welcomed @heidialexander.bsky.social telling #LabourConference that the government will explore publicly owned trains.
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Rail unions and campaigners welcome Heidi Alexander’s move to look at publicly owned trains
'A big step forward for our railway'
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is how trade unions have responded to John Healey's speech 👇
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How trade unions have responded to John Healey’s speech at Labour conference
The speech broadly well down well in the trade union movement
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Unless the tax-burden on working people is reduced, they will turn their back on politics for good. Labour must also cut household and industrial energy bills, as well as a windfall tax on banks.
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Sharon Graham tells Andy Burnham to reduce tax burden on working class
The General Secretary of Unite, Labour's biggest union backer, has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that he must reduce the tax burden on the working classes, as the Prime Minister prepares to deliver his first
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A straw poll taken outside #LabourConference by @weownit.org.uk found 99% of attendees supporting taking Thames Water into public ownership.
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99% of Labour conference attendees back public ownership of Thames Water in straw poll
99% support
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Reform group leader on Doncaster Council has been criticised for making "factually inaccurate racist statements" about grooming gangs leftfootforward.org/2026/09/refo...
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Reform council group leader accused of making ‘racist statements’ about grooming gangs
The Reform council leader has been condemned for making “factually inaccurate racist statements and stirring up divisive misinformation”
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Don't pick on the workers that are here contributing to society." leftfootforward.org/2026/09/unis...
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Unison general secretary to urge Andy Burnham to ‘do the right thing’ and drop immigration reforms at Labour conference protest
"Don't pick on the workers that are here contributing to society."
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The chancellor John Healey has told Labour Conference that growing welfare bill is 'not progressive'
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John Healey tells Labour conference "bigger and bigger" welfare bill is "not progressive"
Healey also recommitted to the fiscal rules
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Richard Tice has backed the decision, which will result in 116 job losses and push up childcare costs for local families leftfootforward.org/2026/09/rich...
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Richard Tice says Reform council showed ‘courage’ in closing 10 nurseries
The decision was met with cries of “shame” from parents and campaigners
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Speaking to LFF at #LabourConference, @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social said that the only way to balance the books is wealth taxes, not welfare cuts
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John McDonnell interview: ‘The only way to balance the books is through wealth taxes not welfare cuts’
Veteran Labour MP and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that the only way to balance the books is through wealth taxes because MPs will 'not vote for welfa...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sir John Curtice warned a fringe meeting at #LabourConference today that an early general election would likely lead to a hung parliament and argued Labour's poll lead was 'not enough for anybody to contemplate' calling one.
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Labour’s poll lead ‘not enough for anybody to contemplate’ an early election, Sir John Curtice tells party conference
The polling expert said it's 'not an attractive prospect'
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour MP @alexsobel.co.uk has claimed the UK is closer than ever to getting a proportional voting system
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UK is closer than ever to getting proportional representation, Labour MP claims
"Folks, we are nearly there"
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Speaking to LFF at #LabourConference, @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social said that the only way to balance the books is wealth taxes, not welfare cuts
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John McDonnell interview: ‘The only way to balance the books is through wealth taxes not welfare cuts’
Veteran Labour MP and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that the only way to balance the books is through wealth taxes because MPs will 'not vote for welfa...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pat McFadden has primed Labour members for major welfare reform in his speech to #LabourConference
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Pat McFadden primes Labour members for major welfare reform in conference speech
He called welfare reform 'the moral crusade of our times'
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