Early election declared by Sunak: UK to vote on July 4
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for a general election on July 4, with Labour leading the Tories in the polls
Sunak’s government targets asylum seekers to improve election chances
Rishi Sunak’s government is advancing its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to boost its poll numbers, despite ongoing resistance
Migrant health and care workers in the UK face new threats by immigration policy
The health and care sectors in the UK depend on migrant health workers, yet Rishi Sunak’s government is preparing to introduce even harsher immigration policies
Human rights groups slam Rishi Sunak’s push to deport migrants to Rwanda
To prevent legal challenges to the UK deal to relocate illegal immigrants to Rwanda, the Tory government has been pushing the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Threat of war looms over Europe as NATO drill goes full-throttle
Steadfast Defender 2024, the biggest NATO drill since the end of theCold War, involving more than 90,000 military personnel from 31 member countries and Sweden is underway in Europe
British workers march to denounce Tory anti-strike law
A law which allows employers to target workers in some sectors for not providing services during a strike came into effect in December. British trade unions have vowed to resist the law
Junior doctors in the UK wage long struggle in the face of Sunak’s arrogance
Junior doctors continue their struggle for full pay restoration as Rishi Sunak’s government once again fails to come up with a credible offer
“The British policy on immigration is the most harsh of our lifetimes”
In this interview with Peoples Dispatch, Edward Anderson of Northumbria University, UK, delves into the recent ousting of former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
Suella Braverman ousted from office, but threat of far-right still remains
Braverman made unsubstantiated claims about the police going “soft” on pro-Palestine protests and accused protesters of having links to illegal groups
Decades of austerity leave school and hospital buildings crumbling in the UK
The Department for Education ordered over a hundred schools to be fully or partially closed due to the imminent danger of collapse of roofs, ceilings and other parts of the buildings where reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been used
Progressives in the UK protest Tory government’s anti-refugee policies
The notorious Illegal Migration Bill pushed by the Tories was passed by the UK parliament and received royal assent on July 20. It has been fiercely opposed by a activist groups and leftist forces
Ukraine war takes toll on UK politics
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace that he will be leaving the cabinet and quitting politics is much more than about himself or British politics. It is likely that US President Joe Biden’s vetoing of his candidacy for the post of the next secretary-general of the NATO played a significant part
