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Two founders of Led By Donkeys to face trial after Labour HQ protest

Rushworth resistance — The art and activism crew hung a banner opposite the party’s Southwark headquarters, featuring an image of a bombed out Gaza street that read “Protesting this isn’t terrorism”.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

“I refuse to accept child poverty is a normal part of our society”: Apsana Begum MP on voting to scrap the cap

After seeking to “enhance” the King’s Speech by voting for the scrapping of the controversial two child benefit cap, the MP for Poplar and Limehouse lost the Labour Whip.

  • Activism
  • Apsana Begum

Inside the battle to stop coal

As the legal challenge against Britain’s first deep coal mine in 30 years reaches the High court, we talk to activists at the centre of the fight to stop it.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Can things only get better, again?

With the re-emergence of D:Ream’s euphoric 1993 hit and a ’97 style Labour landslide looking likely, Hannah Ewens dives deep into the creation of Cool Britannia, and asks experts whether it could be repeated again.

  • Election 2024
  • Hannah Ewens

I interrupted Keir Starmer’s manifesto launch – here’s why

One of Starmer’s constituents, Alice tried every way to talk to her then MP about the crisis facing her generation, but he did not listen she writes exclusively for Huck.

  • Election 2024
  • Alice, Green New Deal Rising

Jeremy Corbyn isn't going anywhere

“I was elected to do a job" – The veteran MP talks Labour leadership, Parliament, the left and the future in a wide-ranging interview with Ben Smoke.

  • Interviews
  • Ben Smoke

We must defy Starmer’s undermining of Young Labour

Rising up — After attempts to bar Jeremy Corbyn and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign from the Labour Party’s annual conference, activists are speaking out about the leadership’s continued silencing of Young Labour.

  • Activism
  • Mark Montegriffo

Nadia Whittome deserves our support, not derision

Fighting stigma — As the 24-year-old MP takes time off due to PTSD, we must celebrate her bravery in speaking openly about mental health and continue to fight for access to care and support for everyone suffering.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

It's time we stopped treating antisemitism as a factional tool

Time to reflect — After a dramatic day which saw the release of a damning report into Labour’s handling of antisemitism and the suspension of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, writer Em Hilton calls for an end to utilising oppression for political gain

  • Opinion
  • Em Hilton

General Election 2019: we want you to vote Labour

The Huck view — Politics isn’t a game. With all the fanfare surrounding election day, it’s easy to forget what’s at stake.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

Ali Milani: the young muslim immigrant taking on the PM

Knock Knock: An Election Special — Will this be the first time that a serving Prime Minister loses his seat? Uxbridge’s Labour candidate Ali Milani is running against Boris Johnson, in an effort to make that happen.

  • Activism
  • Josh Schot

How the UK media became a mouthpiece for the Tories

Impartiality anyone? No? — Our biggest and best-known media commentators are intent on delivering an election result that preserves their power – keeping it in the hands of the few, not the many.

  • Opinion
  • Des Freedman

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