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The Political Week Online: UKIP if you want to - courting the Kippers

How a sexual volcano might look from a great distance

Race-based sexual volcanoes are taking it a bit far, even if the Tories are trying on a bit of the UKIP look this week. Meanwhile, Wikileaks give us lulz, Winston Churchill gets put on fivers, and George Galloway says silly things. Or, as he calls them, things.

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Solidarity? Galloway to launch legal attack on student trade union

Galloway was elected to Bradford West in March

Maverick Respect MP George Galloway is to sue the National Union of Students (NUS) after the union branded him a "rape denier".

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Galloway refuses to apologise as Respect falls apart around him

Galloway: No apologies

George Galloway adopted an uncompromising position on his Julian Assange statements yesterday, even as his political party fell apart around him.

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Wikileaks' Assange digs in for long stay in Ecuador embassy

Julian Assange remains holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy

Julian Assange says he expects to stay in Ecuador's embassy in London for up to a year, after diplomacy with Britain over his case resumed.

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Ecuador president: Assange allegations 'not rape in Latin America'

Assange supporters are dismissive of the rape allegations

The allegations against Julian Assange would not be considered rape in Latin America, the president of Ecuador said yesterday.

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Government websites survive Assange hack attack

Hack attack on UK government websites

Britain would be committing "diplomatic suicide" if it tried to enter Ecuador's embassy, the country's president warned overnight.

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Britain alienates South America following Assange threat

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador is part of a new generation of left-wing leaders on the continent.

Britain's efforts to open up new markets for trade in South America were rocked by the Julian Assange case yesterday, after a meeting of regional foreign ministers united against "threats" from the UK.

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Comment: Imperialist UK must sit down and talk over Assange

Patricio Pouchulu: 'Assange brought us the future'

The UK believes it is still a great empire. It must finally reach the 21st century.

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Assange serene and defiant in dramatic 'Evita' address

Protesters have gathered outside the Ecuadorian embassy, together with press and police.

Julian Assange looked serene defiant today after he gave a speech on a balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy, in a move which drew comparisons to Evita Peron.

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UK and Sweden defy Ecuador over Assange extradition

Julian Assange is expected to deliver a statement on Sunday

Britain's refusal to grant Julian Assange safe passage out of the UK means the diplomatic standoff over the Wikileaks founder's fate continues.

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William Hague Assange statement in full

William Hague on Julian Assange and Ecuador

Read William Hague's statement on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in full.

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Stalemate: Ecuador grants Assange asylum

A television camera points at the main door of the Ecuadorian embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is staying

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted asylum by Ecuador, the country's foreign minister Ricardo Patino confirmed today.

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Analysis: Ecuador embassy row shows bullying and diplomacy just don't mix

Police officers continue their long wait for Julian Assange outside Ecuador's embassy in London

The Assange standoff at the Ecuadorian embassy suggests that things haven't changed much since a century or more ago, when our preferred method of resolving a diplomatic dispute was to send in a gunboat or two.

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From his bunker, Assange refuses police extradition warrant

Julian Assange won't give himself up to police

Julian Assange has refused to acknowledge an extradition notice, saying his asylum plea to Ecuador takes precedence over it.

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Prominent left-wing Americans intervene in Assange appeal

Michel Moore was among the signatories to the letter about Julian Assange

Julian Assange's appeal for asylum from the Ecuadorian embassy in London was bolstered by famous left-wing figures in the US last night.

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Ecuadorian ambassador flies home for Assange talks

Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has a difficult relationship with the US

Ecuador's ambassador to the UK has flown back to her home country for high-level talks on the status of Julian Assange.

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Comment: Assange has betrayed Wikileaks and its principles

Ian Dunt: 'Assange's actions are part of a depressing tapestry where violence against women – alleged or proven – is treated as a sub-plot to politics, music or sport'

The champion of freedom of information is now the master of disinformation.

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Supporters baffled as Assange claims asylum in Ecuador

Julian Assange: On the run from Swedish authorities

The strange story of Julian Assange took another unpredictable twist yesterday when the Wikileaks founder turned up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London and claimed asylum.

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Supreme Court votes for Assange to be extradited

Julian Assange: Extradition now set to take place.

The Supreme Court has voted by 5-2 to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden to answer questions about an alleged sexual assault.

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Extradition victory for Assange

Assange has been fighting the request for over a year

Julian Assange won a significant victory in his battle against extradition to Sweden today, after judges allowed him to appeal directly to the supreme court.

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End of the line: Assange loses extradition fight

Julian Assange speaks to the crows during a recent Occupy London protest

Julian Assange faces extradition to Sweden, after his appeal was rejected by the high court.

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Assange: UK as bad as Egypt under Mubarak

Assange is considered a prophet of the digital age by some and a reckless gambler by others.

Life in London is very similar to that under Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said yesterday.

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