Natalie Bloomer

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"The Northampton South Conservative Association were due to meet on Friday to debate a motion which sources described as being effectively a vote of no confidence in Mackintosh."

Tory HQ back MP to avoid byelection

*Blog

"It quickly becomes obvious why Lewis' name has been repeatedly mentioned as a possible leader of the Labour party"

Clive Lewis interview: If business wants the single market they must increase workers’ rights

*Blog

"One in every eight workers now lives in poverty"

The myth that work always pays is finally exposed

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"Mackintosh's own local party have now turned on him over the scandal, with senior members calling for him to resign."

Pressure mounts on Tory MP to resign over football loan

*Comment & Analysis

Paul Nuttal became the new leader of Ukip this week

Pick of the week: Lib Dems, porn and Ukip

*Blog

"Just this month the new work and pensions secretary, Damian Green, reiterated that sanctions "contribute to a fairer society."

The government doesn’t care about the impact of sanctions: they want them to hurt

*Comment & Analysis

Donald trump this week suggested that Nigel Farage should be made ambassador to the US

Pick of the week: Farage is now Trump’s lapdog

Our five most-read pieces this week

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"The Human Rights group Liberty have today written to the council urging them to drop the plans saying they would discriminate against disabled people"

Council plans ban of ‘annoying’ public speakers and mobility scooters

A raft of activities could be banned under Enfield council’s proposals

*Comment & Analysis

"Women's Aid say that since 2010 17% of all refuges in England have closed"

May’s help for domestic violence victims is too little too late

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John McDonnell suggested that Brexit is an 'enormous opportunity' for Britain

Pick of the week: Labour backs Brexit

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"Nigel Farage and Donald Trump are no more 'men of the people' than Danny Dyer is part of the landed aristocracy"

Rich right-wingers are leading a phoney war against the ‘liberal elite’

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"Around 1,800 teaching assistants have gone on strike in Durham over a pay dispute"

The women fighting back against unequal pay

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"The Supreme Court found in favour of two families who claimed the bedroom is discriminatory"

Government defeated at the Supreme Court over bedroom tax

*Blog

Home secretary Amber Rudd ruled out an inquiry into Orgreave yesterday

Orgreave shows why the working class feel disconnected from politics

*Comment & Analysis

Corbyn has faced criticism from his own supporters over his decision to attend event organised by the Socialist Workers Party

Pick of the week: Corbyn’s left flank begins to crumble

*Blog

Migrants at the Calais port try to find their way to ferries going to the United Kingdom

The response to child refugees arriving in the UK shows how low we have sunk

*Blog

This week's PMQs showed Theresa May is in far bigger trouble than she realises

Pick of the week: Labour ups its game

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Rat and cockroach infestations, overcrowding and fly-tipping are just some of the issues that local people say they are facing

Nicola Sturgeon under pressure to tackle squalid conditions in her constituency

*Comment & Analysis

The signs are that we are heading for a hard Brexit

Pick of the week: Heading for a hard Brexit

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