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The prime minister is under pressure over the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia

Cameron’s vow of silence on Saudi human rights abuses must end

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Before the success of the Quartet, Tunisia's democratic transition was on the brink of chaos

The Nobel Peace Prize proves Arab countries can become healthy democracies

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Lynne Featherstone: "Same-sex marriage came from me… from my head to becoming the law"

Yes Lynne Featherstone does deserve credit for same-sex marriage

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Cameron's relations with the German premier are close but complex

David Cameron shouldn’t rely on Angela Merkel to save his EU reforms

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Cameron’s record on housing is one of absolute failure

Ignore Cameron’s rhetoric. The Tories are the party of falling home ownership

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Tim Farron: "Theresa May’s speech was based on ingrained prejudice"

It’s Theresa May – not immigrants – who’s really damaging Britain

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Police have reduced the random stop and search of young people in recent years

Police must reject reactionary calls to increase stop and search

Recent spate of knife attacks must not lead to unravelling of progress made in policing

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Jeremy Corbyn: "Now, asteroids are pretty controversial"

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour conference speech in full

Labour leader delivers his first conference address, in Brighton.

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Campaigners at a rally to save the Redcar steelworks

If David Cameron believes in the “northern powerhouse” why has he abandoned the Redcar steelworkers?

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The cannabis debate will be heard in parliament next month

Comment: MPs’ letters show how little they understand cannabis policy

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Rough sleeping has risen by 55% since 2010

Government must act now to stop rise in homelessness

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The Focus E15 mums were evicted from a hostel in London to make way for luxury flats

Will Jeremy Corbyn take on Labour’s own ‘social cleansing’ of London?

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A Syrian man shows marks of torture on his back, after he was released from regime forces

Torture survivors must not be abandoned once they arrive in the UK

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Inside the camp it is easy to forget you are still in France

The forgotten faces of the Calais migrant crisis

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The new Lib Dem leader will give his speech to conference today

Tim Farron’s Lib Dem conference speech in full

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Jeremy Corbyn faced criticism this week for only appointing men to top Shadow Cabinet posts

Corbyn’s Cabinet let women down – but he can still capture their support

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Many people with terminal cancer are forced to spend their last days in hospital because of lack of home support

How government policy can help give people a ‘good death’

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Lights out? Would a British exit from the EU be such a disaster?

Comment: Corbyn is right to be wary of the EU – it’s an instrument of austerity

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Lucy Powell was impressive in her role as shadow education minister under Ed Miliband

Comment: Academies dismantled, tuition fees scrapped – what a Corbyn education policy might look like

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