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Why should Jeremy Corbyn want to meet Donald Trump?

Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the Crowd on the anti-Trump Protest in London

So did Jeremy Corbyn want to meet Donald Trump last week or not? He refused to join Trump for dinner and joined a protest against his visit, yet also hoped to use that visit to meet him.

As Tory hypocrites decry the damage they caused - get them all out

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The Tories have conveniently discovered their social conscience as the party leadership election hots up.

Ground Heathrow expansion plan to save the planet

Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson famously said he would “lie down in front of those bulldozers and stop the construction” of Heathrow airport’s third runway. He should get ready for action.

Mohammed Morsi’s death in Egypt shows the need for real revolutionary change

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The death of former president Mohammed Morsi on Monday shone a light on the brutal reality of the Egyptian counter-revolution.

Don’t wait for Labour—take on the Tories

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s promise to “push back” against Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister exposed the US state’s attitude to democracy.

Strikes are way to win

Traffic wardens in Camden are celebrating after strikes won them a stunning pay rise.

A ban to beat bigotry in Birmingham?

The threat to LGBT+ education is growing as bigots pledged to press ahead with protests outside a school in Birmingham.

Theresa May leaves a broken Tory party in her wake

Theresa May was to step down as Tory leader this week in a fitting manner—humiliated, derided and friendless.

Boris Johnson won’t end the Tories’ woes

The fact that Donald Trump has endorsed Boris Johnson for the Tory leadership, telling the Sun newspaper “he would be excellent”, is no surprise

Left won’t make gains without class politics

There’s a howling political crisis in Britain—and the left is missing out.

Shed no tears for May

Theresa May confirmed she was standing down as Tory leader on Friday of next week. Most people, including the posh scum of her own party, are glad she is going.

Far right gain from mainstream crisis

The two “moderate” blocs that have run the European Parliament for decades have seen their control torn away in the recent elections.

As Tories’ face wipeout, make the most of their Euro election disaster

The Tories faced a wipeout at this week’s European elections.

Stop warmonger Trump in June

For the second time in his presidency, Donald Trump has threatened to destroy a whole country.

Farage has benefited from ruling class splits

Who is the most successful British politician of the 21st century? The depressing answer, according to the election expert John Curtice, is Nigel Farage.

Jeremy Kyle and television’s grim reality

The Jeremy Kyle TV show has been suspended after a guest died just days after filming an episode.

Vote Labour in the European elections - and increase the Tories’ crisis

The Tories are in near-terminal collapse. They cannot pass legislation, they cannot resolve Brexit and their supporters are jumping ship to the racists of the Brexit Party.