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No fear or favours: how Corbyn and Sultana’s party could blow up British politics

With a huge profile and no one to appease, ‘Your Party’ starts on a better footing than new parties of the past

The Guardian - UK

‘Island of strangers’ speech echoes of past discordant voices over immigration

Keir Starmer’s latest salvo over curbing migration to the UK has resurrected unsavoury ghosts from the past

The Guardian - UK

Are we seeing the end of the UK's political duopoly?

Labour and the Conservatives have had a stranglehold on political power for decades — but as Reform UK's victory in last week's election shows, this now appears to changing.

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Two-party politics is dying in Britain. Voters want more than just Labour and Tories

Badenoch is braced for heavy losses on 1 May, but as Labour stumbles and Greens and Lib Dems surge, the contest is wide open, says Robert Ford

The Guardian - UK

Cuts to welfare. Cuts to international aid. Has Labour lurched too far to the right?

People on benefits are worried and some MPs are talking of ‘cruelty’. Is Keir Starmer’s plan to cut public spending a betrayal of his party’s values?

The Guardian - UK

New Syria PM Says All Religious Groups' Rights 'Guaranteed'

Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will "guarantee" the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home.

International Business Times

Assad Exit Puts US At Perilous Crossroads In Syria

For more than a decade, the United States has sought to keep out of Syria's political debacle, seeing no viable partner.

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What’s happening in Syria? Everything we know as President Assad flees and rebels claim victory

Syrian rebels freed prisoners, tore down statues and plundered Bashar al-Assad’s Damascus palace as his brutal regime collapsed

The Independent UK

Constituencies that elected Reform UK candidates blighted by poor roads, report finds

Exclusive: absence of good transport links now an emblem of areas that feel ‘left behind’ and failed by major parties, report claims

The Guardian - UK

Labour divided over calls to scrap first past the post after landslide win

Leadership won’t take the risk of proportional representation but members are pushing for change

The Guardian - UK

Western movies: a 21st century renaissance

In modern cinema, directors are once again feeling the pull of the Westerns of yesteryear, proof that this mythical vision of the American epic still lives on.

The Conversation

Labour put ‘safe’ seats at risk to target marginals. It paid off – but there’s a cost

The party’s landslide victory on only 34% of the vote was a masterpiece of electoral Jenga. But the taller the tower, the weaker the base, writes Robert Ford

The Guardian - UK

Labour to bring in automatic voter registration under plans to boost franchise

Exclusive: Party’s voting reform proposals could add millions more people to electoral roll for future polls

The Guardian - UK

A wobbly left and a wary right could cut the Labour vote with low turnout

Labour may currently have a commanding lead, but a second lacklustre half to the campaign could lead some voters to stay at home, writes political scientist Robert Ford

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Total Film

The 32 greatest Brad Pitt movies

The superstar actor turned powerhouse producer taught us all the rules of Fight Club

The Guardian - UK

Labour gains in leave areas may cut swing needed for overall majority

Analysis reveals voters switching from the Tories in pro-Brexit seats could make a Starmer election victory easier to achieve

Total Film

32 must-see Western movies for Red Dead Redemption fans

These are the movies that characters like Arthur Morgan and John Marston pay homage

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The 30 Best Western Movies

The CinemaBlend staff compiled the best Western films we could wrangle up.

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The Guardian - UK

‘More harm than Ukip’: Reform UK’s threat to the Conservatives

Its polling is up, but former Brexit party still lacks crucial support from its talisman Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK

Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll

Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge

Sports Illustrated

Astros Announcer Delivered an Incredible ‘Friday Night Lights’-Themed Jose Altuve HR Call

Houston announcer Robert Ford delivered a tremendous call on the game-winning blast by Altuve.

The Guardian - UK

A reason to be hopeful: in Poland they’ve kicked out the rightwing populists. Britain can too

Demography played a role, as did education and the voting system. All provide key lessons for Keir Starmer’s Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Millions of ‘missing voters’ cost Labour seats due to electoral boundaries bias

Analysis of official data has revealed the system for drawing constituencies is ‘warping’ British democracy by omitting eligible voters

The Guardian - UK

Labour opens huge lead over Tories among female voters

Financial insecurity is driving a 28-point gap in the polls, after decades in which the Conservatives were more trusted with the UK economy

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tories say Trump-style takeover could precipitate party meltdown

Prominent members fear a tilt to the right could spell the end in the ‘blue wall’ heartlands

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