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'We cannot have more councils facing financial crisis, and it is up to us to continue to fight for our local services.'
LGA Labour advisor Hannah Lazell writes for Progress about Tory cuts to local government, and how Labour can fight them.
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'What social mobility means to me – a child of immigrants.'
One of your #LabourSay candidates, Eda Cazimoglu, writes for LabourList about the impact of Tory cuts on a generation of immigrant children, and what Labour can do to reverse it.
Read here 🔽... https://labourlist.org/…/what-social-mo bility-means-to-me-…/
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Progress deputy editor Conor Pope says that Labour adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism is just one step towards solving Labour's antisemitism crisis – not job done.
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Come along to BAME Voice for Progress: Representing our Nation for a day of discussion and debate about politics and representation in the Labour movement and in wider political life.
Open to all party members.
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Community, a major Trade Union affiliated to the Labour Party, have today announced their support for the People's Vote campaign.

🎙️ NEW review podcast NEW 🎙️
In this week's episode, Conor Pope and Henna Shah discuss what the best books are to read on the beach. 📚🏖️
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As students across the country receive their A-level results today and find out if they've made it into university, Harry Bishop writes about the impacts of marketisation on the Higher Education sector.
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Local government has not been keeping up with parliament when it comes to women's representation, says Katie Curtis on the Progressive Britain Podcast this week.
Listen to the full episode here 👇👇 https://aca.st/5c109c

Councillor Andrew Achilleos, Chair of Dagenham and Rainham CLP, says that the Labour Party can beat the far right, but only if it takes an active part in local communities.
Read here ⬇️ http://www.progressonline.org.uk/…/how- we-can-beat-the-far…/

Progress deputy editor Conor Pope and leader of Waltham Forest council Clare Coghill were on the Progressive Britain Podcast yesterday discussing the impact the democracy review will have on women's representation.
Listen to the full podcast here ⬇️ https://aca.st/5c109c

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🎙 NEW podcast 🎙
We speak to Clare Coghill, leader of Waltham Forest Council, about how we can improve the number of women being elected as councillors.
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'Muslim women are having their headscarves ripped off and being spat on in ‘welcoming, liberal and diverse’ Britain today. Empowering the perpetrators and justifying their views has dangerous ramifications for the daily lives of many British Muslims.'
Rania Ramli writes for Progress about Boris Johnson's islamophobia, and the impact it has on the Muslim community.
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As Theresa May is today urged by homelessness charities to go further in the fight to end rough sleeping in the UK, listen again to what Andy Burnham, Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, had to say about it on the Progressive Britain Podcast back in November of last year.
Listen to the full episode here ⬇️ https://itunes.apple.com/…/6-homelessne ss-the…/id1293182012…

🗓 Happy Monday! 🗓
As we wake up to news that 100s of Leave voting constituencies are changing their minds, it is so important that Labour members are given a say on Brexit policy.
You can make that happen by voting for these nine #LabourSay candidates for Labour's NEC. ⬇️
... 🌹 Akehurst 🌹 Banes 🌹 Baxter 🌹 Beckett 🌹 Cazimoglu 🌹 Josan 🌹 Masters 🌹 Peto 🌹 Wimbury
Once you've voted for them, let us know at LabourSay.eu/voted
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Progress deputy editor Conor Pope talks about how Islamophobia in the Conservative party doesn't begin and end with Boris Johnson.
Listen to the full episode here ⬇️ https://aca.st/f8d9b1

Labour needs to reconnect with local communities in order to beat the rise of the far right, argues chair of Dagenham and Rainham CLP Andrew Achilleos.
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