What next for the weakened British left?
After a year of strikes and unrest, we are at a crossroads: society is shifting leftwards, but the left is in disarray
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Revealed: Sunak snubbed request to appoint more diverse Covid inquiry panel
Groups representing minorities were told that having the inquiry overseen by more than one person would take too long
Revealed: Nearly 200 ex-police work at ‘independent’ police watchdog
Police officers and staff make up 18% of the IOPC, where just 137 complaints resulted in misconduct hearings last year
‘Objective reality’ that Met is institutionally racist, says Louise Casey
The Casey report author doubled down on her findings at the launch of a Black-led police reform group
Bereaved families demand reform to UK’s outdated drug laws
As Sunak rejects legalisation in Scotland, grieving families ask how many more must die as a result of 50-year-old law
Thousands of couples face ‘humiliating’ Home Office sham marriage checks
The government is also facing legal action over its automated system that decides which couples are investigated
Was Westminster to blame for gaps in Northern Ireland’s pandemic planning?
Arlene Foster says UK government should have ‘stepped in’ – but others disagree about scale and cause of problems