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Britain's U-turn on the white working cl...

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Labour’s new version of the ASBO, pet owners’ campaigns against Bonfire Night and Karl Bushby’s controversial voyage back to Hull.


Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn discuss the stories of the week.


READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/11/budget-debates-are-a-chance-for-mps-to-play-to-the-gallery


https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2026/11/return-of-the-asbo

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