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However Corbyn is confirmed as a contender for power as Labour modestly done better, it won 77 councillors while the tories lost 33. Britain’s right-wing press gave Labour little coverage of their main policy — free bus travel for under 25’s and promise of a million “genuinely LABOUR of Love affordable” homes. Labour done well but it now needs to speak to towns in a way that resonates to win the next general election. 3 Infomania MILLENNIALS mantra at your finger tips: £10,000> Proposed gift to all millennials. 56%> Millennials experienced a life crisis. 50%> Millennials say struggles are catalysts for positive change. 1 in 3> Millennials have fallen in love at first sight. SOCIAL Generation 4 Lookalike SAJID Javid takes over Ministry of Hostility Office: “I just want to settle in, get organised, then deport some more — just as my party has done to the Windrush generation. 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XCLUSIVE Nadine Coyle: Solo Success & Life Lessons 2 Focus THE recent local election showed that neither Conservatives or Labour commands broad support in the country. However Corbyn is confirmed as a contender for power as Labour modestly done better, it won 77 councillors while the tories lost 33. Britain’s right-wing press gave Labour little coverage of their main policy — free bus travel for under 25’s and promise of a million “genuinely LABOUR of Love affordable” homes. Labour done well but it now needs to speak to towns in a way that resonates to win the next general election. 3 Infomania MILLENNIALS mantra at your finger tips: £10,000> Proposed gift to all millennials. 56%> Millennials experienced a life crisis. 50%> Millennials say struggles are catalysts for positive change. 1 in 3> Millennials have fallen in love at first sight. SOCIAL Generation 4 Lookalike SAJID Javid takes over Ministry of Hostility Office: “I just want to settle in, get organised, then deport some more — just as my party has done to the Windrush generation. I am the new enforcer” NEW Leader 5 Soundbytes KARL Marx - 200th birthday celebration is underway around the world with added sparx. The philosopher with his revolutionary socialist ideals: “People of the world unite, you have nothing to lose, except your chain” LEGENDARY Lines “The philosophers have interpreted the world, the point however is to change it” 6 Upfront THE war in Middle east is seems increasingly inevitable, now that Trump has torn up the nuclear deal with Iran. We should put pressure on our government to: Start a peace deal with security arrangement; Support EU plan of action on the Iran nuclear deal; and build a broad alliance. However, if war breaks out, we must make it loud & clear: NUCLEAR News “No support for Iran, Israel, or Saudi Arabia”. 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