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Real change is coming — and the billionaires know it
After a decade of Conservative and Lib Dem austerity, the country is ready for real change — only a radical Labour government can deliver that, writes RICHARD BURGON
Labour unveils the party battle bus while on the General Election campaign trail in Liverpool

OF course, the Tories have overseen a Brexit crisis. But the general election is about so much more than sorting that mess out.

It is a chance to resolve the Tory-created housing crisis, the crisis of poverty and inequality, and the crisis in our NHS and schools.

We cannot allow a hard-right Tory government to inflict even more harm on our communities.

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