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The Lead Editors, Ella Glover, Adam Barnett, Zoe Grunewald, The Lead, Helen Dalley, Natalie Morris, Fred Garratt-Stanley, Hannah Fearn, Best for BritainAn independent, proudly progressive publication committed to covering the UK beyond the Westminster bubble. Our journalism starts with people and place, and follows the thread to the policies that shape our lives.
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The Lead Untangles: The false claims about Andy Burnham’s business interests
A piece of misinformation surrounding Andy Burnham’s wife’s business interests has resurfaced since the Makerfield MP’s bid for leadership.
In 2022, a rumour surfaced that Burnham’s wife, Marie-France van Heel, would gain financially from...
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Senior editors writing and editing across The Lead and The Lead North's titles including The Lancashire Lead, The Blackpool Lead, The Teesside Lead, The Southport Lead and The Calderdale Lead
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Adam Barnett is a freelance journalist and UK News Reporter at DeSmog who has reported for the Guardian, Politico, Financial Times and Private Eye. He is a former Staff Writer at Left Foot Forward and a former BBC Local Democracy Reporter.
Political journalist & broadcaster Westminster editor @ The Lead UK Presenter @ FUBAR radio Chatting @ Oh God What Now, Pod Save The UK, The Bunker
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Freelance journalist writing about Stoke/Staffs, travel & lifestyle. Liverpool FC / Port Vale fan. Vegetarian
Journalist, northerner in London. Author of MIXED/OTHER (Orion) BELIEVE (Headline). Senior Editor @TheLead.
I'm a freelance writer based in London, covering music, culture, community, football, food, drink and pubs. My work has been published in The Guardian, Time Out, NME, GQ, Huck, Pellicle and more.
Hannah Fearn is a freelance journalist specialising in social affairs. She is the former opinion editor of The Independent and is based in South London.
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