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Coroner Slams 'Market-Like' Drug Dealing at Boomtown After Student's MDMA Death

Winchester, Hampshire – Drugs were being sold openly, "like food at a market", at the notorious Boomtown music festival, where a 22-year-old university student died last August after overdosing on MDMA, a coroner has stated. The death of Ben Buckfield marks the fifth fatality at the annual event since its inception in 2009. Former film student Ben Buckfield, a recent graduate of the University of Winchester, died after suffering a seizure following the consumption of four MDMA pills in what was described as a 'drug bomb' during the festival in South Downs National Park. His cause of death was confirmed as Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity. During an inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court, Coroner Nicholas Walker expressed, "very worrying", concerns about the widespread and overt drug dealing. He highlighted evidence from Ben's friends that dealers would wander through the festival's campsites shouting, "ket, coke, pills"...
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Labour Faces 'Broken' Working-Class Tie as Wealthy Voters Flock to Party, Polling Shows

London, UK – Labour has been issued a stark warning that its historic relationship with the working class is fractured, as groundbreaking new analysis reveals it is increasingly becoming the party of the wealthy. Shock YouGov polling indicates that Britons earning over £70,000 are now more likely to vote for Labour than any other party, marking a significant turnaround in the UK's political landscape.

Conversely, the data points to a surge in support for Reform UK among poorer voters, with the party's popularity soaring in recent polls. Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has been quick to seize on the trend, declaring his party, "is now the real party of the working class".


The revelations come amidst growing questions over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership, following his recent U-turn on contentious plans to slash benefits for the poorest and disabled. The Prime Minister, less than a year into office, had sought £5 billion in annual savings through the welfare reform bill, but faced a significant rebellion from more than a hundred Labour MPs who signed an amendment designed to kill the proposals, ultimately forcing his retreat and calling his authority into question.

Reform UK has strategically targeted working-class voters with a suite of populist policies designed to resonate with this demographic. Their platform includes promises to end the controversial two-child benefit cap, restore winter fuel payments to pensioners, introduce a pay rise for the lowest earners, impose a levy on non-domiciled persons, and nationalise British Steel.

Meanwhile, the political landscape is further complicated by polling undertaken between March and June, which reveals a significant surge in support for the Green Party among younger voters. A substantial proportion of young women, a demographic historically considered a strong base for Labour, are now reportedly backing the Greens, adding another layer of challenge to Labour's traditional voter coalition.

The combined shifts in voter allegiance present a formidable challenge for Labour as it navigates a vastly altered political terrain, with traditional loyalties increasingly being reshaped across the UK.

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