Miliband must match climate rhetoric with action amid broken cross-party consensus Energy and net zero secretary fought back against climate deniers on the right but key tests lie ahead The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025
Labour must stand firm and resist trade union pressure THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are right to stand up to Unite and the BMA The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Starmer’s migrants return deal a ‘publicity stunt’ that won’t win back voters, top pollsters warn Exclusive: The warning comes as new survey of Labour members seen by The Independent reveals concerns about Keir Starmer’s wider migration policy The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Tensions escalate between Labour and major financial backer IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Unite attacks Angela Rayner over ‘abhorrent’ handling of Birmingham bin strikes Deputy PM accused of refusing to engage as union considers cutting ties with Labour The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025
Unite boss accuses Angela Rayner of ‘totally and utterly abhorrent’ behaviour as clash with Labour escalates The general secretary of Unite warned they could ‘disaffiliate’ from Labour in future, saying the £1.5m the union pays is ‘hard to justify’ The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Unite could move to disaffiliate from Labour in future, union boss warns Unite members have to see that the fee to affiliate with Labour is ‘worth something’, Sharon Graham told the BBC. Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025
Rayner ’will not be pushed around’ by Unite after union votes to suspend her Deputy PM targeted for role in Birmingham bin strikes but sources say she resigned her membership months ago The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025
Unite votes to suspend Angela Rayner’s membership over Birmingham bins dispute Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the party. The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Labour in clash with unions as Unite suspends Rayner’s membership and says party is not on side of workers General secretary Sharon Graham said the deputy prime minister ‘has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute’ over Birmingham’s bin strike The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Angela Rayner suspended from Unite over Birmingham bin strike ANGELA Rayner has been suspended from the trade union Unite. The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2025
Angela Rayner has Unite union membership suspended over Birmingham bin strike The dramatic move came after a vote at Unite’s policy conference in Brighton on Friday Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025
Ministers propose voting changes for mayoral elections in English devolution bill After frustrations over losses to Reform, Labour wants to scrap first-past-the-post system brought in by Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025
Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025 Government promises community control as ‘new dawn’ Bill introduced The legislation includes measures to boost the power of mayors and deliver a ‘radical reset of local government’.
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025 Employers to be banned from using non-disclosure agreements to silence victims Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has vowed action to ban NDAs that cover up abuse and harassment
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025 Angela Rayner to ban businesses from using NDAs to cover up harassment and discrimination Angela Rayner has proposed an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025 Bereavement leave to be rolled out to parents who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks Changes to the Employment Rights Bill will ensure time off for those affected by loss
Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2025 Parents who lose pregnancy before 24 weeks to be entitled to bereavement leave Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the change would give ‘people time away from work to grieve’
Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2025 London council leader warns of '2028 sell-by date' as financial pressures mount amid £2bn funding shake-up Exclusive: Bromley Council’s Colin Smith has warned that local authorities are being spun on a ‘conveyor belt of doom’ by the Government
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025 ‘A mess of our own making’: Labour mayors reflect on Starmer’s first year Steve Rotheram and Tracy Brabin urge PM to listen more, with one saying his government is ‘disjointed’ from the rest of Labour
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2025 Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns Exclusive: Jim O’Neill warns that the chancellor will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn black hole left by the welfare climbdown
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2025 The leadership rumours inside Labour that speak volumes about Starmer’s future NEWS ANALYSIS: Voters are unconvinced they have seen much change after the ‘14 years of Tory failure’ that Starmer so often talks about. Every day that this sentiment is allowed to fester, the likelihood of a coup within the Labour Party increases, writes Millie Cooke
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025 John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s future – from welfare U-turn to Corbyn comeback ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s deepening welfare crisis, the rise of a Corbyn-Sultana breakaway party, and what it all means for Keir Starmer’s grip on government
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025 How to balance the UK books: six options open to Rachel Reeves From spending cuts to tax rises, we rank possible routes to plugging the gap caused by Labour’s welfare climbdown