‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence. Evening Standard · Feb 11
No 10 not aware of Lord Doyle’s links to paedophile before peerage – minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former spin doctor had the Labour whip removed over his ties to a paedophile councillor. Evening Standard · Feb 11
Labour chairwoman: Lord Doyle should lose peerage over ties to paedophile Anna Turley has suggested Sir Keir Starmer’s former communications chief had not told the truth before being elevated to the House of Lords. Evening Standard · Feb 10
Labour announces Manchester councillor Angeliki Stogia as by-election candidate The Manchester city councillor for Whalley Range was revealed as the party’s candidate for the seat on Saturday afternoon. Evening Standard · Jan 31
Labour urges Reform by-election candidate to reject Tommy Robinson’s backing Labour Party chair Anna Turley wrote to Matt Goodwin urging him to make clear whether he will welcome the activist’s backing. Evening Standard · Jan 30
MPs clash over ‘childish’ petition calling for snap general election The petition was debated in parliament after a petition attracted more than one million signatures The Independent UK · Jan 12
No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Pubs tax U-turn sign of ‘confident’ Government, insists Labour chairwoman The Treasury is understood to be preparing a support package for the pub industry, due to be announced in the coming days Evening Standard · Jan 9
Britain calls for transition in Iran to 'fair and democratic' government as protests grow in Tehran Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Iran’s capital and in other cities Evening Standard · Jan 9
UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
UK politics: Reform UK mayoral candidate apologises for Lammy ‘go home’ tweet – as it happened Chris Parry, who is contending for the Hampshire and Solent mayoralty, says his post was intended ‘ironically’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Nigel Farage tells mayoral candidate to apologise for saying David Lammy should 'go home' The Reform leader said Chris Parry should say sorry to the Deputy Prime Minister as he unveiled his party’s candidate for Mayor of London Evening Standard · Jan 7
Labour to protect existing MPs above winning more seats at next election, deputy leader says Party will also teach MPs how to be ‘community leaders’ and take credit for government’s work, Lucy Powell says The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
Labour criticises Tory shadow attorney general for representing Roman Abramovich It comes just weeks after the government piled pressure on the Russian billionaire to hand over the £2.5bn he received from the sale of Chelsea Football Club The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2025 Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025 Labour ‘optimistic’ about 2026 as other parties prepare for local elections Opposition parties at Westminster all said their main priority for the coming year were the local and devolved elections in May.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025 Starmer will ‘absolutely’ still be prime minister by next Christmas, says Labour chair – as it happened Anna Turley says people will start to ‘see and feel’ change in public services and cost of living from next year
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025 Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be PM next Christmas, Labour chairwoman says Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel the change promised by the Government ‘in their pockets’ over the next year.
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025 Nigel Farage avoids police probe into election spending It was claimed that Reform UK had overspent on Farage’s general election campaign in 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025 Farage avoids police investigation over alleged electoral law breach Essex force says report is outside time limit for prosecution, while Electoral Commission says it has not found any undeclared spending
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025 Nigel Farage told to ‘come out of hiding’ over alleged election overspending Labour chair urges Electoral Commission to investigate claims Reform leader spent too much in Clacton campaign
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025 Labour calls for Electoral Commission probe into Reform UK overspend claim Labour’s Anna Turley called on Nigel Farage to explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit while campaigning.
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 Police assessing claims Reform UK falsified expenses during Nigel Farage campaign Both Labour and the Conservatives said Nigel Farage had questions to answer over the allegations, with the Reform leader being urged to ‘come clean’
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 Nigel Farage’s election campaign in Clacton accused of breaching spending rules Reports say the Reform UK leader’s campaign has been accused of falsely reporting his election expenses during his bid to become an MP last year.
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025 Nigel Farage election fraud allegations being assessed by police Essex Police looking at claims Reform UK leader’s campaign falsely reported his election expenses during his bid to become an MP last year