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Keir Starmer slammed by Emily Thornberry for ‘back-sliding’ on rape case law

The Labour leader was slammed by shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry while in charge of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Emily Thornberry defends Labour attack ad on Rishi Sunak as Keir Starmer doubles down

But unanswered questions remain about Keir Starmer’s involvement in drawing up sentencing guidelines

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Labour to launch more adverts attacking Rishi Sunak despite backlash

Further adverts are scheduled ahead of the May local elections despite senior party figures arguing that Labour is better than "gutter" politics

Wales Online · Apr 10, 2023

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Labour to launch more attacks on Sunak despite adverts backlash

Frontbencher Emily Thornberry continued to defend the initial advert accusing the Prime Minister of not wanting child sex abusers to go to jail.

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Labour shadow minister left floundered after tense exchange over attack ads

Emily Thornberry was pressed three times on Sir Keir Starmer’s record in the Crown Prosecution Service

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Labour plans ban on global scammers’ spoof phone calls to UK

Sunak government could ‘swiftly’ end spoofing calls, says Emily Thornberry in criticism of delayed fraud strategy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

Yvette Cooper distances herself from Labour attack ads

Shadow home secretary was unaware of ad claiming Sunak doesn’t think child sex abusers should go to prison

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023

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Labour to step up attack ads and accuse Sunak of effectively ‘decriminalising rape’

Rebel ‘fifth column’ of Tory aides rumoured to be helping Starmer attack Sunak – but Labour dissent grows over ‘gutter politics’

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023

Labour accuses Tories of handing 4,000 rapists ‘shockingly short’ sentences

Critics on Labour’s left have joined Conservatives in criticising the campaign, following a previous claim that Rishi Sunak does not think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should be jailed

Wales Online · Apr 8, 2023

Labour continues Rishi Sunak attack-ad campaign despite backlash

Third advert in ‘deeply offensive’ campaign accuses Sunak of being soft on thieves

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

Emily Thornberry defends ‘legitimate question’ in Labour’s Sunak attack ad

Shadow attorney general admits some people ‘very uncomfortable’, while David Blunkett calls ad ‘deeply offensive’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023

Emily Thornberry defends Labour attack ad on Sunak after criticism

Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry said the critics of the social media post are ‘wrong’.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2023

Emily Thornberry defends attack ad on Sunak after Labour accused of ‘nasty politics’

Shadow attorney general says critics of the social media post are ‘wrong’

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

Senior Labour figure defends attack ad on Rishi Sunak amid criticism

LABOUR frontbencher Emily Thornberry has defended a party attack advert which claims Rishi Sunak does not think child sex abusers should go to…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 8, 2023

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The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

Thornberry defends Labour attack ad on Sunak after criticism from the left

Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry said the critics of the social media post are ‘wrong’.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Labour publishes new Rishi Sunak attack advert – UK politics live: as it happened

Move comes a day after widely-criticised attack on the PM, which suggested he did not think sexual abusers of children should be jailed

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

Britain ‘haven for fraudsters’ as 1% of cases result in charges, say MPs

The ‘Inaction Fraud’ hotline was criticised by MPs

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Britain ‘seen as haven for fraudsters’ as 1% of cases result in charges, say MPs

The ‘Inaction Fraud’ hotline was criticised by MPs.

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The Week · Mar 28, 2023

Mark Garnier’s ‘laughing’ gaffe: when politics and Twitter don’t mix

A Tory MP claimed that “laughing” was to be banned under new government plans in an embarrassing Twitter gaffe.

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2023

Ministers splash more on new iPhones for Whitehall health staff than on defibrillators

Labour has hit out at the 'warped' decision to spend an estimated £1.5 million on state-of-the-art phones for Department of Health staff last year, while just £1 million was set aside for new life-saving defibrillators

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Emily Thornberry: ‘A whip threw me against a wall. He was so close I got spit in my face’

The Labour MP has never let her loyalty get in the way of a good scrap. She discusses her clashes with Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband – and why Keir Starmer is on course to win

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

‘Lavish’ Whitehall spending revealed by purchase card data, says Labour

The Conservatives have accused Labour of wasting civil servants’ time on information already in the public domain.

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Government purchase card spending ‘scandalous’, claims Labour

Labour has carried out an analysis of spending by officials using government procurement cards.

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Treasury spent £3,000 of taxpayers' cash on arty photos when Rishi Sunak was Chancellor

Despite already having access to the vast Government Art Collection - some 14,700 works - the purchase of 13 'fine art photographs' was made at the taxpayers’ expense in March 2021

The National (Scotland) · Feb 10, 2023

What is Labour's cryptic 'GPC Files' rebrand and countdown all about?

LABOUR have sparked speculation over what they have uncovered about the Tory government after several cryptic developments on Friday morning.

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