‘Sleaze buster’ Sir Chris Bryant joins Labour frontbench Sir Keir Starmer has appointed him as shadow minister for creative industries and digital. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Head of sleaze watchdog Chris Bryant joins Labour frontbench Parliament will need to find a new head for its sleaze watchdog after Keir Starmer brought Chris Bryant onto his frontbench. The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2023
Business is booming for human traffickers because they know they’ll get away with it Worldwide, 50 million people are victims of modern slavery. We need to target those pulling the strings, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out of Keir Starmer’s team? Here is who Starmer’s new cabinet includes Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023
History suggests that Rishi Sunak is doomed to join the ‘tail-end Charlie’ club There’s an incredibly strong pattern of failure among prime ministers coming to office when their party has been dominant for a long period The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023
'Highly partisan': FM slates Gordon Brown over social security comments HUMZA Yousaf has branded Gordon Brown’s criticism of Social Security Scotland as “highly partisan”. The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023
Gordon Brown claims Scotland's social security agency a 'waste of money' GORDON Brown’s commitment to devolution is being questioned after he claimed that Scotland’s separate social security agency was a “waste of… The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023
Labour is parading its true leftwing credentials in the byelection fight against the SNP In the battle for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Keir Starmer has said that the party will smash the ‘class ceiling’, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023
UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education The U.N. special envoy for global education says the International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
Labour leaders respond to calls to 'block SNP's independence spending' LABOUR leadership has distanced itself from calls from one of the party’s peers for the UK Government to step in and prevent the Scottish… The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2023
OPINION - Could voters see Rayner as a Trojan horse for the Left? Starmer’s deputy isn’t his Prescott — the self-described ‘socialist’ could yet be his Gordon Brown Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023
Housing asylum seekers on barge ‘untenable’ after legionella discovery, says charity – as it happened Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after legionella bacteria found in water system onboard The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023
Taliban repression of women and girls a crime against humanity, says Gordon Brown Call for ICC prosecution comes as militia mark two years since seizing back power Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023
Gordon Brown calls for Taliban to face crimes against humanity charges Ex-PM urges UK and allies to impose sanctions on Afghan regime over its ‘brutalisation’ of women and girls The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Taliban treatment of women a ‘crime against humanity’ – Brown The ex-prime minister wants the International Criminal Court to investigate the regime over what he called the “systematic brutalisation” of women.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023 The world must unite now to halt the Taliban’s repression of Afghan women and girls As we move towards the second anniversary of the extremists resuming power, this denial of education must be addressed, says the UN envoy for global education, Gordon Brown
The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2023 Festival season: Everything Scottish politics fans need to know Humza Yousaf, Nicola Sturgeon and more have dates lined up.
Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023 Liz Truss tops the list of PMs ‘who left Britain worse off’ Truss resigned after 45 days with the country in economic meltdown following her the 2022 mini budget
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023 Neal Lawson on the threat of expulsion by Labour: ‘They are making sure no one on the left has a platform’ The founder of Compass has been a Labour member for over 40 years. But last month he was invited to defend himself over a two-year-old tweet - and he now awaits the party’s judgment
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 Sunak refuses to rule out cabinet reshuffle on Friday amid Tory fears over byelection defeats – as it happened Prime minister refuses to answer question on possible reshuffle
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023 Only by listening to voters’ priorities can parties defeat the far right Letters: Dr Denis MacShane, Dr David Mathieson and Martin Barandalla respond to Gordon Brown’s article about the rising popularity of Spain’s Vox party and the implications for the fight against neofascism across Europe
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023 Spain’s election is a key battle in the Europe-wide struggle against neofascism If the anti-feminist, anti-migration Vox seizes power, this will embolden the far right in Germany, Finland and beyond, says former British Labour prime minister Gordon Brown
The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023 Committee report is rightfully scathing on UK’s China strategy The ISC’s warnings are unlikely to act as much of a brake on Britain’s approach to China
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s £32 Toby jug mocked for looking nothing like prime minister Social media users were stunned by the jug, which some said looks more like Gordon Brown
The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2023 Gordon Brown backed devolution of drugs powers to Holyrood, previous comments show GORDON Brown previously supported Holyrood being given more power over drugs policy, unearthed comments have revealed.