Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ‘despite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on year’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 27
Keir Starmer Branded a Coward by John McDonnell Amid Deepening Labour Revolt Keir Starmer faces a deepening Labour revolt as 80 MPs call for his resignation after blocking Andy Burnham from the Gorton and Denton by-election. International Business Times UK · Jan 27
Keir Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham Commons comeback but Labour MP calls for him to quit The Prime Minister was facing a Labour revolt after party chiefs stopped Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from being able to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election Evening Standard · Jan 26
Blocking Burnham will ‘hasten your demise,’ Starmer warned by senior London MP as Labour civil war explodes Burnham ‘disappointed’ after Gorton and Denton by-election contest bid rejected Evening Standard · Jan 25
Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash Proposed change relating to spies was criticised by campaigners and MPs as allowing an opt-out for senior officials The Guardian - UK · Jan 18
Heathrow taxis plaguing local communities hit with blitz of 6,250 parking fines Hillingdon Council imposed a Public Spaces Protection Order to stop taxis and private hire vehicles waiting in local streets before picking up customers from the airport Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025
Why are pro-Palestine prisoners on hunger strike in a UK jail? The HMP Bronzefield hunger strikes have been cited as “the biggest coordinated prison hunger strike’ in the UK in almost 40 years The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two-child welfare cap? Check our interactive map Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025
49ers vs. Rams: A History of the Kyle Shanahan-Sean McVay Rivalry No two coaches in the NFL know each other better than Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay. Sports Illustrated · Nov 8, 2025
Reeves warned she must end child benefit cap altogether or face rise in poverty A report by the Resolution Foundation will fuel demands from Labour MPs for the chancellor to find another £3.5bn to tackle end the two child benefit cap The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Labour MPs support campaign demanding UK reparations for Palestine LABOUR MPs have thrown their weight behind a campaign demanding an apology and reparations from the UK to Palestine for alleged historic… The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2025
Education unions urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap A letter to the prime minister on the eve of the Labour conference warns of ‘critical need’ to abandon the policy The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025
Labour restores whip to two more child benefit cap rebels John McDonnell and Apsana Begum were among last still suspended for July 2024 rebellion The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
McDonnell and Begum have Labour whip restored after two-child benefit cap rebellion The two London MPs were suspended last July after voting against Sir Keir Starmer’s government Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 Labour restores whip to MPs who opposed two-child benefit cap The pair – along with five colleagues – voted against the Government on the King’s speech last year.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025 A wake-up call for all of us to resist the far right Letters: Last Saturday’s Tommy Robinson march should focus our minds on the dangerous urgency of the situation, writes John McDonnell MP. Plus letters from Redbridge councillor Shanelle Johnson and other readers
Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025 Bid to scrap two-child benefit cap supported by MPs The SNP’s Kirsty Blackman branded the two-child benefit cap ‘cruel’.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2025 Keir Starmer 'trying to bounce through own candidate' for Labour deputy leader LABOUR are being accused of trying to "bounce their own candidate through" for deputy leader by one of their suspended MPs.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025 Hillsborough Law coming ‘very soon’ as Labour conference in Liverpool nears Solicitor general Lucy Rigby told the Commons a ‘Hillsborough Law’ would include the duty of candour for public officials that campaigners wanted.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Tax the rich more to fill black hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer Exclusive: PM urged to conduct a ‘radical change of direction’ as the government attempts to plug gaps in the public finances
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025 Watch: Moment police arrest protesters as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action Watch as police detain demonstrators during a protest against the terror ban of the group Palestine Action. (9 August)
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025 Labour is about to shred its green credentials over Heathrow’s third runway Letters: This is aviation’s equivalent of HS2, writes John McDonnell MP, while Nick Hodgkinson says a government serious about climate commitments should not allow any airport to expand
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 Voices: Keir Starmer has asserted his power by suspending the Labour rebels – about time, too COMMENT: The prime minister has cracked down on ‘persistent k***headery’ in his party, as one source put it – he’s finally shown true grit, writes John Rentoul
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 MP likens Government to flat-earthers over refusal to compensate Waspi women Labour’s Rebecca Long Bailey said the Government’s argument against compensation for the 1950s-born women is ‘bizarre’ and ‘makes no sense’.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 Poorly led, strategically inept and shorn of democracy. Now I truly fear for this Labour government The welfare bill passed, but it was chaos. A party this dysfunctional and divided cannot escape the wrath of voters at the next election, says John McDonnell, former Labour shadow chancellor