After Starmer’s ‘purge’, could Andy Burnham lure back Labour’s bruised leftwingers? Socialists marginalised under current PM are anxious about whether his replacement will again disappoint them The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
Featherstone’s long and quiet Sundays in a rugby league town that lost its soul Club’s financial crisis led to exclusion from the RFL Championship this season, and it could be a long way back for one of the sport’s storied names The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
Takeaways from a UK special election won by the Green Party over Starmer's Labour Britain’s Green Party has scored a surprise victory in a special election for a seat in Parliament in a blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party The Independent UK · Feb 27
Labour MPs who missed winter fuel vote given ‘feudal’ warning by whips Letter warns abstainers over future conduct, while the one rebel MP apparently retains whip The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
Budget will need difficult tax, welfare and spending decisions, Reeves warns Chancellor’s comments come as housing minister says government will stand firm on cutting winter fuel allowance The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024
Critics of winter fuel payment cut to fight on after government wins vote Opponents plan to push ministers to look at extra help for most vulnerable people in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024
Keir Starmer stares down Labour MPs’ revolt over winter fuel payments as rebellion fizzles out Sir Keir Starmer has seen off the biggest rebellion of his premiership so far with just one Labour MP voting against the winter fuel payment cut for pensioners The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Mapped: How did my MP vote in the winter fuel allowance motion? MPs voted 348 to 228 to axe the payment for all but the country’s poorest pensioners, rejecting a Tory bid for the controversial policy to be blocked The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Who is Jon Trickett? Labour MP votes against Government on Winter Fuel Payment JON Trickett is the only Labour MP to vote for a motion aiming to scrap cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment... The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2024
Keir Starmer’s transformation of the Labour Party In 2019 the Labour Party faced its worst electoral defeat in over 80 years – now the party could be looking at victory in the next general election. The Week · Jun 14, 2023
‘Lavish’ £8.2m Government taxi bill criticised by Labour Labour MP Jon Trickett said the public will be ‘shocked by the figures’. The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022
Government spent over £3billion on temporary agency staff to do civil service jobs Ministers accused of wasting money and running down pay and conditions The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022