Fact check: Labour’s council tax promise applied to 2023-2024 If they had been in power Labour said at the time they would have frozen council tax in the tax year ending in the spring of 2024. Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025
Minister ‘pushing for peace’ in Middle East attended jazz club event, MPs hear MP Ellie Chowns was told Middle East minister Hamish Falconer did not reply to her urgent question as he was ‘in the region pushing for a peace deal’. Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025
Labour minister 'in Middle East for Gaza talks' spotted at London jazz club instead A LABOUR Minister who claimed to be in the Middle East “pushing for a peace deal” was reportedly photographed at a London jazz club instead ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 5, 2025
Labour accused of 'total betrayal' over plans for billions of pounds of welfare cuts Labour have been accused of “breaking another election promise” to voters by the SNP after it emerged that Rachel Reeves is planning billions of… The National (Scotland) · Mar 5, 2025
Keir Starmer’s Major Contradiction Exposes Labour Party Policy as a Total Farce A growing controversy surrounds Labour’s proposed plan to hand over the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius, an ally of China The Fashion Central · Mar 2, 2025
SNP raise fears for 1500 Scottish civil service jobs as Keir Starmer cuts aid budget LABOUR must “give urgent reassurance” to more than 1000 Scottish workers that their jobs are safe amid UK Government cuts to the international… The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2025
Labour to plunge record number of children into poverty, think tank warns LABOUR’S proposed benefits cuts will take child poverty to levels not seen for nearly 30 years, experts have warned. The National (Scotland) · Feb 26, 2025
Gaza protest to take place outside Scottish Labour conference A pro-Palestine protest is set to take place outside the Scottish Labour party conference this weekend. The National (Scotland) · Feb 21, 2025
Rachel Reeves Caught in Labour Party Showdown: Tax Hikes or Brutal Spending Cuts? Chancellor Rachel Reeves is at the centre of a Labour Party storm as she grapples with difficult budget decisions, with internal divisions mounting over The Fashion Central · Feb 20, 2025
Blow to Rachel Reeves as Supreme Court Shuts Down Her Move on Car Finance Payouts The Supreme Court has rejected Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ attempt to intervene in a high-profile case concerning a £44 billion bill faced by The Fashion Central · Feb 18, 2025
Family dynasties running Labour Government revealed in new 'power couple' list WE plebs have been afforded a glimpse into the dynasties running the Labour Government after a list of the “power couples” calling the shots… The National (Scotland) · Feb 14, 2025
Minister sacked over WhatsApp group called voter a ‘hag’ and mocked her house in sweary rant Andrew Gwynne joked about killing a fellow MP with a pickaxe and said a prominent community member should be bullied The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025
11 Labour Councillors Suspended Over Vile WhatsApp Messages Mocking Pensioners, Jews and Gay MPs Labour has suspended 11 councillors over a vile WhatsApp group where members exchanged racist, sexist, and homophobic messages, sparking outrage and calls for accountability. International Business Times UK · Feb 11, 2025
Eleven Labour councillors suspended over WhatsApp group More Labour members suspended as part of investigation into ‘trigger me timbers’ WhatsApp group The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025 11 Labour councillors suspended in ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp probe The 11 councillors, who were administratively suspended on Tuesday, are understood to come from Tameside and Stockport councils.
The National (Scotland) · Feb 11, 2025 Labour suspend 11 councillors over WhatsApp group scandal ELEVEN Labour councillors have been suspended from the party as part of its investigation into a WhatsApp group containing offensive messages that…
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025 Labour WhatsApp storm deepens as 11 councillors suspended from Party over group containing offensive messages The latest development comes as it has been claimed Labour officials were repeatedly warned about the group
The National (Scotland) · Feb 10, 2025 Second Labour MP suspended from party over 'offensive' WhatsApp group A SECOND Labour MP has been suspended over their inclusion of a WhatsApp group containing offensive comments, following a minister who was sacked…
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Second Labour MP suspended by party over WhatsApp group allegations Burnley MP Oliver Ryan has been suspended from the Labour Party for his role in the WhatsApp group scandal
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Second MP loses Labour whip over membership of WhatsApp group Oliver Ryan, who was elected to represent the Burnley constituency last summer, had been under investigation over the remarks.
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 PM will not hesitate to take action if ministers do not uphold standards – No 10 Andrew Gwynne left the Government and was suspended from the Labour Party at the weekend over comments made on a WhatsApp group.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Labour WhatsApp group: Everything we know about the MPs and messages at the heart of the scandal More Labour MPs and councillors dragged into the WhatsApp scandal which has already seen the dramatic sacking of health minister Andrew Gwynne
The National (Scotland) · Feb 10, 2025 Second Labour MP investigated over 'unacceptable' WhatsApp messages BURNLEY MP Oliver Ryan is being investigated by the Labour Party over “unacceptable and deeply disappointing” comments in a WhatsApp group.
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2025 Labour MP Oliver Ryan apologises over comments in WhatsApp group Mr Ryan said that he was a member of the WhatsApp chat that MP Andrew Gwynne was sacked as a minister over.
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2025 Reform UK membership tops 200,000 as Farage sets goal to ‘overtake’ Labour The Clacton MP called his party’s growth ‘truly extraordinary’.