The Latest Breaking News from Labour Party

More than 50 UK Labour MPs break ranks to vote for Gaza ceasefire

A group of 56 Labour lawmakers go against the party line to officially urge a truce in Israel’s war in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Nov 16, 2023

As Israel-Hamas war flares, chaos grips Britain with Braverman sacked

A cabinet reshuffle kicks off a new week in British politics, amid concerns for civil liberties.

Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2023

British Muslims ‘feel betrayed’ as Sunak and Starmer both refuse calls for Gaza ceasefire

Muslim communities in the UK have shared their concerns as Labour MP quits front bench over party’s refusal to call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: there is an important difference between a humanitarian pause and a ceasefire

The British Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, has come under fire from members of his own party for refusing to call for a ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel war, instead pushing for a humanitarian pause in the conflict. As a result, 50 Labour councillors have quit the party. The controversy raises…

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2023

Sunak says Tory MP rape allegation complainant should ‘go to the police’

PM under pressure to launch investigation into claim Tories failed to deal with allegations

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Lord Elder obituary

Labour party adviser who was a key backroom figure in the drive for Scottish devolution

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer's big test on Israel, Gaza and party unity

Just three weeks ago, Sir Keir Starmer was master of all he surveyed. The Labour Party conference in Liverpool was the dictionary definition of message discipline. Everyone from shadow cabinet ministers to ordinary party members appeared in lockstep behind the leader, while the hard-Left was barely a rump. Hamas’s terrorist…

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023

Keir Starmer warned: More will quit Labour unless you speak for Palestinians

The Labour leader and his deputy Angela Rayner met a dozen MPs and peers on Wednesday afternoon in a bid to calm tensions

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023

Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing outside chamber

Murray Elder was one of the world’s longest living heart transplant patients, having received his in 1988.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Who is Georgia Harrison? Love Island star said she almost became Labour MP

The 28-year-old told the Sun that she believed 'more normal people should enter politics' in Britain

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023