Who’s who in Keir Starmer’s reshaped top team? A look at the key people advising, influencing and masterminding the Labour leader’s bid to become PM The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
UK Labour let mask slip on 'branch office' claims in email after by-election SCOTTISH Labour aren’t just a branch office, we’re told. And then the mask slips in an email just after polling stations shut. The National (Scotland) · Oct 5, 2023
Boris Johnson should pay back taxpayer-funded Partygate legal fees, says Labour Exclusive: Party also calls for an investigation into ‘issues’ with the Cabinet Office’s inquiry sign-off process The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023
Labour studying HS2 costs amid questions over fate of Manchester leg A senior Labour figure on Sunday declined to commit to the project being built in full. The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023
Labour will not say how many migrants it would accept in EU returns deal Keir Starmer dismisses Tory claims of plan to oversee 100,000 extra arrivals as ‘complete garbage’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023
The complex and corporate rise of the Tony Blair Institute With more than 800 staff in 40 countries, the former PM is arguably more powerful than he was in No 10 The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023
Labour refuses to commit to finishing HS2 rail project in full Doubts raised as Labour rail architect Andrew Adonis says scrapping Phase 2 would be ‘utter stupidity’ The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023
Pat McFadden: the most powerful Labour politician most have never heard of Role preparing for election will see McFadden shape party’s direction, but it is likely to be done quietly The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023
Keir Starmer accused of promoting ‘narrow band of Blairites’ as he demotes Lisa Nandy Starmer insists he has put ‘strongest players on pitch’, as changes see comebacks for Liz Kendall and Hilary Benn The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023
The winners and losers in Keir Starmer’s Labour reshuffle The key changes as the party leader prepares his shadow cabinet for a general election The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023
Keir Starmer says Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle puts ‘strongest players on the pitch’ ahead of next election Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner was given the shadow levelling-up secretary job as part of a move that saw Lisa Nandy demoted Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023
Starmer: Reshuffle puts ‘strongest players on the pitch’ ahead of next election Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner was given the shadow levelling-up secretary job as part of a move that saw Lisa Nandy demoted. The Independent UK · Sep 4, 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
Dorries claims she is ‘working daily’ on behalf of her constituents amid calls for her to resign – as it happened She made the comment in response to repeated claims she is neglecting her duty as an MP The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023
Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023 Damning figures show how much higher UK mortgage payments are than in Europe Labour has hit out at the "Tory mortgage penalty" and lashed out at the Government for failing to provide support for families struggling to keep their homes
Birmingham Post · Jun 23, 2023 Wolverhampton homeless charity banks £11,000 NatWest donation The Good Shepherd supports people experiencing homelessness and people at risk of homelessness
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023 ‘Very real risk’ that landlords could exit housing sector amid mortgage squeeze Concerns have been raised about the impact of rising mortgage costs on landlords and renters.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023 Banks should increase returns on savings amid interest rate rises, says top Tory Harriett Baldwin, chairwoman of the Treasury Select Committee, suggested banks should take the step if they are also raising mortgage rates.
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023 Shapps says politics has ‘moved on’ from Johnson as he plays down talk of return Johnson ally Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has raised the possibility of the former prime minister standing for the Tories at the next election.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023 Labour says ‘Tory mortgage penalty’ costs homeowners extra £7,000 a year Opposition finds fallout of Liz Truss mini-budget has raised average mortgage interest payments by £150 a week in two years
Wales Online · Jun 10, 2023 Average homeowner pays £223 a week 'mortgage penalty' as interest rates triple This equates to £7,000 a year and the the 'reckless economic gamble' taken by the Conservatives during September’s mini-Budget has been blamed
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023 Keir Starmer: Diane Abbott’s racism comments were ‘antisemitic’ Ms Abbott had suggested in a letter to The Observer newspaper. that Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism ‘all their lives’.
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023 Keir Starmer ‘utterly condemns’ Diane Abbott’s comments as he vows to ‘tear out antisemitism by its roots’ MPs from across party tell Independent party should offer route back for veteran
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023 Labour officials will decide on Diane Abbott’s future, Pat McFadden says The MP apologised for any ‘anguish’ caused, suggesting ‘errors arose’ in her initial draft letter to The Observer newspaper.
Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer brands Diane Abbott comments about racism ‘antisemitic’ Comments about racism made by Diane Abbott were “antisemitic”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.