The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Edinburgh was “a brave choice as the venue for the launch of Keir Starmer’s new energy and climate policy”, said Fiona Harvey and Severin Carrell in The Guardian. It “showed a willingness to face head-on Labour’s energy dilemma”: how to move the UK to a low carbon footing, without destroying…

Prime minister says he knows people will be anxious about rate rise but ‘it is going to be OK’

The speaker had to step in after the PM’s claims about the economy stretched the credulity of at least one member at PMQ

Party says priority will be to get laws passed if it wins power, despite promise to abolish upper chamber

The Labour leader plans to appoint dozens of peers if he forms a government so he can push policy through Parliament.

Britain’s fee-paying schools could soon lose their controversial VAT exemption, and fear their protests are falling on closed ears, says teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

Labour leader accuses PM of failing to act on warnings about home loan repayments hit by ‘Tory penalty’

Like millions of people across the country James's mortgage is up for renewal in 2024 - and faces a £400-a-month hike in payments

Labour’s plan would see no new oil and gas explorations given the green light.