Stakes are high as SNP and Labour wrestle over Gaza ceasefire call With an election looming and voters increasingly horrified by events in Gaza, both parties are jostling to find the right position The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Muslim Vote group plans to 'punish' Labour party over Gaza stance The party has been split on calls for a ceasefire for months Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
PMQs sketch: Starmer and Sunak trade Post Office blows but bigger fight awaits on Gaza Prime Minister and Labour leader face off over Post Office scandal but bigger clash awaits Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
Sunak refuses to repeat Badenoch claim that ex-Post Office chair lied PM declines to say Henry Staunton lied about government’s handling of payments for Horizon scandal victims The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Labour tells NFU conference it will reduce imports that undercut British farmers Shadow farming minister commits to forging closer relationship with EU as polling shows farmers favour Labour over Tories The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
The time for equivocation is over – all Westminster MPs must vote for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza While we welcome the apparent change in Keir Starmer’s position, the UK must back an immediate ceasefire in no uncertain terms, says Stephen Flynn, SNP leader at Westminster The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
When is today's Gaza ceasefire vote and what could it mean? Sir Keir Starmer’s party has shifted its stance to back a call for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
Emotional, messy and breathtakingly ruthless: the hidden life of Keir Starmer The most working class leader of the Labour party for a generation, he is well ahead in the polls, but still a mystery to many. His biographer reveals what drives this unusual politician The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Keir Starmer was beaten up as teenager trying to defend gay friend, book reveals Book by Tom Baldwin also describes Labour leader’s ‘cold fury’ over homophobic attack on his niece in 2022 The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Keir Starmer 'escapes' major Labour revolt over Gaza ceasefire vote The Commons Speaker allowed a Labour amendment to be called and debated, which also supported a ceasefire, but was not nearly as critical of Israel Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
Labour’s Gaza amendment is chance to ‘speak with one voice’, says Nandy Shadow minister says Commons ceasefire motion is chance to lift debate away from party politics The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin review – steady as he goes A new biography of the Labour leader offers fly-on-the-wall access and intriguing clues as to his motivation The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
‘Get the Tories out’ will carry the election, but it won’t fix the faultlines of a broken politics The duopoly at the centre of our electoral system promises stability, yet delivers anything but. Labour must be ready for that, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Keir Starmer by Tom Baldwin: The 21 most startling revelations from the new biography of the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s tough child and romantic history are covered in a new book Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024 Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin review — the most important political book of the year The sheer velocity with which Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party from the brink of extinction to the brink of power is unprecedented in the modern era. And – just in time – this excellent biography arrives in what is all but certain to be an election year.
International Business Times UK · Feb 20, 2024 What Does UK Entering Recession After Steeper-Than-Expected Fall In GDP Mean For Brits While recessions of the past, notably during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, were protracted and severe, indications suggest that this downturn may be milder and short-lived.
International Business Times UK · Feb 20, 2024 Tory MPs Say Sunak Should Resign If He Refuses To Move More Towards The Right Since the Labour Party overturned majorities in Kingswood and Wellingborough, Tory MPs have threatened a vote of no confidence and urged Sunak to knuckle down on immigration.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 Keir Starmer seeks to head off another Labour rebellion over Gaza ceasefire Crucial vote on party’s new call for ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ goes before MPs on Wednesday as thousands of protesters expected in Westminster
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 The Guardian view on the Israel-Gaza war: politicians must be clear that a ceasefire is needed Editorial: US presidents once spoke softly and carried a big stick. By contrast, in Gaza Joe Biden speaks loudly and carries a little stick
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 The Guardian view on investing in youth: bring back Sure Start and make it for teens too Editorial: Youth services have been wrecked by cuts. They must be reformed, better funded and not just focused on crime prevention
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 Labour must overcome its small-c conservatism Letters: Readers respond to articles by Yanis Varoufakis, Polly Toynbee and George Monbiot on Labour’s economic policies
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 ‘Morally bankrupt’: Tories may pay price for ignoring farmers Rishi Sunak’s charm offensive at NFU conference fails to win over rural voters, but Labour also faces scepticism
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 Labour calls for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza Party attempts to head off rebellion by its MPs with strongly worded amendment to SNP’s Gaza motion
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 Key allies seek to rein in Israel without letting Hamas off the hook Diplomatic search for ceasefire in Gaza gathers pace as threatened ground offensive in Rafah draws near
Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024 Pests in parliament out of control? The House of Commons terrace restaurant has been temporarily shut