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Rishi Sunak fires election starting gun with a damp whimper – but Labour will want to play down talk of a landslide

“It’s the optics that matter” is a modern cliche of political life. It doesn’t matter what you say so much as how you say it – and where you say it. If this is true, then the early election omens are not good for Rishi Sunak.

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

General Election 2024: What are the key Labour and Conservative manifesto policies?

Rishi Sunak has called a snap general election for July

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

Corbyn 'won't be Labour candidate at election,' says Reeves despite local party’s protests in north London

Shadow Chancellor rules out the former leader standing for Labour after an antisemitism row

Evening Standard · May 17, 2024

London MP Kate Osamor has Labour whip restored following investigation into comments on Gaza war

The move piles pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to do the same for veteran MP Diane Abbott

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024

OPINION - Should the Tories be relieved Natalie Elphicke didn't defect to Reform?

Well, that was unexpected. Natalie Elphicke, until a few hours ago the Conservative MP for Dover, has defected to the Labour Party. In a bid to amp up the drama, the whole thing happened moments before Prime Minister's Questions, as Elphicke crossed the floor to take her seat behind Keir Starmer on…

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024

Kate Osamor has Labour whip restored after investigation into Gaza genocide comments

Exclusive: MP apologised for saying on eve of Holocaust Memorial Day that Gaza should be remembered as a genocide

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

Pro-Gaza Activists Say UK's Labour Party May Lose 4M Muslim Votes Unless They Meet 18 Demands

Amidst the Gaza conflict, Muslim Vote demands action from Labour, including sanctions on Israel. Mobilising thousands for political change.

International Business Times UK · May 7, 2024

There is a way for Starmer’s Labour to fix the big rift with Muslim voters – if it has the will

Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham won elections in areas with large Muslim populations. Both engaged with us as citizens, says Miqdaad Versi of the Muslim Council of Britain

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

It’s time to end the UK’s divisions: Labour is for everyone

Britain has turned out in force to vote for change. Whenever the Tories go to the country, we will be ready to provide it

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024

I am resigning from the Tory party and crossing the floor. Only Labour wants to restore our NHS

As an MP and psychiatrist, I see the burden that a service near breaking point takes on patients, their families and healthcare colleagues, writes Dan Poulter

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024