The Latest Breaking News from Westminster

Labour plan for constitutional change disappoints supporters of electoral reform

Gordon Brown says package is ‘biggest transfer of power out of Westminster’ ever seen

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

General election not a ‘simple constitutional question’ – Starmer

The Labour leader said he rejected attempts to ‘re-frame’ the election.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Labour has a radical new plan, but will Keir Starmer dare stick to it?

Leader wants to ‘return power to where it should be’ but some in his own team are reluctant to expend the political capital

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022

The key policy differences between Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn

Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn are the only two contenders running for the SNP Westminster group leader job - what divides them?

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2022

Six things in the small print of Keir Starmer's major announcement on UK's future

Keir Starmer today unveiled a 155-page report with 40 proposals on the future of Britain, written by ex-PM Gordon Brown. We look at the biggest things Labour could be promising that affect your life

Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022

Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown reveal big plans for Britain

Manchester should be 'the modern home of advanced machinery'

Manchester Evening News · Dec 5, 2022

The planned additional powers for Wales contained in Labour's new report on overhauling British politics

Such reforms would include shifting 50,000 civil servants out of London, abolishing the House of Lords, and forming an elected second chamber for devolved nations.

Wales Online · Dec 5, 2022

Keir Stamer says the House of Lords is ‘not capable of being defended’

Speaking in a live address from Leeds on Monday morning, SIr Keir Starmer said that the House of Lords was 'not capable of being defended.' As he set out his plans for constitutional reform, he clarified that revisions to the second chamber should be seen within a wider context of…

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022

Starmer vows to ‘unbind’ Britain from centre that has ‘not delivered’

The Labour leader claimed people are being held back by a ‘broken model’ that ‘hoards power in Westminster’.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Alison Thewliss picks Stuart McDonald as deputy in SNP leadership bid

The race to become the SNP’s leader in Westminster was sparked when Ian Blackford announced his intention to stand down last week.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022