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Islington North MP and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is sitting as an independent (Image: PA Media) Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn is expected to be officially blocked from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election tomorrow (March 28).Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will propose a motion at a meeting of the party's ruling body, The National Executive Committee (NEC), that states it will not endorse Mr Corbyn as a candidate at the election.

Sir Keir Starmer has said that Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as Labour's candidate in Islington North at the next general election (Image: PA) Sir Keir Starmer says Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as a Labour Party candidate at the next general election.Mr Corbyn, MP for Islington North, had the Labour whip removed over his response to the scathing Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report into antisemitism in the party in October 2020.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle scolded Rishi Sunak for bringing up Labour's Tom Watson during a fiery PMQs exchange about Boris Johnson's resignation honours list.The row between the prime minister and the Commons Speaker began after Sir Keir Starmer accused Mr Sunak of being too weak to block Mr Johnson's list.

Jeremy Corbyn has signalled he will stand as an independent at the next general election - setting up a tense showdown between the former Labour leader and his party.The Islington North MP said he loves his job and wants to carry on doing it in a hint he will run against Labour's candidate for the constituenct, who is yet to be announced.

Sir Keir Starmer's move to block Jeremy Corbyn from running to be a Labour MP at the next election has been backed by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).A Labour spokesman said the leader's motion passed by 22 votes to 12 on Tuesday afternoon, meaning it is now down to Mr Corbyn to decide whether to run as an independent candidate.

Labour's leader, Sir Keir Starmer, will tell business leaders in Davos that a Labour government would do more to draw foreign investment into Britain, especially in "green industries".Sir Keir, attending the World Economic Forum meeting, said Labour would push to "bring global investors back".

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he suffers from PTSD after dealing with regular death threats, disasters and terror attacks.Speaking to The Guardian, Mr Khan said a number of events coming together caused a cumulative effect on his mental health, but affirmed he was not comparing it to the extreme level of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that refugees or people in similar situations to himself have experienced.

A certain view of what a Labour leader looks like has helped prevent the party elect a woman to the role, Lisa Nandy has said.The shadow levelling up secretary, who ran for party leader in 2020, described the fact Labour has never elected a female leader as pretty existential.In an interview with Gloria De Piero on GB News, she said she believed a woman would one day lead the party.

Tony Blair's most senior No 10 aide warned that George Bush and his f***ing lunatics in the White House would lead Britain into trouble after he won the presidential election, according to a new book.The claim is made in the new diaries of former Labour MP Chris Mullin, who was a foreign office minister in Blair's government during the 2003 Iraq war.

Keir Starmer has said Labour is set to ditch its longstanding commitment to abolish university tuition fees in England, arguing it was necessary to move on from the idea because of the economic situation.Starmer said his party was looking at options for how to fund universities, but made it clear the existing promise to get rid of student-paid tuition fees, one of the pledges he made when standing to lead Labour in 2020, was being dropped.

Jeremy Corbyn has given his strongest hint yet that he will stand as an independent candidate, saying he has no intention of stopping the fight to represent his north London constituents.The former party leader was on Tuesday formally blocked from standing for Labour at the next election, prompting leftwingers to fiercely criticise Keir Starmer's authoritarian and divisive move.

Bringing Boris Johnson back as Conservative leader would be seen as an utter joke by voters, who would not tolerate yet another change of prime minister, a leading elections expert has said.Robert Hayward, who is a Conservative peer but has analysed May's local elections across England in his dual role as a polling expert, said the Tories could perform better than expected in the council vote, in part because Rishi Sunak has been able to start detaching himself from Johnson's political legacy.

Keir Starmer has defended dropping key pledges made during his Labour leadership bid, saying they have been adapted given unprecedented global events, as he prepares to set out his five national missions to voters.Before a speech in Manchester that will reveal the building blocks of Labour's general election manifesto, Starmer sought to convince voters he would stand by the new targets, which include delivering the highest sustained growth in the G7 for Britain.

Almost twice as many voters believe Labour under Keir Starmer has the nation's best interests at heart than say the Tories do under Rishi Sunak, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.The findings will disappoint Conservatives after a week in which Sunak managed to strike a well-received deal with the EU on the Northern Ireland protocol, an international negotiating success that enhanced his position as party leader and prime minister.

At the River and Roads cafe just outside the market town of Atherstone, Amy Adams and Lucy Ford are busy serving up cooked breakfasts to customers.Neither are gripped by local-election fever, but they know the issues that matter to them.For Lucy, a single parent who works seven days a week, rising prices are one of the things at the forefront of her mind.

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This year's local elections, which take place on Thursday 4 May in most of England outside London, have long been billed as a tough first electoral test for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.When he took over from Liz Truss as Conservative leader, at the end of October, the party was as much as 30 points behind Labour in the polls - and the spectre of heavy local-council losses this spring has loomed large ever since.

A total of 230 local authorities in England are holding elections on May 4. Polls are also taking place to choose mayors in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough.Local elections typically reflect voters' attitudes about neighbourhood concerns, such as when bins are collected, the state of parks and pavements, or access to libraries and hospitals.

Jeremy Corbyn has won the London seat of Islington North for Labour at each of the last 10 general elections, often by a comfortable margin.At the most recent election in 2019, he won 64% of the vote, with the other parties some way behind on 16% (Liberal Democrats), 10% (Conservative) and 8% (Green).

Jeremy Corbyn is set to be blocked from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election, with Sir Keir Starmer set to bring a motion confirming the move to a meeting of the party's ruling body.The Labour leader will propose a motion that will make clear that the National Executive Committee will not endorse Mr Corbyn at the next election, expected in around 18 months' time.

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BBC News political correspondent


The leaders of a local Labour Party have walked out over a "a clique in London" they claim are dictating who is selected to stand as an MP.Nine members of Labour's 13 strong Bolton North East executive say they "lack confidence in the integrity" of the party's selection process.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jeremy Corbyn is expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer's vow to block him from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election as their row spilled over into public infighting.

The founder of the left-wing pressure group Momentum has been condemned for comparing Keir Starmer to Russia leader Vladimir Putin over the move to block Jeremy Corbyn from standing for Labour.Jon Lansman said Sir Keir is behaving like a Putin of the Labour Party for seeking to stop the former leader from standing again as a Labour candidate in his Islington North constituency.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has set out his plan to "make Britain's streets safe".Sir Keir fleshed out his first mission, securing the highest sustained growth in the G7, in February.And we have been getting an insight into what is likely to be included in Labour's election offer from a series of speeches by frontbenchers.

Most of what happens in parliament is theatre symbolic and significant, but one step away from reality.But the discussion and debate in the weeks and days leading up to the Iraq war was the most intense and emotional that I have witnessed in the Commons.It was literally about matters of life and death.

Labour has been accused of still not fully engaging with claims that anti-black racism and Islamophobia were not taken as seriously as antisemitism by the senior lawyer who carried out a report into the party's culture.Martin Forde KC, who was commissioned by Keir Starmer to investigate allegations of bullying, racism and sexism, expressed concern about the party enabling a hierarchy of racism.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email She shares the same initials as Rolls-Royce, for years a byword for the best in British business.Now shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is being credited for transforming Labour's economic policies from a broken down Marxist jalopy under Jeremy Corbyn to an impressive Rolls-Royce machine under Keir Starmer.

The Tories will have to find the general election on the trans rights debate and other culture war issues, the party's controversial new deputy chairman Lee Anderson has said.Mr Anderson known for his forthright opinions dismissing food bank use and bringing back the death penalty said the party could no longer rely on Brexit or Jeremy Corbyn as vote winners.

You might imagine that nothing could prevent a Labour victory at the next election.The Conservatives could scarcely have done more to alienate voters and destroy public trust.Everyone knows that in this ridiculous first-past-the-post system, the only party in a position to replace them is Labour.Many will vote accordingly.

Labour is no longer being monitored by Britain's equalities watchdog after the party successfully made changes to its law-breaking handling of antisemitism under Jeremy Corbyn.Sir Keir Starmer described the judgment as an important moment in the history of the Labour party but vowed that internal reform was not yet over and warned against complacency.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The front pages focus on Nicola Sturgeon's unexpected resignation as Scotland's First Minister, as well as the latest in the search for missing mother Nicola Bulley.

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sir Keir Starmer is indulging in cosplay conservatism as he seeks to return Labour to Downing Street, according to Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt.

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Keir Starmer has denied abandoning key pledges he made during his Labour leadership bid and said the vast majority of party members back him 100%.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Former MP Mike Gapes has rejoined Labour after quitting under Jeremy Corbyn to form rival centrist party Change UK.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he was delighted to welcome Mr Gapes back, despite standing against the party at the last election.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that the UK's commitment to the country would remain the same if there is a Labour government.During a visit to Kyiv on Thursday, the Labour leader said he had a very constructive meeting with Mr Zelensky to discuss military support and the need to prosecute Russia's leaders for war crimes.

Brandishing the meal he calls his Jeremy Corbyn falafel, Hussein Jabar's reaction to the news that the former Labour leader would be prevented from standing for the party was one you might expect from a man who has emblazoned his cafe with images of the Islington North MP.There's no question Jeremy every time, said the owner of Gadz Cafe in Finsbury Park, the nearest thing to a Corbyn shrine in a constituency where many view him as nothing less than a political deity, when asked which way he would vote if the MP faced an official Labour candidate in the next general election.

Jeremy Corbyn has said Sir Keir Starmer's decision to bar him from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election is a flagrant attack on democracy.Former Labour leader Mr Corbyn, who currently sits as an independent MP, hit out at his successor, describing the move as a divisive distraction from our overriding goal: to defeat the Conservative Party.

Jeremy Corbyn has lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer's decision to bar him from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election calling it a flagrant attack on democracy.The former Labour leader, who currently sits as an independent MP, hit out at his successor and described the move as a divisive distraction from our overriding goal: to defeat the Conservative Party.

That high-pitched noise you can hear in the distance is the sound of the Daily Mail weeping with relief.On Wednesday, the Labour party attempted to force a binding vote on ending private schools' tax breaks.The motion to set up a new committee to investigate private schools' charitable status failed by 303 to 197, but in many ways Keir Starmer got what he wanted: he skewered the government's record on education, and highlighted unrest among staff.

Keir Starmer's Labour party may well win the next election.Its leadership have begun to put together a story of where Britain is going wrong, and what Labour could do instead.But without commitments on spending, the party will fail in government.Across the world, the economic outlook is bad, with the IMF forecasting widespread recession over the next year.

He said 'there's still much more to do', as he announced running in 2024

 

Sadiq Khan has been chosen to run for a third time as Labour's representative in the London Mayor elections in 2024.Khan was first elected in 2016, succeeding Boris, then reelected last year.He said the upcoming race would be a 'very tough election', but added 'there's still so much more to do'.

Sir Keir Starmer said he could not see how Jeremy Corbyn could stand as a Labour candidate at the next election.Former Labour leader Mr Corbyn had the whip removed over his response to the scathing Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report into antisemitism in the party.Sir Keir, who replaced Mr Corbyn as leader in 2020, said: I don't see the circumstances in which he will stand at the next election as a Labour MP.

As the newest policymaker at the Bank of England responsible for setting interest rates, Swati Dhingra can see a problem.Britain's economy is heading for a lengthy and painful recession, while Brexit is making matters worse.After a year of the central bank driving up borrowing costs  the equivalent of stamping hard on the economic brakes  to tackle rampant inflation, the London School of Economics academic worries that much tougher action could intensify the crash.

Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that some cherished Labour policies would have to be shelved if he entered Downing Street in order to focus on dealing with the battered economy he would inherit.The Labour leader, who sought to woo business leaders with a promise of a new partnership, offered a pragmatic approach to economic migration and a commitment to boosting productivity across the country.

Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that some cherished Labour policies would have to be shelved if he entered Downing Street in order to focus on dealing with the battered economy he would inherit.The Labour leader, who sought to woo business leaders with a promise of a new partnership, offered a pragmatic approach to economic migration and a commitment to boosting productivity across the country.

Staying under the duvet always seems tempting at this time of year and looking at what lies ahead might justify seeking somewhere far away to escape to.The good news - yes, there is some - is that Nasa tells our show this weekend that humans will be living on the moon this decade.So perhaps there really will be more radical options if you want to flee.

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There are rumours that Jeremy Corbyn could run against Sadiq Khan at the London Mayor elections in 2024.The Mail on Sunday reported that an 'ally of Corbyn' said: 'Jeremy would win and plenty of people are urging him to do it.'Despite being the MP for Islington North since 1983, yesterday news came that Corbyn would never be allowed to stand as a Labour MP again after he lost the whip in 2020 over antisemitism allegations.

Rishi Sunak has promised he will publish his tax return and hopes to do so by Christmas once he receives the formal advice from the Cabinet Office.The prime minister's tax affairs came under the spotlight in spring when as chancellor it was revealed his wife, Akshata Murty, had non-dom status and was not paying UK tax.

Rishi Sunak has promised that he will within the coming year become the first prime minister since 2016 to publish his tax returns in full.Mr Sunak initially made the pledge during his unsuccessful Conservative leadership campaign against Liz Truss in the summer.But he has not yet made the figures public, sparking a warning from Liberal Democrat chief whip Wendy Chamberlain that failure to make good on the promise would risk doing even more damage to public trust in the Conservative Party.

Jeremy Corbyn has said he is living rent-free in Rishi Sunak's ahead after the prime minister retreated into an attack on the former Labour leader at PMQs for the third week in a row.Mr Sunak again raised Sir Keir Starmer's previous support for Mr Corbyn as he struggled to cope with questions about his decision to appoint cartoon bully Gavin Williamson to the cabinet.