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1 hour ago

Labour can win political argument for closer EU ties, says Rachel Reeves

Labour seeks closer alignment with the EU, arguing it offers the biggest prize for UK economic growth through improved trade and sectoral cooperation.
UK politics
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57 minutes ago

MSP defends friendship with sex offender after Labour suspension

Pam Duncan-Glancy was suspended by Scottish Labour and lost the whip amid investigation into her continued friendship with a convicted sex offender.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 hours ago

Reeves says closer integration with EU is biggest prize' in Brexit shift

Labour intends to pursue closer economic integration with the EU to reverse the worst aspects of Brexit and prioritize nearby trade.
#keir-starmer
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1 day ago

Keir Starmer must lead moment of change' after Labour turmoil, says Ed Miliband

Keir Starmer must lead a clear, unified Labour government, end internal briefing wars, and show stronger commitment to ordinary working people.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Chris Mason: Labour sticks with Starmer for now but this is not over

The prime minister survived a serious leadership challenge but remains politically weakened and faces risky upcoming elections.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Furious female Labour MPs urge Starmer to make a woman his de facto deputy

But it's easier to say let's change culture than to make it happen. The first secretary role would turbocharge the government's pledge to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade, she said. It would deal with culture change, but it would also hold every government department accountable for what they are doing on women, and empower the work on women that's happening in each of those departments.
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UK politics
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23 hours ago

Former senior aide to Starmer loses whip over friendship with sex offender

Labour peer Matthew Doyle was suspended after campaigning for a friend later convicted of possessing indecent images, causing political embarrassment for Keir Starmer.
#leadership-challenge
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Alistair Carns: Labour's ex-marine who would be a nightmare' for the Tories

Alistair Carns, ex-special forces and current veterans/armed forces minister, is viewed as a capable, decisive outsider and potential Labour leadership contender.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Steady Ed conjours up a Keir in his own image complete with fake steering wheel | John Crace

Ed Miliband provided steady, credible media performance while other Labour figures appeared nervous, unconvincing, or emotionally drained amid party turmoil.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Ex-Labour comms chief suspended over links to sex offender

Lord Doyle was suspended from Labour’s parliamentary party over his past campaigning for convicted sex offender Sean Morton and apologised for that judgment.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Starmer's paedophile-linked peer and former comms chief quits Labour Party

I want to apologise for my past association with Sean Morton. His offences were vile and I completely condemn the actions for which he was rightly convicted. My thoughts are with the victims and a
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1 day ago

Welsh first minister backs Starmer but calls Mandelson scandal 'troubling'

Eluned Morgan supports Sir Keir Starmer remaining prime minister for stability while condemning the Lord Mandelson scandal as deeply troubling and ignoring women's voices.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

The UK's shrinking centre is Keir Starmer's real crisis

UK politics has been marked by years of churn, volatility, and repeated shocks. Yet, through that instability, the political centre largely kept control of the steering wheel presenting itself as the only credible governing alternative and containing pressure from both flanks. That dominance reinforced the view, particularly abroad, that the UK was largely insulated from the destructive polarisation reshaping other Western democracies, most notably the US.
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1 day ago

Keir Starmer doesn't do anything but U-turns': the bleak mood in Makerfield

Keir Starmer faces a scandal linked to Morgan McSweeney and Labour allies that risks eroding public trust and threatening his premiership.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Labour soft left urges Starmer to reshuffle cabinet to end infighting

Labour's soft-left Tribune group urges Starmer to reshuffle his cabinet, end factional infighting, reinstate Rayner, Haigh and Powell, and reset economic policy.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

How the Downing Street machine ensured Starmer survived to fight another day

Downing Street mobilised senior ministers and officials to successfully shore up the prime minister after Morgan McSweeney's resignation and the Mandelson–Epstein controversy.
#morgan-mcsweeney
#peter-mandelson
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

It's tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson's sleaze but it's a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee

Peter Mandelson's malign influence threatens to tarnish Keir Starmer and destabilize Labour through alleged corruption, proteges, and withheld documents.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Mandy wonders where it all went wrong as Labour throws him to the wolves

Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour party amid revelations of payments and alleged leaking of market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
UK politics

It's tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson's sleaze but it's a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee

#resignation
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Don't drop PM over Mandelson, minister urges Labour MPs

A cabinet minister urged Labour MPs not to move against Sir Keir Starmer despite anger over Lord Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

A pollster's nightmare': stakes are high in three-way fight for Gorton and Denton

Labour faces an unpredictable, high-stakes byelection in Gorton and Denton, with Reform UK and the Greens threatening to overturn its long-standing majority.
#jeffrey-epstein
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5 days ago

The UK's Anti-Migrant Right Is Surging. Local Elections Will Test Their Power.

Labour plans hardline immigration changes: double indefinite leave to ten years, 20-year refugee citizenship waits, seize asylum seekers' assets, and curb family reunification.
#by-election
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
UK politics

Labour made mistakes in its Caerphilly byelection defeat. It may be about to repeat them in Gorton and Denton | Will Hayward

fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
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Labour made mistakes in its Caerphilly byelection defeat. It may be about to repeat them in Gorton and Denton | Will Hayward

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1 week ago
UK politics

Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That's why he's facing a perfect storm | Owen Jones

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1 week ago
UK politics

Labour chooses Angeliki Stogia for Gorton and Denton byelection

Angeliki Stogia will be Labour's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election following Andrew Gwynne's resignation, with Reform’s Matthew Goodwin and Green Hannah Spencer running.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago
UK politics

Labour pick Angeliki Stogia for Gorton by-election

Angeliki Stogia has been selected as the Labour candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election on 26 February.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
UK politics

Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That's why he's facing a perfect storm | Owen Jones

fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Gorton and Denton by-election tests Labour's grip on heartland voters

[They do a] very good job and we support them, Khaled Osman, a local supporter, told Al Jazeera. We appreciate everything they do: the support for refugees, for asylum, and for the people who work hard.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

What's really behind Labour's chaos: John Rentoul answers your questions

Labour under Sir Keir Starmer faces deep internal conflict and policy confusion despite a large Commons majority.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Keir Starmer hints at comeback for Angela Rayner

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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UK politics
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1 week ago

In Gorton and Denton, I found a long-festering sense of fury that Labour has no idea how to tackle | John Harris

Local anger over housing, cost of living, crime, and leadership uncertainty threatens Labour in the upcoming Gorton by-election.
UK politics
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1 week ago

Lord Triesman, former Labour minister and FA chair, dies aged 82

Lord Triesman, former Labour minister and FA chair, died aged 82; remembered for political service, anti-racism in football, and exposing FIFA corruption.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Labour peer and former FA chairman Lord Triesman dies aged 82

Lord David Triesman, former Labour minister, ex-Football Association chair and Labour General Secretary, has died aged 82, leaving a wife and daughter.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for 30k

A lobbying firm run by former MP Jim Murphy offered a 30,000 sponsorship package promising minister photo opportunities and VIP dinners with senior government advisers.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

First minister's 'car crash interview' highlights old Labour divisions

Eluned Morgan hesitates to fully back Keir Starmer publicly while pressing for devolved powers and funding, creating political tension during a Welsh Parliament election campaign.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Fury as PM promise to clamp down on damp and mouldy homes pushed back to 2035

Labour watered down plans, delaying enforcement of decent homes standards until 2035 and capping leaseholder ground rent reforms at £250.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Starmer says Reform pursuing politics of toxic division' after Matt Goodwin unveiled as byelection candidate

Labour urges voters to back Labour to stop Reform UK after Reform candidate's comments denying UK-born minorities automatic Britishness, accusing him of promoting toxic division.
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UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Former MP Conor McGinn charged with sexual assault

Former Labour MP Conor McGinn has been charged with one count of sexual assault over an alleged July 2022 incident and will appear in court.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Manchester voters' fury over Labour's decision to block Burnham from by-election

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides
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