Crises can liberate governments. Collapses in popularity, huge dilemmas about public spending, foreign policy emergencies, poll surges by opponents and the prospect of losing office: all can persuade even previously cautious administrations to change their direction and rhetoric or simply say more clearly why they are in power. Politicians sometimes enjoy being bolder. Commonly seen as always calculating and never spontaneous, some are in fact relieved to stop filtering their public words and finally speak their minds.
Workers could be charged a fee to take their bosses to court under plans being explored by Labour as it faces pressure from businesses lobbying to water down its landmark changes to employment rights. In a development described by unions as a disaster, sources in Westminster said ministers were looking at reviving a proposal made by the last Conservative government to impose fees on employment tribunal claims.
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"I think this whole thing calling Nigel Farage a racist is quite pathetic. I've seen him really try to take issue with genuine racists in his party. So you can attack Nigel Farage on a whole load of things, but calling him a racist? I really disapprove of that." He continued, "Labour is moving to a position where it could work very well with Reform. That's just the reality for the Prime Minister."
Well, look, I think everyone can see in the last year that the world has changed, and we're not immune to that change. Whether it is wars in Europe and the Middle East, whether it is increased barriers to trade because of tariffs coming from the United States, whether it is the global cost of borrowing, we're not immune to any of those things.
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There is no reason I would give this job up for another job in politics. I love what I am doing. Londoners have lent me their votes not on one, not on two but on three occasions. As long as I continue to feel I can deliver for this great city of ours, I will carry on being the mayor.
In an address to the UN general assembly, Trump said: I look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible, terrible mayor, and it's been changed, it's been so changed. Now they want to go to sharia law. But you are in a different country, you can't do that. The development will cause further discomfort in No 10 after Trump was last week honoured with an unprecedented second state visit to the UK.
The deputy leader role entails responsibility without power. The holder has to plough through screeds of internal party business that is of interest only to political maniacs, barrack-room lawyers and those trying to exploit the party's procedures for their own ends, or some special cause that would embarrass the leader. The holder is expected to rebut these, especially on behalf of a leader who is actually running the country, while assuring their promoters that they really have their interests at heart.
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.
Keir Starmer will make a major intervention this week, pledging a progressive fightback and promising the UK will reject the division and hate fuelled by the far right. The move comes ahead of Labour's conference amid increasing pressure on the prime minister from within his own party, where even senior loyalists have voiced fears that he has not mounted a passionate enough attack on Reform UK and rising racism in Britain.
The conference arrangement committee, made up of Labour elected reps and officials, has ruled about 30 motions about Palestine from local parties out of order. Some of those who submitted the motions may appeal against the decisions, which were mostly made on this grounds that the issue was already dealt with by the National Policy Framework (NPF) report in August. They have until Sunday to object, with appeals heard on Monday.
I've battled with this decision for some time. But deep down, I know it's the right call. It isn't ordinary, hardworking people in Stevenage and across our country who've left Labour, Labour has left us. When policies harm the British people and weaken our democracy, I cannot in good conscience support them. As Stevenage's youngest councillor, I entered politics to serve with integrity and respect. Today, I know I join a party that will put the British people and our great nation first.
