Labour urges action as rape prosecutions target not set to be reached for decades
Labour has told the government that “rape victims cannot be left to wait decades for action” after official…
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Another close aide to Keir Starmer goes as Chris Ward set to leave leader’s office
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7 steps Labour mayors and PCCs can take to improve policing and tackle racism
It is over a year since the murder of George Floyd, which prompted reflections about policing and race…
Crime week? High vis chain gangs? The latest from the master of misdirection
Polls have narrowed. YouGov last week reported that the Conservative lead over Labour had fallen from 13 points…
Government disability strategy a “lacklustre effort”, says Labour
Labour’s Vicky Foxcroft has criticised the government’s new national strategy for disabled people published this morning, describing the…
Exclusive: 3% pay rise for NHS staff “too little”, say 60% of UK adults in new poll
A majority of UK adults believe NHS workers should get a bigger pay rise than the one currently…
Rayner: Labour will make flexible working “force for good” to benefit all
Angela Rayner has declared that Labour will “fundamentally change working practices for the better” and “make flexible working…
End of the honeymoon for Johnson? Polls narrow as ‘vaccine bounce’ subsides
Polling is a tricky business, and forecasts often prove wrong. That means we should take the widening or…
GMB stops funding Labour campaigns in London after Islington Council dismissal
The party-affiliated GMB trade union has announced that it will not be offering any more financial support to…
