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Boris Johnson gave the strongest indication yet this week that the UK is heading for a no-deal Brexit after a series of last-ditch talks with European Union officials failed to find common ground on a number of key issues. The Prime…
Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy has said one of her “biggest regrets” as an MP is her 2015 abstention on whether to hold an EU referendum as she should have voted against the bill that paved the way for Brexit. Along with almost all…
Labour mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that London is at a “tipping point” in the second coronavirus wave – and could face the toughest Tier 3 restrictions within days due to rising infection rates. The mayor of London unveiled a package of…
Labour's Anneliese Dodds has called on the government to “act now” to help small businesses facing major financial problems due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Her comments follow the Bank of England’s latest financial…
Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth has criticised the government for leaving “a gaping hole in our defences” during the coronavirus pandemic following a damning report on failures in England's contact tracing system. A new report by the National…
Keir Starmer has hailed the “monumental effort” made by small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic as he called on the government to “repay” them for supporting local communities through the crisis. To mark 'Small Business Saturday'…
Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has declared that he would be willing to be a witness at a party disciplinary hearing for a 'Jewish Voice for Labour' member who was suspended by Labour this week. Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, vice-chair…
Keir Starmer has warned that the government “must intervene” to resolve the dispute over a proposed cut of 350 UK jobs at Rolls-Royce and expressed "solidarity" with the workers currently on strike at the engineering firm. The Labour leader…
Transport workers’ union TSSA has labelled a £1bn government cut to the rail infrastructure budget “shortsighted and reckless” and called on ministers to “come clean” about where savings will be made. TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes…
Labour's Matthew Pennycook has declared that leaving the European Union without a free trade agreement would be “disastrous for British businesses” amid reports of divides on the Labour frontbench over supporting a deal. In an interview…
