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Members of Labour's governing body have backed a proposal meaning that local parties will be required to submit constitutional amendments, also known as 'rule changes', to conference a year before the annual gathering of delegates. At a…
11 trade unions have launched a joint legal challenge after ministers made controversial changes to regulations earlier this year that allow the use of agency workers to cover official industrial action. ASLEF, BFAWU, FDA, GMB, NEU, NUJ…
Update, 8pm September 20th: The appeal has been unsuccessful. Chair of Labour for a Green New Deal, Chris Saltmarsh, described it as a “disgraceful, anti-democratic decision” and argued that “Labour's bureaucracy is being used to shut down…
Parliament is scheduled to resume next Wednesday, two days after the Queen’s funeral. Kwasi Kwarteng is then expected to deliver his emergency mini-Budget (AKA the ‘fiscal event’) on Friday – in which the Chancellor will outline how the…
Labour has retained a double-digit poll lead over the Conservatives despite speculation that the election of Liz Truss would see her party enjoy a 'new-leader bounce' after she was elected as the Tories' new leader and the Prime Minister…
Free speech cannot only be a respected British tradition when everyone agrees with what’s being said – obviously. The Queen has died, and it is absolutely right that people be allowed to grieve. But it must also be remembered that this is a…
Keir Starmer has said that the right to protest is a "great British tradition" but told protesters to "respect" people mourning the Queen. Civil liberties campaigners have expressed alarm over the way in which the police have cracked down…
MPs are likely to be recalled to parliament after the Queen's funeral next week to hold an emergency Budget, in which Liz Truss has promised to announce immediate tax cuts, the Prime Minister's spokesperson has indicated. The death of…
Following the death of the Queen, events and public gatherings across the country have been cancelled or postponed. From TUC Congress and strikes, to local street parties. Now, showing respect is one thing – but some of the interventions…
Politicians paid tribute to Elizabeth II last night after the Queen died at the Balmoral royal residence at the age of 96, having reigned for 70 years. Liz Truss hailed the Queen as “the rock on which modern Britain was built” and said her…
Liz Truss will today announce her plan to make sure households are not driven into poverty (anymore than they already are) by sky-rocketing energy bills. Plans reported over the past few days suggest that the government will cap annual gas…
Campaigners have warned that plans for further devolution and an elected senate will not deliver Labour’s constitutional aims of a more democratic, equal and united UK without the adoption of proportional representation (PR) for general…
