Labour says ministers “failed the public” as report finds UK wasn’t ready for Covid
Labour has accused ministers of having “failed the public” by not preparing adequately for the Covid pandemic after…
Elliot Chappell
A difficult week for the PM as he crashes the car over sleaze and derails the trains
Boris Johnson hunkered down for some more bad press yesterday. There was no shortage of outrage as ministers confirmed…
Full list: Candidates in Labour’s South Yorkshire mayoral selection race
Labour members in South Yorkshire have been told the full list of hopefuls standing to replace Dan Jarvis…
WATCH: Labour MP told to “moderate” language as she calls ministers “dodgy”
Labour MP Zarah Sultana has been told by the Deputy Speaker of the Commons to “moderate her language”…
Starmer: Johnson failed “first test of levelling up” and “betrayed” North
Keir Starmer has argued that the government failed “the first test of levelling up” with its integrated rail…
Ministers “sold us out”, McMahon says as he condemns integrated rail plan
Northern MP and Labour frontbencher Jim McMahon has accused the government of having “completely sold us out” as…
Labour MP with history of alcohol addiction calls for minimum unit pricing
Labour MP Dan Carden, who has talked openly about his personal experience of alcohol addiction, has tabled an…
“Worst fears” realised as North braces for scaled back integrated rail plan
Ministers will today unveil the long-awaited integrated rail plan. They are expected to drop the eastern leg of HS2 to…
Ministers “water down” second jobs ban as MPs back government amendment
The Commons has backed, by a 297-vote majority (297 in favour with none voting against), a government amendment…
Social care cap a “bigger con than we initially thought”, shadow minister says
Liz Kendall has warned that the social care cap announced earlier in the year by the Conservative government…
