Starmer welcomes new UK, US and Australia military partnership
Keir Starmer has welcomed the announcement of a new military partnership between the US, Australia and the UK,…
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Labour motion to scrap Universal Credit cut passes as Conservatives abstain
An opposition day motion tabled by the Labour Party, calling on the government to cancel the £20-per-week cut…
Reshuffle: Tories care more about “jobs for mates” than UC, says Labour
Labour has criticised Tory “warped priorities” as Boris Johnson this afternoon embarked on a reshuffle of his cabinet…
PMQs: Johnson “making a bad situation” worse with cut and tax rise, Starmer says
How many additional hours are workers going to have to pick up to make up for the Universal…
Labour urges Tory MPs to “do the right thing” and oppose Universal Credit cut
Labour will force a vote on Universal Credit today. Jonathan Reynolds has appealed to Conservative MPs to back the motion,…
Labour to force vote on Universal Credit uplift as ministers press ahead with cut
Labour will use an opposition day debate on Wednesday to force a vote on the government’s plan to…
Commons passes health and social care levy by 56-vote majority
The health and social care levy, which will see National Insurance contributions increase by 1.25 percentage points to…
LGA review finds racism and sexism “normalised” in Havering Council
A review carried out by the cross-party Local Government Association has concluded that there is a “disturbing” culture…
Labour will deliver new deal for workers, Starmer tells TUC Congress 2021
Keir Starmer will use a keynote speech at TUC Congress 2021 to declare that a future Labour government…
Starmer sets out principles behind Labour’s approach to social care
Keir Starmer has criticised the government for “hammering working people” with its plan to raise National Insurance contributions,…
