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WATCH: Starmer calls for new national restrictions within 24 hours
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WATCH: Starmer calls for new national restrictions within 24 hours

By James Calmus, Sienna Rodgers

Labour leader Keir Starmer has come out in favour of a new set of national restrictions being implemented by the government "within the next 24 hours" in England amid concerns over soaring Covid-19 cases across the country. Describing the…

How Keir Starmer’s vote share compares to past results
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How Keir Starmer’s vote share compares to past results

By James Calmus

We now know that Keir Starmer has been elected as leader of the Labour Party by winning 56.2% of the vote in the first round. He received a whopping 275,780 votes from members, registered supporters and affiliated members under the same…

Musicians’ Union nominates Starmer and Allin-Khan
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Musicians’ Union nominates Starmer and Allin-Khan

By James Calmus

The Musicians' Union has nominated Keir Starmer to be the next leader of the Labour Party, and Rosena Allin-Khan to be the next deputy. The party-affiliated organisation has become the fourth trade union to back Starmer, and the first to…

Why Broadband for the Many is a bloody brilliant idea
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Why Broadband for the Many is a bloody brilliant idea

By James Calmus

Listening to BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, you’d think Labour had just announced a cull of all domestic pets by 2020. Outraged presenter after outraged interviewee filled the airwaves with reasons for which Labour's biggest…

Labour cyber-attack: what it means and how it happened
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Labour cyber-attack: what it means and how it happened

By James Calmus

Labour has been hit by two co-ordinated cyber-attacks from users reportedly based in Brazil and Russia. The party has said no data breach occurred, meaning that no personal information was taken by the attackers. The type of cyber-attack…

Corbyn demands recall of parliament
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Corbyn demands recall of parliament

By James Calmus

Jeremy Corbyn has today used an impromptu speech at Labour's conference to call for the recall of parliament. Responding to the Supreme Court judgment that the prorogation of parliament earlier this month was unlawful, the Labour leader…

Univotes is a call to action for all Labour coders
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Univotes is a call to action for all Labour coders

By James Calmus

In an age when the Tories are able to alter the headline of a BBC article to spread fake news and with a general election imminent, Labour is desperately in need of digital tools to help it win. We’re good at organising internally. Just…

10 Labour reactions to Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle
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10 Labour reactions to Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle

By James Calmus

Boris Johnson became the Prime Minister today and has started reshuffling the cabinet. A number of government ministers resigned before they were sacked, such as former Chancellor Philip Hammond, while former Foreign Secretary and…

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