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The UK government has got a Brexit deal done. No, not one with the European Union – they’ve reached a compromise with their own MPs on the controversial internal market bill. 10 Downing Street issued a joint statement last night with…
Keir Starmer used his first TUC Congress speech as leader, delivered from his attic, to accuse Boris Johnson of having “failed on all counts” during the pandemic. Instead of sorting out the chaotic test and trace system, he said the Prime…
Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting has called on leader Keir Starmer to launch an independent investigation into the party disciplinary case concerning council leader Jas Athwal amid claims of a "stitch up". The leader of Redbridge Council…
Keir Starmer will use his TUC Congress 2020 speech on Tuesday morning to urge the Prime Minister to "get on with defeating this virus" and stop trying to "reopen old wounds over Brexit" amid a row over new legislation. In his speech to the…
Boris Johnson squirmed in his seat on the government frontbench this afternoon as Ed Miliband, standing in for Labour leader Keir Starmer, grilled him on the controversial internal market bill being put to the Commons today. With Starmer…
Labour MPs, trade union leaders and grassroots activists have signed an open letter organised by the Free Our Unions campaign to highlight "the urgency of fighting the anti-trade union laws" amid the coronavirus pandemic. A group of…
Keir Starmer is set to enter coronavirus self-isolation and start working from home after being told that a member of his household has showed possible symptoms of Covid-19. A spokesperson for the Labour leader said: “This morning Keir…
General secretary Frances O'Grady has issued a personal challenge to Rishi Sunak at the opening of the TUC Congress 2020 this morning by telling the Conservative Chancellor to "stand by working families – don’t walk away". Addressing the…
Over the weekend, outrage grew in response to the government’s internal market bill that proposes breaking international law. All five living former Prime Ministers have now expressed concern, to varying degrees, about Boris Johnson’s plan…
Labour's Ed Miliband has said "we've got to stand up for the rule of law" and confirmed that Labour will be voting against the internal market bill at its second reading in parliament today. The opposition frontbencher told Sky News: "We're…
Labour frontbencher Bridget Phillipson has set out the party's challenges and strategy on the path to creating a "social democracy of hope" in a conference organised by member organisation 'Labour to Win'. Addressing the online event by the…
The Andrew Marr Show Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, set out Labour's position on Brexit and the controversial internal market bill. She concluded by telling the government: "Get Brexit done, get a deal, and…
