Two-child cap: ‘Why Starmer punished MPs who voted to tackle child poverty’
Few people in Labour will have enjoyed the spectacle of the party whipping its MPs to vote down…
Tom Belger
Two-child cap: Seven Labour MPs lose whip following backbench rebellion
Seven Labour MPs have lost the party whip after defying Starmer over an SNP-tabled King’s Speech amendment calling…
Charities at roundtable say axe two-child cap as child poverty taskforce launched
Charities which attended a child poverty roundtable with ministers on Wednesday have called on the government to scrap…
PLP elections: Morden becomes chair as Akehurst and Singh Josan return to NEC
Labour MPs have voted for Keir Starmer’s former parliamentary private secretary Jessica Morden to be their “shop steward”…
King’s Speech 2024: Full list of 40 key policy bills set to become law
King Charles has read out Labour’s legislative programme for the coming years in the King’s Speech, from its…
Four ministers, including Jeremy Miles, quit Welsh government and call on Vaughan Gething to resign
Welsh Economy Minister Jeremy Miles and three other ministers have stood down from the Welsh Labour government, calling…
MPs battle it out in PLP elections as Starmer allies seek NEC return
MPs old and new will vote to elect their representatives within the Parliamentary Labour Party on Wednesday, with…
Cabinet and frontbench minister appointments: Live updates as government announcements continue
Prime Minister Keir Starmer continues to make appointments to top roles in government, as the new Labour administration’s…
Jon Ashworth says Labour Together will focus on ‘bold ideas’ and next election as ex-MP becomes think tank chief
The former shadow cabinet member Jon Ashworth, who lost his Leicester seat at the election, has been appointed…
Burnham says ‘break with austerity’ and Graham says we can’t ‘wait for growth’
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called for a “decisive break with austerity” and an early government commitment…
