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Ten Labour MPs have left their posts on the shadow frontbench after breaking the party line by voting for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine, with a total of 56 Labour MPs backing an SNP amendment in a significant rebellion (scroll to the…
Labour frontbenchers who do not follow the party whip in votes later today on the conflict between Israel and Hamas will face 'consequences', a party spokesperson has confirmed. The comments did not deter frontbenchers Naz Shah and Helen…
Austerity Dave: Opportunities and dangers Good morning. Predictably, the second coming of David Cameron, reincarnated as the messiah of the 'Blue Wall', has prompted a wave of cheers on the centre-right. Also predictable: the anger of those…
Labour's decision to ditch a string of policies in recent years has sparked significant attention and controversy, but the party remains formally committed to reams of pledges – from the high-profile to the little-known. Many of them were…
Caroline Woodley has been elected as the new mayor of Hackney council in a by-election following a scandal, with the Labour candidate winning 18,474 votes. The by-election saw her nearest challenger Zoe Garbett of the Greens win 9,075…
Labour councillors in Preston are facing an “unprecedented” call by local mosques for them to publicly demand leader Keir Starmer’s resignation over his decision not to back a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. One local party figure…
The Labour MP Imran Hussain has quit his post on Labour's frontbench, saying he wanted to be "able to strongly advocate for a ceasefire" in Israel and Palestine.
The majority of Labour's shadow frontbench are women, LabourList analysis has revealed – but the party has been warned it still has "a lot more to do" including on equal representation across all briefs. LabourList's research found that 53%…
The national media, including LabourList, have reported a lot in recent weeks on two dozen councillors quitting and several hundred writing letters pushing for a ceasefire. Today, the leaders of Burnley and Pendle councils' calls for Keir…
Starmer's big moment Good morning. It can feel a little parochial and cold reporting only on events in Israel and Palestine through the lense of Labour politics. But many top global outlets are reporting properly on events on the ground…
UNISON has called for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, with general secretary Christina McAnea warning of the "terrible things that are happening to innocent civilians". In a meeting of the union's national executive…
Constituency Labour Parties should be allowed to debate motions on the Israel-Hamas conflict and members to air their views on the issue, according to a Labour spokesman. A party spokesman told lobby journalists today: "Clearly this is an…
