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Labour has released figures suggesting that the government's new illegal migration bill would cause a spike in the use of hotels to house people awaiting asylum decisions. The party estimates that this could cost as much as £25bn over the…
There was only one topic of debate at today's PMQs: the government's new illegal migration bill. Keir Starmer started off the session by accusing the bill's provisions of "driving a coach and horses through our world leading modern slavery…
Keir Starmer stuck close to his talking points on growth in this week's Prime Minister's Questions. The Labour leader began by hitting Sunak with the claim that, should current trends continue, the average family in Britain will be poorer…
Labour has released a dossier documenting what it describes as nearly £30bn in wasted government spending during Rishi Sunak's time as Chancellor and Prime Minister. Rachel Reeves said the document was a "badge of shame" for the Prime…
In his speech on Thursday morning, Keir Starmer gave us a glimpse of his plans for a future Labour government. The Labour leader outlined the five "missions" that will be the "defining work" of his government: securing the highest sustained…
Keir Starmer will shortly launch the five "missions" that will form the "backbone" of Labour’s election manifesto. In a speech in Manchester this morning, the Labour leader will announce the missions – described by the party as the “key…
Rishi Sunak's failure so far to bring forward a new deal on the Northern Ireland protocol gave Keir Starmer an opportunity at today's Prime Minister's Questions to stoke tensions within the Conservative Party around the post-Brexit trading…
Yvette Cooper yesterday announced that a Labour government would bring in 'respect orders', a new form of anti-social behaviour order (ASBO). “Anti-social behaviour makes people’s lives a misery. The disgraceful behaviour of a small…
Prime Minister's Questions is the most combative and theatrical part of the Westminster week. The leader of the opposition and the Prime Minister trade barbs and accusations while MPs bray, cheer and boo. Not so this week: with President…
On a day when half a million workers across numerous sectors are thought to be on strike, it was jarring to see Keir Starmer lead on a different topic at Prime Minister's Questions. Particularly given that this was the first session since…
Labour's ruling national executive committee (NEC) met in the party's new headquarters at 160 Blackfriars Road, further from Westminster but more spacious. After technical problems were resolved, we began with a minute’s silence to mark…
Rishi Sunak's week went from bad to worse yesterday evening when The Guardian reported that his right hand man Dominic Raab is facing a far more extensive bullying investigation than initially thought. According to the paper, at least 24…
