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Maybe you've heard of a three-line whip – it means the vote is a serious one, and not voting the right way could mean having the whip withdrawn. Yesterday morning, however, Tory deputy chief whip Craig Whittaker stepped things up a notch…
It is hard to believe that the ‘mini-Budget’ – which has turned out to in fact be a pretty large event, triggering widespread economic turmoil – is only three weeks old today. The statement tanked the pound, saw mortgage rates rise sharply…
In the month since Liz Truss' debut at Prime Minister's Questions, the economic picture in the UK has worsened dramatically, largely as a result of the actions of her government. In the aftermath of Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget, we have…
2019 Conservative voters in Bury South, one of the most marginal constituencies in the country at the last election, have given their views on Keir Starmer, Liz Truss and the leaders' speeches to their party conferences. A focus group of…
Households could face rolling blackouts this winter, the National Grid has warned. According to the network operator, a scenario it calls "unlikely" would see planned three-hour outages if the UK is unable to import enough energy from…
Analysis has found that the richest households will gain around 40 times as much as the poorest from the 'mini-Budget' despite the government U-turning on its plans to abolish the 45% income tax rate for earnings over £150,000. Research by…
YouGov published explosive findings last night. According to the pollster, Labour has a 33-point lead over the Conservatives – which is the party’s best showing in a poll since the late 1990s. The research indicates that Labour would take…
The Labour conference bubble has been well and truly burst by the alarming economic aftermath of Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget. The Bank of England was forced into emergency action on Wednesday, pledging to buy £65bn of government bonds over…
Labour conference ends at midday today. The leadership is happy with how things have gone and the show is wrapping up. Critics can claim motions on proportional representation, inflation-proof pay rises and a £15 minimum wage as victories…
Day three of Labour conference, and attention turns to Keir Starmer's leader's speech, scheduled to take place this afternoon. The Labour leader is expected to declare that Labour will "fight the Tories on economic growth". He will announce…
The ongoing parliamentary selection process in Ilford South was always going to be contentious. Incumbent MP Sam Tarry won selection in 2019 after one of the frontrunners Jas Athwal was suspended from the Labour Party the day before the…
Local party executives will be able to agree and submit, by email exchange, policy motions for consideration at Labour's annual conference during the period of national mourning, the party has said. Why does this matter? Because each…
