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Analysis published by the Labour Party has found that millions of people across the country are working without access to employment protections and rights as a result of lengthy qualifying periods. The research, released by the opposition…
It is over a year since the murder of George Floyd, which prompted reflections about policing and race across the world. In the UK, there was discussion around the systemic racism that persists in policing and the criminal justice system…
Polling is a tricky business, and forecasts often prove wrong. That means we should take the widening or narrowing of gaps between Labour and the Conservatives with a pinch of salt. But, over the past week, YouGov, Survation, Redfield and…
Keir Starmer came to Prime Minister's Questions well-armed today. The session followed the debacle of Boris Johnson's lightning U-turn on his self-isolation over the weekend, and he made a virtual appearance this afternoon. It also came…
That was a whopper of a Labour national executive committee meeting. It started at noon yesterday and more than nine sweaty hours passed before the almost record-breaking session came to an end. In the last gathering before September, when…
Labour is preparing to proscribe four groups: Socialist Appeal, Labour in Exile Network, Labour Against the Witchhunt and Resist. If the proposal is approved by the national executive committee at its meeting on Tuesday, as expected due to…
Keir Starmer has vowed to “sweat blood over months and years” to earn “respect” from voters. The Labour leader made the stark and rather gruesome promise during an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg after meeting with former Labour…
Boris Johnson rewrote history today, or at least tried to. Challenged over his refusal to condemn fans booing England players taking the knee, he insisted: "Nobody defends booing of the English side." This is not true, as Keir Starmer…
Rachel Reeves unveiled a new economic plan over the weekend: to “make, sell and buy more in Britain”. While looking to raise standards and set precedents with trading partners around the world, Labour says in government it would: give more…
Kim Leadbeater has been elected as the Labour MP for Batley and Spen. “I’m absolutely delighted that the people of Batley and Spen have rejected division and they voted for hope,” she said this morning in response to gaining a 323-vote…
Labour members have been vying for support in elections for a number of committees ahead of conference, while local parties have held meetings to pick new executive committees. These internal contests have awarded victories both to…
Rape has been effectively decriminalised. This is the conclusion not just of women’s rights campaigners and organisations, but also of the victims’ commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird QC. Boris Johnson has blamed the…
