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…
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Abbott becomes Mother of the House and Hoyle back as Speaker as MPs meet
Diane Abbott has become Mother of the House – the title given to the longest continuously serving female…
New LGA and Labour group chairs after Davies and Caliskan become MPs
Leadership vacancies in the Local Government Association (LGA) have now been filled after leading members were elected to…
‘Labour admits first past the post is flawed, and GE24 proves it. We need PR’
Labour has gone directly from opposition to governing with a strong majority for only the second time in…
New Popular Front: ‘Here are some key lessons from the French left’s win’
Vive la France! After a hugely disappointing first round contest two weeks ago, which made it look as…
Labour MP jobs: Party launches website to help hire 1,000 staff in Parliament
Labour has launched a jobs site for roles working for MPs elected at the general election, with plans…
Deja vu: The 12 former Labour MPs returning to Parliament once more
The 2024 election has brought a huge new Labour intake: the party gained an extra 209 seats on…
Parliamentary Labour Party to elect new chair as Morden and Efford enter race
Labour’s newly swelled ranks of MPs are soon set to elect a new chair of the Parliamentary Labour…
‘The left can’t sit this out. We must stop austerity, purges and pandering to right’
After 14 years of austerity and privatisation, the Tories are out. We now have a Labour Government that…
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…
