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A whirlwind 24 hours saw the government spend political capital to defend a particular Conservative who had been caught bang to rights breaking lobbying rules, narrowly win the vote, perform a U-turn the next morning, only for the Tory MP…
Parliament this week welcomed back Rob Roberts MP, suspended earlier this year after an independent panel found he made repeated and unwanted sexual advances towards a member of staff. He has not had the Tory whip restored, but is back in…
Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has released a statement in which she addresses her ongoing bereavement leave, speaks out after receiving "terrifying and explicit" threats, and apologises for referring to Tories as "scum". "I have been…
Greater Manchester Police has announced that a 52-year-old man was arrested this morning, as reports that Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has received "threatening, malicious and abusive communications" are investigated. "Police are…
Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has praised Keir Starmer for having a "remorseless, incisive and persistent approach" and criticised the Tory government at a fringe event at Labour conference. Bercow was introduced during…
The last Corbynite shadow cabinet member has quit – in the middle of Labour conference. Andy McDonald took the leadership by surprise yesterday when he informed Keir Starmer via a resignation letter that his position “has become untenable”…
The Andrew Marr Show Keir Starmer said that he would not nationalise the Big Six energy firms, that it was "not right" to say "only women have a cervix" as Rosie Duffield did, that he would "talk to Angela [Rayner]" about her calling Tories…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Angela Rayner this afternoon. Angela Rayner, first time deputy leader. I think I can still say that, chair. Because I know it’s 18 months since you - our members, affiliated unions, and…
Angela Rayner is expected to open Labour conference with an announcement that the party will use 'fair pay agreements' to deliver its new deal for workers in the UK, which will be signed into law within the first 100 days in government…
After the week Dominic Raab has had (having been sacked as Foreign Secretary), the last thing he needed was to meet a fired-up Angela Rayner at the despatch box. With Boris Johnson on tour in the US, Raab stepped in for the Prime Minister…
Keir Starmer will address the labour movement this morning. In his keynote speech at TUC Congress 2021, the opposition leader is set to declare that a future Labour government would deliver a “new deal for workers” to ensure that they are…
Angela Rayner and Thangam Debbonaire have called on Jacob Rees-Mogg to ensure that time in the parliamentary schedule is allocated for a private members' bill that would ensure home care workers are paid at least the minimum wage. In a…
