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Labour will tomorrow demand the government publish a plan for Brexit before Britain invokes the formal trigger to leave the EU. Keir Starmer said ministers must reveal the "basic terms" they are seeking from Brexit before invoking article…
The country is "more divided" than we've ever seen before, says Labour's shadow Brexit secretary. Keir Starmer has said on the Andrew Marr Show that no party is speaking for both leave and remain voters, except Labour who can "bring the…
Keir Starmer has today slammed the Prime Minister for "putting the interests of her party before those of her country". Responding to the leaked civil service memo published today, Starmer said the Government are in a mess and "do not have…
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted Labour will not attempt to block Britain's withdrawal from the EU after senior party figures laid out conflicting positions over the weekend. The shadow Brexit secretary said Labour would not "frustrate" the…
This is the letter sent by shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer to David Davis, his opposite number, calling on him to publish the Government's timetable for setting out its plans for Britain's withdrawal from the EU. I am writing to…
Sir Keir Starmer has today written to David Davis to demand the Government sets out its proposed timetable for leaving the EU. In the letter the shadow Brexit Secretary says that "the House of Commons will need time properly to scrutinise…
Labour is still demanding a Commons vote on the terms of Brexit after Theresa May gave ground and said MPs would be asked to ratify the withdrawal from the EU. Sir Keir Starmer insisted MPs must be involved in the process of Brexit "from…
Leader of the Opposition – Jeremy Corbyn Shadow Foreign Secretary – Emily Thornberry Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer – John McDonnell Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Rebecca Long-Bailey Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the…
Shadow Home Secretary - Diane Abbott appointed to replace Andy Burnham, who is going to fight the Manchester mayoralty. Chief Whip - Nick Brown, a key lieutenant of Gordon Brown in the last Labour government, returns to replace the sacked…
Labour MPs have won several major concessions to the Home Office's electronic surveillance Bill, including new safeguards for trade unions, in a significant climbdown from Theresa May. A privacy clause to secure people’s rights was…
Sadiq Khan has used his first public interventions since becoming Mayor of London to hit out at the 'Donald Trump-style' campaign the Tories ran against him, and send a coded warning about Labour's direction under Jeremy Corbyn. While…
Immigration is an issue that continues to challenge the Labour Party. The official report by Dame Margaret Beckett into why the 2015 general election was lost concluded that Labour’s ‘failing to convince on benefits and immigration’ one of…
