‘Labour’s two-child cap victory rings hollow while asylum-seeking children remain in poverty’
The Government has finally scrapped the pernicious two-child benefit cap. Cue an avalanche of self-congratulatory posts from Labour…
Keir Starmer
SPONSORED: ‘Unlocking pension power to boost the UK’s fortunes’
SPONSORED Hundreds of billions of pounds are locked away in UK pension schemes, when a simple change to…
Letters to the Editor – week ending 1 March 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘I spent years telling workers the law couldn’t help them – that has changed’
The Employment Rights Act has now received royal assent, a golden example of how political power wielded by…
Josh Simons resigns as Cabinet Office minister amid investigation
MP for Makerfield and former director of Labour Together Josh Simons has resigned as a Cabinet Office minister.…
‘After years of cuts, Labour’s local government settlement begins to put things right’
After more than a decade in which austerity hollowed out local government, the final Local Government Finance Settlement…
‘The Sherriff of Wild Westminster: what must change in elections bill’
British democracy is facing a crisis of confidence. With the dark tendrils of the Epstein files reaching deep…
‘The hope that kills you’: Reflections from the final day in Gorton and Denton
Once again, I boarded the Avanti West Coast service from London Euston back to my home city of…
MPs, union leaders and organisations react to ‘bruising’ Gorton and Denton result
MPs, trade union leaders and Labour-linked organisations have expressed their disappointment and anger following the party’s dismal result…
A gory night for Labour
So, let’s start with the good news – Reform UK does not have a new MP. Matt Goodwin…
