Starmer brands Tory response to rising cost of living ‘pathetic’ as windfall tax on energy firms rekindled April 1, 2022 Boris Johnson’s government’s response to energy price rises has been “pathetic”, as he rekindled Labour’s bid for a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas firms in a bid to reduce bills. This comes after millions of households were plunged into fuel poverty today caused by the uplift to the cap on energy bills sending [...]
Birmingham gets its first black MP as Paulette Hamilton wins Erdington by-election for Labour March 4, 2022 Paulette Hamilton overcame personal tragedy to become the country’s newest MP by winning the Birmingham Erdington by-election for Labour. The Labour candidate’s father died at the start of the campaign and she thanked party leader Sir Keir Starmer for his “endless support” during the emotional by-election contest. The victory saw her increase Labour’s vote share [...]
Labour suspends Neil Coyle’s whip over racism allegations February 11, 2022 The Labour party has suspended Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, as a result of racism allegations. “The Labour Party expects the highest standards of behaviour from all our MPs and we take allegations of this sort very seriously,” said party spokesperson. “Accordingly the Chief Whip has has now suspended the Labour whip [...]
Labour MP Jack Dromey dies suddenly aged 73 January 7, 2022 The shadow minister, who had held the seat of Birmingham Erdington since 2010, has passed away in his constituency this morning, aged 73.
100 Tory seats at risk: Voters abandon Boris Johnson en masse as Keir Starmer makes Red Wall comeback and leads nationwide January 2, 2022 A majority of Brits doubt Boris Johnson will be Prime Minister this time next year, as Keir Starmer has won voters’ hearts back in the Red Wall, according to a new poll. The Deltapoll survey of the 57 constituencies the Tories gained in the 2019 General Election, most of which could be considered part of [...]
Labour calls for overhaul of system regulating ministers’ conduct November 29, 2021 Labour has called for an overhaul of the current system, with a new body to better regulate the conduct of ministers, amid the fallout from the Owen Paterson scandal. In a speech later today the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, is expected to outline proposals for a new organisation to enforce rules [...]
Labour member claims she faced abuse by fellow delegate in toilets at conference venue September 28, 2021 A Labour member claims she was subjected to transphobic abuse in a toilet at the venue for the party’s conference in Brighton. Cries of “shame” were heard in the conference hall in Brighton today after Councillor Patricia Hannah-Wood, of Pendle Labour Party, said she had been abused by a fellow delegate. She delegates: “On Sunday [...]
Jealousy drove Labour MP Claudia Webbe to threaten partner’s friend with revenge porn September 27, 2021 Labour MP Claudia Webbe allegedly made a string of phone calls to a women in a campaign of harassment between September and April last year. The MP threatened to send naked pictures of 59-year-old Michelle Merritt to her family because she was jealous of her friendship with her partner, a court heard today. During one, [...]
Bring in music and poetry so more people will embrace socialism, says Jeremy Corbyn September 26, 2021 If Labour brought in more music and poetry, more people would be tempted to embrace socialism, according to Jeremy Corbyn. The former Labour leader told an event at The World Transformed conference, which is running alongside the Labour Party conference in Brighton this weekend, that political meetings did not need to be boring and “held [...]
Slap £1.7bn in taxes on private schools to pay for state education, says Keir Starmer September 26, 2021 A Keir Starmer government would slap a £1.7bn tax burden on private schools in order to pay for state education, the Labour Leader has said. The opposition leader told the Sunday Mirror he wanted to see a “rethink” on education and said the pandemic has increased the gap between children of wealthy and poor families. [...]