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'People want us to be more ambitious': Inside a Labour party desperate to win power
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Energy price crisis: Keir Starmer's Labour must come up with bold plan to give people hope – Susan Dalgety
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'People want us to be more ambitious': Inside a Labour party desperate to win power
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Energy price crisis: Keir Starmer's Labour must come up with bold plan to give people hope – Susan Dalgety
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Angela Rayner lived next to me full-time, neighbour insists: Woman who lives in Lowndes Lane says the Labour deputy is lying and that she resided full-time at ...
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The problem with the Angela Rayner story? No one actually cares: It is convenient for the Tories to have her in the public stocks
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UK rejects youth mobility deal with EU: 'We are not introducing an EU-wide youth mobility scheme − free movement within the EU was ended and there are no plans ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/20/uk-rejects-youth-mobility-deal-with-eu_6669001_4.html
Quick Glance: UK rejects mobility agreement with Europe for young people
- The government has ruled out any post-Brexit deal that would make it easier for young Britons to live, study, and work in the EU.
- Labour also rejected the possibility of an EU-wide scheme and prefers to improve the UK's working relationship with the EU within their red lines.
- A campaign group urged MPs to listen to British young people who deserve the opportunities presented by the plan.
- The EU suggested that Britain had expressed interest in youth mobility deals with individual member states but favored an EU-wide approach to ensure equal treatment for all members.
Why a Labour super-majority is unlikely: By current polls, Labour is set for a super-majority, and more than 400 seats. But will voters cool on Keir Starmer ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-a-labour-super-majority-is-unlikely/
Was it Angela Rayner who was fined millions by HMRC? No, that was a Tory: The man who reported Labour’s deputy to the police can’t even say what he was ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/23/angela-rayner-conservatives-scandals
Liz Truss: The world was safer under Trump: Former PM Liz Truss says she hopes Donald Trump wins the next US election.
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Quick Glance: Liz Truss: The World Was Safer Under Trump
- Former PM Liz Truss expresses hope for Donald Trump to win the next US election, stating that the world is on the brink of a strong conflict and requires a strong America more than ever.
Angela Rayner: I'll stand down if I've broken the law: Labour's deputy leader says she will quit if she has committed a crime amid a row over where she lived.
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Keir Starmer vows to sack aides behind ‘boys’ club’ briefings: Labour’s top team has a fairly even gender split — but critics in the party have used the press to ...
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Sunak is deluded to think his bungled Rwanda scheme can save him: The Prime Minister was meant to get flights off to Rwanda this spring but has now given himself ...
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Quick Glance: British Parliament Approves Deportations to Rwanda
- The controversial plan to deport refugees to Rwanda has been approved by the British Parliament.
- Despite resistance in the upper house and multiple votes, the law was passed.
- Prime Minister Sunak is pushing for deportations to deter refugees from dangerous crossings.
- Experts question the effectiveness of the measure, while concerns about costs and legal implications persist.
Mark Menzies quits Conservatives as Tories say conduct ‘fell below standard’: The Fylde MP has been accused of misusing donors’ funds.
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Quick Glance: Mark Menzies: MP Accused of Campaign Fund Misuse, Party Exit, and Future Election Abstention
- An elected official accused of mishandling campaign funds has departed from the Conservative Party and declared no intention to participate in the upcoming general election.
- Following allegations reported in The Times, Mark Menzies revealed his decision after purportedly using political contributions to address medical costs and settle debts incurred from being confined by individuals demanding a substantial ransom for his release.
- Upon a request for scrutiny by Labour, Lancashire Police disclosed their evaluation of 'details' concerning Mr. Menzies. An internal inquiry by the Conservative Party has been initiated to explore potential improprieties in the utilization of their financial resources.
- Additionally, the party's internal oversight body will assess whether Mr. Menzies' conduct contravened the Nolan principles of public ethics, encompassing traits like altruism, probity, and candor. The spokesperson affirmed, 'We are prepared to collaborate with law enforcement, if they deem our insights beneficial to any inquiry they opt to conduct.'
100 MPs to stand down at the next general election: More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.
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Does Labour really love the St George’s Cross?: Following last night’s mammoth parliamentary ping pong session, a funny thing happened early this morning ...
spectator.co.uk/article/does-labour-really-love-the-st-georges-cross/
Angela Rayner is wounded but she’s still an asset for Labour: Insiders say Keir Starmer would not be too sad to see his deputy depart. But he should be wary of ...
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Passions run high as Lords insist on Rwanda bill changes: Peers continue standoff with MPs over legislation enabling asylum seekers to be sent to east Africa.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68833783
Merryn Talks Money Podcast: Climate Capitalism, Angela Rayner and Gold: It’s all in the latest edition of the Merryn Talks Money podcast.
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-12/merryn-talks-money-podcast-climate-capitalism-angela-rayner-and-gold
Keir Starmer ‘would press the nuclear button’: Labour leader says he will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
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I don’t want to be PM again, Liz Truss insists as she refuses to apologise: Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister had previously declined to rule out ...
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Working for Labour is not a dig at Boris Johnson, says Marina Wheeler: The former prime minister’s ex-wife is helping the party with its policies on employment ...
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Labour leaders set out new housebuilding rules to identify 'grey belt' land: Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner visited Europe's biggest brownfield site
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‘Landlady’ Angela Rayner lost it over smashed window, says neighbour: The Labour deputy leader, who has been accused of breaking electoral law by giving false ...
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Quick Glance: Neighbor Claims Angela Rayner Lost Control Over Broken Window
- Angela Rayner confronted neighbors, demanding £240 and identifying herself as 'the landlady' after a window was smashed at the property she claimed as her main residence.
- An investigation by Greater Manchester police is looking into allegations that the deputy Labour leader provided inaccurate information to the electoral register while residing between two houses in Stockport during the 2010s, and they have initiated interviews with neighbors at her previous residence.
- Police intervention occurred following accusations by prominent Conservatives, including James Daly, the Conservative deputy chairman, of electoral law violations and questioning whether she owed up to £3,500 in capital gains tax on proceeds from the sale of her former council house in 2015.
- Rayner asserted that the residence on Vicarage Road was her primary domicile.
Ailbhe Rea: Keir Starmer on the defensive: Hi there, I’m Ailbhe Rea, a Bloomberg UK Associate Editor inhabiting Westminster for a living ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-12/ailbhe-rea-keir-starmer-on-the-defensive
PMQs scorecard: Sunak and Starmer fight over who dislikes Liz Truss more: Liz Truss bore the brunt at prime minister’s questions
politico.eu/article/rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer-fight-over-who-dislikes-liz-truss-more/
PMQs live: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to clash as police say Angela Rayner facing ‘multiple’ allegations
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-rayner-pmqs-sunak-starmer-smoking-ban-b2530081.html
Disability benefits face cut as Sunak bets election on welfare blitz: Sunak set out plans for changes to disability benefits and tougher rules for people on ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/disability-benefits-face-cut-as-sunak-bets-election-on-welfare-blitz-3016076
The dangers of political prosecution: At the start of January, Donald Trump offered up a cheery new year message for Americans. ‘If I don’t get immunity ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-dangers-of-political-prosecution/
Rayner’s eldest child was registered at husband’s home: It’s been a busy time for police investigations across the country and Manchester is no exception ...
spectator.co.uk/article/rayners-eldest-child-was-registered-at-husbands-home/
Bevan Fought for the NHS — and so Must We: A new play at the National Theatre celebrates Nye Bevan’s titanic struggle to create the NHS — a fight we must ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/fighting-old-battles-against-new-opponents-sheen-nye-bevan/
Watch: Tetchy Starmer wriggles over Rayner’s tax affairs: Angela Rayner appears unable to shake off questions about her tax affairs — literally ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-tetchy-starmer-wriggles-over-rayner/
Three charged after Gaza protest at Keir Starmer's home: Children's shoes were placed in the Labour leader's front garden in protest at the party's position on ...
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68773695
Could a kitchen renovation come to Angela Rayner’s rescue? : If you’ve struggled to keep up with the saga over the deputy Labour leader’s council house ...
independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/angela-rayner-capital-gains-tax-council-house-kitchen-renovation-b2531523.html
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Sure Start could have changed everything for my family. Labour must be brave – and revitalise it
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/18/sure-start-tony-blair-labour-keir-starmer-early-years
British youth smoking ban advances: A pioneering tobacco ban aimed at creating Britain's "first smoke-free generation" cleared a key hurdle in ...
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Quick Glance: UK Lawmakers Support Groundbreaking 'Smoke-Free Generation' Bill
- The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban to prevent young people from ever smoking passed its first hurdle in Parliament despite opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.
- The bill, announced by Sunak, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, creating one of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world to establish the 'first smoke-free generation' in modern Britain.
- The bill also includes measures to crack down on youth vaping, such as banning the sale of cheap disposable vapes and restricting their flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine.
- The number of people who smoke in the U.K. has declined by two-thirds since the 1970s, but approximately 6.4 million people in the country still smoke, accounting for about 13% of the population. Smoking remains the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and poor health.
Watch: Tory tax protestors target Rayner in Teesside: Try as she might to duck questions on her tax affairs, the issue just keeps following Angela Rayner around ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-tax-protestors-target-rayner-in-teesside/
Bosses Are Wasting Our Time: In a society where a third of workers think their job is meaningless, an alternative to constant toiling in unproductive work is ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/bosses-are-wasting-our-time-four-day-week/
Carers having to pay back thousands is very wrong, says Keir Starmer: Labour leader was responding to a question from the BBC about Vivienne Groom ...
theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/15/carers-having-to-pay-back-thousands-is-very-wrong-says-starmer
As a black woman, I feel politically homeless: I’ve started to question whether the Labour Party still represents me
inews.co.uk/opinion/black-woman-politically-homeless-3019646
Everything seems to be going wrong for Rishi Sunak: With just two weeks until local elections that will likely go badly for his governing Conservative Party ...
cnn.com/2024/04/20/uk/rishi-sunak-conservatives-gbr-intl/
Watch: Lloyd Russell-Moyle called out over his behaviour: Oh dear. Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown, received a rather humiliating dressing ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-lloyd-russell-moyle-called-out-over-his-behaviour/
Labour stoked ‘culture of intimidation’ over trans issues, health secretary says: Victoria Atkins hits out at opposition as Wes Streeting admits it was wrong for ...
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This Rayner pile-on risks petty class war: Cheap, personalised squabbling surrounding the pursuit of Labour’s deputy leader is the last thing the country needs
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Labour has a great plan for winning — but for governing?: While Keir Starmer’s cautious strategy may reassure voters, the party needs a programme for what it ...
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Harold Wilson had affair while in No 10, advisers reveal: The Labour PM had a relationship with his deputy press secretary, two of his closest aides say.
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Don’t blame the Lords for Rwanda delays. It’s the Tories’ own fault: I know for a fact that many Tories are very unhappy about the Safety of Rwanda Bill
inews.co.uk/opinion/dont-blame-lords-rwanda-delays-own-faul-3018550
Row over East Park gates plans continue amid disabled access claims: Labour has also raised about the impact of the reopening on running groups but a Liberal ...
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/row-over-east-park-gates-9235658
Starmer should use powers the Tories will leave behind: Ministerial authority entrenched by the current administration gives Labour an opportunity
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Rigging Britain’s Democracy: The allegations that Labour has used its online voting system to rig parliamentary selections suggest that Starmer’s addiction to ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/starmers-threat-to-democracy
Never forget the politicians who pushed gender politics: Scores of MPs are seeking to carry out a rapid repositioning on gender politics in the wake of the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/never-forget-the-politicians-who-got-gender-politics-wrong/
UK's Labour ahead of SNP in Scotland for first time in a decade, YouGov poll shows
reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-ahead-snp-scotland-first-time-decade-yougov-poll-shows-2024-04-10/
Labour’s Love Affair with Private Healthcare: From the embrace of private hospitals to shady donations from private health interests, there is little to suggest ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2023/06/labours-love-affair-with-private-healthcare
Just 11 ‘wealthy’ people prosecuted for tax fraud last year
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-09-30/just-11-wealthy-people-prosecuted-for-tax-fraud-last-year
Sheffield local elections: ‘Everyone wants to claim green policies now’ – The Green Party’s influence in Sheffield
thestar.co.uk/news/politics/sheffield-local-elections-everyone-wants-to-claim-green-policies-now-the-green-partys-influence-in-sheffield-4594402
Watch: Labour MPs mock NatCon shutdown: It’s a sad day for lovers of personal freedom. Not only is Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pressing on with his smoking ban — ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-labour-mps-mock-natcon-shutdown/
UK's Labour Party aims to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP: Britain's opposition Labour Party would aim to raise defence spending to 2 ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-party-aims-boost-defence-spending-25-gdp-2024-04-12/
What is there left to say about the Tories?: Spare a thought for us political commentators. We stare into the void between now and a (presumed) decisive Labour ...
spectator.co.uk/article/what-is-there-left-to-say-about-the-tories/
Harold Wilson’s mistress left £10,000 to Labour when she died: First picture of Janet Hewlett-Davies with the former prime minister after their affair was ...
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Election candidate says she is being 'boycotted' over LGBTQ campaign: Natasha Shah is standing in the Mill Hill and Moorgate ward in the upcoming Blackburn with ...
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Keir Starmer’s team confident public will back Angela Rayner over tax probe: Labour is using the local elections campaign to try out the party's messaging ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-team-confident-public-back-angela-rayner-3004887
Keir Starmer throws weight behind offside rule reform after Coventry VAR decision
metro.co.uk/2024/04/22/keir-starmer-throws-weight-behind-offside-rule-reform-coventry-var-decision-20695569/
The candidates running for Police and Crime Commissioner and what they stand for: Voters will have a choice of a Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat when ...
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/humberside-police-crime-commissioner-election-9232356
Explore our prediction model for Britain’s looming election: The scale of the task facing Rishi Sunak is clear
economist.com/britain/2024/04/15/explore-our-prediction-model-for-britains-looming-election
Conservatives likely to take 'pasting' at general election, says ex Tory chancellor Philip Hammond
standard.co.uk/news/politics/conservatives-general-election-tory-chancellor-philip-hammond-b1150740.html
Tax gap in Great Britain: Labor wants to grab rich foreigners' wallets: With the controversial “non-dom” status, wealthy foreigners have so far been able to save ...
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Labour candidate apologises for calling Queen a 'jumped up old wh*re': They also accused King Charles of being an 'adulterer' who 'abandoned his ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/13/labour-candidate-apologises-calling-queen-a-jumped-old-wh-re-20642160/
Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence: The PM says shops must be able to trade free from abuse but Labour argues ministers have been slow ...
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68773704
Nuclear weapons: Stop asking Keir Starmer the stupid nuclear question: It couldn’t have happened to a nicer secretary of state for defence. Grant Shapps was out ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24251968.nuclear-weapons-stop-asking-keir-starmer-stupid-nuclear-question/
Liberals shouldn’t jeer Liz Truss: In 1980, at the infamous Labour Party conference of that year, Tony Benn, only a year before Jim Callaghan’s energy secretary ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/liberals-shouldnt-jeer-liz-truss
Inside the fight to get Waspi compensation into election manifestos: Campaigners say pension issue could decide marginal contests across UK ...
inews.co.uk/news/fight-waspi-compensation-election-manifestos-labour-conservatives-3018470
UK speed limit rule could be axed as soon as next week: Speed limits could be dramatically changed in one part of the UK from next week as opposition politicians ...
bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/uk-speed-limit-rule-could-9231492
WASPI compensation delayed again as Parliament postpones bill: The proposed legislation was first presented by SNP MP Alan Brown and has cross-party support ...
bristolpost.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/waspi-campaigners-fury-compensation-delayed-9234552
Politics latest: Sturgeon enjoys PM's confusion as fashion police go after his shoes
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Quick Glance: Tory Donor's Racist Comments on Diane Abbott
- Comments made by a Tory donor about Diane Abbott deemed racist
- Frank Hester apologizes for his remarks, Downing Street labels them unacceptable
- Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch described the comments as racist and called for space for forgiveness
- Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for the Conservatives to return donations from Hester
Pensions triple lock future unclear as Starmer won’t commit to it being in manifesto
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-pension-triple-lock-labour-manifesto-3002785
What is Sadiq Khan’s manifesto for the London mayoral election 2024?: As the Labour Party candidate stands for re-election, what are the policies you may be ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/10/sadiq-khans-manifesto-london-mayoral-election-2024-20614103/
Starmer says Labour has had no contact with Trump, but is ‘close’ to Biden: In a wide-ranging interview with i ahead of the local elections next month ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-no-contact-trump-close-biden-labour-3003244
Should Labour fear the Greens?: Bristol is not a city that disguises its radicalism. The walls are festooned with street art and graffiti (Banksy is a former ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/should-labour-fear-the-greens
Waspi women could sway election chances in some constituencies: The group has warned politicians could be punished at the polls if they do not deliver ...
leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/waspi-women-could-sway-election-9220787
I'll vote Labour after making Post Office drama, says Paula Vennells actor: The former Post Office exec had her CBE revoked in February
standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office-lia-williams-endorses-labour-paula-vennells-b1150548.html
Ukrainians who fled war for the UK were sent to live with 'gangsters': Under the government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, vulnerable refugees were placed in homes ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/14/ukrainians-fled-war-uk-sent-live-gangsters-20644051/
Harold Wilson’s lessons for Labour: How does Labour’s political culture help the party judge what its governments have done in the past? It does think with ...
newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2024/04/harold-wilson-lessons-labour-keir-starmer
Keir Starmer must go further than the Tories on defence spending, says ex-Navy chief
inews.co.uk/news/keir-starmer-go-further-tories-defence-spending-navy-chief-3004086
Labour’s waste-finder general: Sooner or later the Palace of Westminster will have to close. Someone will be injured (or worse) by falling masonry ...
newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2024/04/meg-hillier-interview-labour-wastefinder-general
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