Labour must ensure benefits of future growth are shared equally across Britain | Larry Elliott
PPolitics is difficult because it always requires choosing between conflicting objectives. As Keir Starmer discovers, the need to prioritize means you can't please everyone all the time. Labor wants faster growth, stronger public finances, decarbonisation, a more even distribution of prosperity across regions, tighter immigration controls and a reset of the UK's relationship with the […]
Labour to commit almost £22bn to fund carbon capture and storage projects | Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Rachel Reeves will invest billions of pounds in public sector investment in her Budget after the Government announced plans to spend almost £22bn over 25 years funding carbon capture and storage projects. We are paving the way to increase this. In what is expected to be one of Parliament's biggest green spending commitments, the Chancellor, […]
Labour Party ‘Freebie’ Donor Lord Waheed Alli Under Investigation
Sir Waheed Ali, a prominent Labor Party donor and member of the House of Lords embroiled in a bribery scandal surrounding Sir Keir Starmer's government, is under investigation for allegedly failing to register “interests”. The Labor peer, a wealthy media mogul admired by former Labor prime minister Tony Blair and one of the left party's […]
Labour MP Quits Party over ‘Off the Scale’ Sleaze from Starmer Gov’t
A prominent Labor MP has quit the left-wing party, declaring the “sneakyness, nepotism and outright greed is insane” as the gifts scandal surrounding Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his senior government officials unfolds. . Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield announced on Saturday night that she was leaving Labor to become an independent MP, saying the Prime […]
Rosie Duffield resigns as Labour MP with scathing attack on Keir Starmer’s leadership | Labour
A Labor MP has resigned from parliament after criticizing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's “cruel and unnecessary” policies and slamming his “managerial and technocratic approach” to politics. In an furious letter announcing her decision, Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield said she was relieved to have made the decision. She said the dispute over freebies given to Mr […]
Starmer Took £16K More in Clothes Gifts from Labour Donor Waheed Alli
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was given a further £16,000 worth of clothes by top Labor Party donor Sir Waheed Ali, it has been revealed as the scandal over freebies to senior government officials widens. Ta. Two separate donations to Starmer from Labour's Waheed Ali, including £10,000 in October last year and a further £6,000 […]
Labour to announce £10bn AI project in Northumberland backed by pro-Trump billionaire | Artificial intelligence (AI)
Keir Starmer is set to announce a £10 billion AI data centre which will bring 4,000 jobs to the north-east of England and be funded by a private equity firm run by a huge supporter of Donald Trump. The Prime Minister is hosting company chief executives in New York on Thursday in a bid to […]
Labour Members Vote Against Starmer’s Winter Fuel Cuts for Pensioners
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British ruling Labour Party lawmakers dealt a blow to Prime Minister Starmer on Wednesday by rejecting his decision to cut benefits that help cover winter heating costs for millions of retirees. The vote on the final day of Labour's annual conference is non-binding but represents a setback for Starmer's efforts to […]
Labour Conference Chaos as Anti-Israel Protest Disrupts Chancellor’s Speech
Chaos erupted at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Monday when anti-Israel protesters disrupted a speech by Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, sparking anger over plans to cut winter fuel subsidies for pensioners. The fledgling left-wing government tried to present a united front at the Labour Party conference, but the deep divisions that remain within […]
‘I didn’t expect to win’: Labour’s new MPs adjusting to Commons life | Labour
IOn a sunny day in Norfolk, Peter Princely, the first Labour member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, was about to examine a 90-year-old man's nostrils. But before he could get out his microscope to see what was causing the man's chronic nosebleeds, the patient had something to say. “Congratulations on your appointment!” said Tony […]