Labour MP calls two-child benefit cap ‘heinous’ in latest call to scrap policy | Child benefits
Chancellor Keir Starmer is under further pressure to remove the cap on second child benefit after another member of his House of Commons described the policy as “heinous”. Writing in the Sunday Times, Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield said the cap, introduced in 2017 under then-treasury minister George Osborne, was “sinister and blatantly sexist” and was […]
Mandatory housing targets at core of economy-focused king’s speech | Labour
Local councils will have to adopt mandatory housing targets within months under planning reforms to be announced on Wednesday as part of Chancellor Keir Starmer’s first King’s Speech, which he said will focus on economic growth. Starmer is due to introduce more than 35 bills on Wednesday – the first Labour chancellor in 15 years […]
Where’s the cash for child hunger? Labour is running out of time to find it | Frances Ryan
aStarmer’s honeymoon gifts were mostly chocolates and flowers. Within 10 days of taking office, the new Prime Minister Personal Poll Ratingthe NATO summit and a rare burst of national optimism as England reach the Euros final. But on Wednesday, watch out for the first marital spat, when Labour MP Kim Johnson delivers her government’s inaugural […]
Independent Muslim who beat Labour in Leicester says victory was not ‘sectarian’ | General election 2024
He won a shock victory in the general election, ousting shadow cabinet member Jonathan Ashworth, and criticised claims that a string of strong performances by independent Muslim candidates reflected a rise in the “sectarian” vote. Optometrist Shoukat Adam pulled off a major upset by defeating Ashworth, the shadow budget chief and a familiar face on […]
UK appoints anti-Israel justice minister as Muslims reject incoming Labour government
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Pro-Palestinian Independents Enter Parliament After Beating Labour Party
Sectarian politics have officially taken hold in Britain, where a split on the left saw several independent candidates with pro-Palestinian platforms win against the Labour Party in Thursday’s general election. The left-wing Labour party has traditionally relied on overwhelming support from Britain’s Muslim community, but this support appears to be fragmenting as new Prime Minister […]
How Labour did it: inside the campaign that led to ‘Starmergeddon’ | General election 2024
aAs the election campaign entered its final week, staff at Labour HQ had a surprise guest: “Things are going really well,” Tony Blair told them, “I don’t bet, but…” His audience erupted in laughter, with the Conservative gambling scandal still fresh in their minds. But the former prime minister also wanted to reassure the exhausted […]
‘We’re not all Labour, but everyone was jubilant’: UK voters on the election result | General election 2024
aAfter 14 years of Conservative rule, Britain woke up to the news that the Labour Party had won a landslide election victory. Keir Starmer is expected to officially become Prime Minister later on Friday after Rishi Sunak conceded defeat following his party’s historic defeat. On Friday morning, the map of the UK was painted solid […]
Keir Starmer to become new British prime minister after big Labour party win
Keir Starmer will become Britain’s new prime minister following the Labour Party’s landslide victory in Thursday’s general election, the Associated Press reported. The Labour party won a majority of the vote, propelling Labour leader Starmer to power and ousting the Conservative leader, Rishi Sunak, who has been chancellor since October 2022. Labour leader Sir Keir […]
Scottish Labour ‘confident of majority’ as SNP faces Westminster wipeout | Scottish National party (SNP)
The Scottish Labour leader has expressed confidence of a full recovery, despite early indications that the party will deal major blows to the Scottish National Party in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fife. Anas Sarwar was greeted with rapturous applause as he arrived at the vote counting centre in Glasgow, with fellow candidates eager to declare themselves […]