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The Scottish Labour leader has come out against what he labelled the “heinous” two-child benefits cap, declaring he will lobby Sir Keir Starmer to scrap it. The two-child limit prevents parents from claiming child tax credit or universal credit for any third or subsequent child born after April 2017.  » Read More

The so-called “last Corbynista in power” may soon be in power no longer. This revelation comes following news that North Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll has been barred from Labour’s longlist for the newly-formed position of mayor in the North East. As North Tyne Mayor, Driscoll has touted his support for a wealth tax and the

After Sir Keir Starmer signalled yesterday that Labour would ditch his pledge to abolish tuition fees, a shadow minister has said that it is important to recognise “the system” on university tuition is “broken”.  But, speaking to Sky News this morning, shadow financial secretary to the treasury James Murray defended Sir Keir’s U-turn on tuition

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer recently sat down for an interview with The Economist magazine for a conversation that was framed around unpicking as yet “curiously undefined” Starmerism.  First of all, it is worth saying that the fact Sir Keir’s political beliefs are a topic of debate right now is good news for the

A shadow cabinet member has vowed Labour will double down on its controversial campaign against Rishi Sunak with a string of adverts planned focussing on cost of living, mortgages and bills.  The strategy sparked uproar last week with the first advert of this nature saying Rishi Sunak does not want to jail child sex offenders.

Bullet point by bullet point, 2023 kicked off with Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer swearing their respective oaths at the altar of pragmatism. Trust them and the economy would grow, NHS waiting lists would shorten and the small boats would stop. It was the prime minister’s emphasis on the latter that drove the greatest

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to deliver a big speech on his vision for fixing the UK’s problems. The Labour leader will use an address in Manchester this morning to launch a series of five national “missions” setting out his objectives for a Labour government. The five missions are expected to be based around the economy

When Sir Keir Starmer left his podium in east London yesterday, having announced that his predecessor would never again be allowed to stand as a Labour MP, gone was any pretence of Labour’s affinity with the Corbyn project. It was a moment of high symbolism; a deeply serious yet carefully choreographed act of political theatre. 

Christian Wakeford’s shock defection from the Conservative party to Labour has been the talk of Westminster this week – with Sir Keir Starmer surprising almost everyone – including his own MPs. The high stakes move by Labour’s leader to let the MP for Bury South into the Party has raised questions as to whether Labour…

  It’s been 18 months since Jeremy Corbyn passed on the Labour leadership baton to Keir Starmer, and already a lot has changed. The dust hasn’t quite yet settled on Corbyn’s four years as Labour leader, but the speed of change begs the question: is the Labour party a fundamentally different political animal now, or…