Tag: Gordon Brown

Starmer Says UK Is ‘Broken Model’ as Labour Unveils Replacement for House of Lords

The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, has described Britain as a “broken model” and said the country was “crying out for a new approach.” Speaking in Leeds at the launch of a report (pdf) by Labour’s Commission on the UK’s future, headed by ex-premier Gordon Brown, Starmer said the country needed…


Liz Truss Slams ‘Gordon Brown Economics’ of Raising Tax and Benefits

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made a veiled dig at Conservative Party leadership contest rival Rishi Sunak by criticising a policy of “putting up taxes and then also giving out benefits” to help with the cost of living crisis. Truss referred to it as “Gordon Brown economics” during a hustings debate in Darlington, in the northeast…


UK to Ensure Lawmakers Remain Accessible to Public Despite MP’s Killing

The UK government will ensure lawmakers remain accessible to the public following the killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess by a suspected terrorist, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Sunday. Amess, 69-year-old MP for Southend West, was fatally stabbed on Friday at Belfairs Methodist Church in the English town of Leigh-on-Sea. He was holding…