Tag: Labour Party

Labour Faces Backlash Over Twitter Post Targeting Sunak on Child Abuse Offenders

Labour is facing backlash from within its own party ranks over a social media advert stating Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not believe child sex abusers should be jailed. The post, which included a graphic of the prime minister, was published on the party’s official Twitter account on Thursday. The post pitches Labour as “the…


Corbyn Blocked From Standing as Labour Candidate at Next General Election

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has blocked former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s motion to block his predecessor from standing was approved by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on Tuesday, with 22 committee members voting for the motion and 12…


Starmer Voices ‘Concerns’ Over Scotland’s Law Allowing Gender Self-ID

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer on Sunday said he has “concerns” over Scotland’s new law that would allow 16-year-olds to legally change their gender. The opposition leader told the BBC that he does not think 16-year-olds are old enough to make the decision, but he refused to be drawn on whether he would block the law…


UK Health Secretary Blames Flu, COVID-19, and Strep A for NHS Crisis

Health Secretary Steve Barclay says a combination of COVID-19, flu and Strep A cases has created a perfect storm which is to blame for the crisis facing the National Health Service (NHS) this winter. Barclay said: “There’s £500 million of investment this year going into tackling the pressure in terms of social care. So we’re…


Matt Hancock to Stand Down in Next UK General Election

Former Health Secretary and reality show cast Matt Hancock on Wednesday said he will not stand for the Conservative Party at the next general election. The 44-year-old MP for West Suffolk indicated he intends to remain as an independent MP until the next general election, before leaving Parliament. Hancock was suspended from the Conservative Party in…


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…


Labour Retain ‘Bellwether’ Seat of Chester With 13.76 Percent Swing From Tories

Labour has retained the City of Chester constituency by-election with a 13.76 percent swing against the ruling Conservatives in the first electoral test of new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Samantha Dixon, the leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, won 17,309 votes, with the Conservative candidate Liz Wardlaw trailing way behind with 6,335 votes. The…


Labour’s Starmer Offers Business Leaders ‘Pragmatic’ Approach to Migration

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised a “new partnership” with business and said his government would take a “pragmatic” approach to economic migration. But in a speech to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference on Tuesday he urged companies to wean themselves off low-paid, cheap overseas labour. Starmer—who was elected leader of…


House of Lords Should Be Replaced With Elected ‘Modern Second Chamber’: UK Labour Party

The House of Lords should be replaced with an elected “modern second chamber,” the UK’s main opposition Labour Party has said. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the British Parliament. Its main job is to scrutinise and amend parliamentary bills proposed by the House of Commons before they pass into law. The…


Cutting Taxes ‘Right Thing to Do Morally and Economically’: UK Prime Minister

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her tax-cutting plan as “morally and economically” right but sought to allay concerns over rising government borrowing by pledging to be “fiscally responsible.” Addressing the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham on Wednesday, Truss promised to steer the country through the “tempest” and “get Britain moving.” It comes after…