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Labour insists its policies will be fully funded

Shadow science secretary Peter Kyle has insisted every one of Labour's policies will be “fully costed and fully funded” after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt accused Labour of resorting to "playground..

Jeremy Hunt accuses Labour of ‘playground politics’

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt accused Labour of using “playground politics” to distract debate from the "biggest divide in British politics” as he gave a speech about tax cuts in..

Starmer promises immediate action if elected PM

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer promises immediate action if elected prime minister, focusing on stabilising and growing the economy, removing planning restrictions, and addressing the small boats..

Starmer emphasises AI regulation to safeguard jobs

Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer highlights the potential of AI while stressing the need for regulation to mitigate risks and manage job changes. "I do think it's got huge potential," he stated, noting..

Starmer channels Blair & Miliband to launch election pledges

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a pledge card with six "first steps" the Labour Party would take if it were to form a government after the next general election. The steps include measures to invest in..

Government unconvinced by Starmer’s ‘16th relaunch’

Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden downplayed Labour’s key election campaign as being “Keir Starmer’s sixteenth relaunch in a few months.” Responding to Sir Keir Starmer’s speech, in..

Starmer launches Labour’s election doorstep offer to voters

Sir Keir Starmer launches Labour’s doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election, with a set of “first steps” for government. In a launch event at a potential electoral battleground in..

Labour: There will be investment for our election pledges

Labour's Pat McFadden insists investment will be made available for their six pledges which will be presented today in a speech, as Sir Keir Starmer launches Labour’s doorstep offer to voters ahead..

Starmer tells Sunak to fix "chaos" facing prisons

Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, the Labour leader said Rishi Sunak's focus should be on the "chaos" facing prisons. Sir Keir Starmer said: After 14 years of Tory government, the prison system is..

Labour: Govt have ‘comprehensively failed’ on knife crime

Labour shadow minister Nick Thomas-Symonds accuses the government of failing "comprehensively" to tackle knife crime, citing the rising cases of stabbings since 2015. Mr Thomas-Symonds says Labour..

Labour unions protest in Nigeria over rise in electricity prices

With President Bola Tinubu’s latest measure to cut costs as the country struggles with declining revenue, electricity rates more than doubled for some consumers in April.

Government insist plan is working despite unemployment rise

Government minister Mel Stride insists that “we are seeing a resilient labour market,” despite official figures revealing that Britain’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest level for..

Tories bank on foreign policy (plus more UK News), Ukraine/Russia war update, Shoigu shifted?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/11/welsh-labour-to-hike-council-tax-by-spying-on-homeowners/ (https://archive.ph/frA7c)

Starmer pledges commitment to national security

Sir Keir Starmer has fought back after Rishi Sunak today warned the Labour leader "can't be trusted" to "keep Britain safe", with the risk of nuclear war the highest since the 1960s. Speaking in the..

UK PM Sunak 'confident' Tories can win general election

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is 'confident' his ruling Conservative Party can win general elections expected later this year, but refuses to set a date for the vote. Sunak mounts a..

Elphicke defection shows country is 'crying out for change'

Labour's Catherine McKinnell said Tory MP Natalie Elphicke's defection to Labour "sends a signal that the country is crying out for change." Ms Elphicke became the second Conservative to defect to..

Labour expresses concern over Rafah offensive and UK arms

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth has voiced his concern over a planned Israeli offensive on Rafah and has called for UK to suspend weapons sales to the country to ensure they are not used on Rafah. Report..

Ashworth: Elphicke shows Conservative shift to Labour

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth says Natalie Elphicke's defection to his party shows how tens of thousands of other Conservatives are doing the same, as they are fed up of 14 years of failed government...

Starmer goes to the right of Tories on immigration, Russia enter Kharkov region, Armenia Rising?

https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-has-no-doubt-rwanda-flights-will-get-off-ground-but-labour-would-cancel-scheme-straight-away-13132685 (https://archive.ph/2Nf0R)

Turncoat Politician? - Natalie Elphicke Has Some Explaining To Do.

A UK politician has defected from the Conservative Party and joined Labour.

Labour: Government is disintegrating after Tory defections

Nick Thomas-Symonds welcomes Natalie Elphicke to the Labour Party and says her and other recent Conservative Party defections show the government is "frankly disintegrating". Report by Blairm. Like us..

Starmer: Elphicke's defection shows govt is incompetent

The Labour leader has said Natalie Elphicke has made clear the Conservative Party are "out of road" and "incompetent", following her defection to Labour. Sir Keir Starmer added, "I don't think she's..

Starmer: Rwanda scheme a waste of taxpayers' money

Sir Keir Starmer says Labour would scrap the government's Rwanda scheme, labelling it a "waste of taxpayers' money". The Labour leader adds a new Border Security Command would help take down..

Sunak accuses Labour of 'rank hypocrisy' over migration

Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of "rank hypocrisy" over the Labour leader's plan to establish a new Border Security Command to tackle people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the..

Starmer unveils plan to tackle small boat crossings

Sir Keir Starmer says Labour will end the Rwanda policy permanently, adding it is a "gimmick not a solution". The Labour leader says his party will use new counter-terrorism powers to tackle..