All news on the topic: Labour Party

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Meet the 'Stevenage Women' needed to secure a Labour election victory
The Mirror took a trip to the Hertfordshire town to find out what issues the group of voters identified by a think-tank are affected by and what they think of Keir Starmer
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Rishi Sunak warns against turning 'blind eye to child grooming gangs'
The Prime Minister was speaking as he hosted the first meeting of a new taskforce aimed at rooting out child sexual exploitation - and after the Home Secretary pointed the finger at British Pakistani men
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Keir Starmer rubbishes Tory claim Brexit had nothing to do with Dover delays
The Labour leader said it was "obvious" that new checks could lead to delays, and said the Government needs to "get a grip" after again being caught ill-prepared
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'Incompetent' Tories failing to order Border Force boats despite migrant crisis
A former Defence Minister lashed out at the Government after the Immigration Minister admitted "formal discussions" on ordering new cutters and patrol craft had not even been held
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Anti-Tory parties urged to oust Conservatives from 'tragedy councils' - see list
The campaign group Compass wants progressive parties to work together rather than compete for votes across swatches of the country, saying cooperation could help oust Conservatives
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Keir Starmer must win over 'Stevenage Woman' to secure Labour election victory
Think tank Labour Together suggested the party needed to lure over this sort of voter - who previously backed the Tories - to propel Keir Starmer into Downing Street
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'Labour may still be ahead in polls but Tories are starting to look stronger'
Keir Mudie says many other pollsters have the Labour Party lead narrowing and the performance of Rishi Sunak, whose personal ratings are improving, is a bit of a headache as well
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Keir Starmer vows to relieve Brits' money worries with council tax freeze pitch
The Labour leader expressed his "frustration" with Rishi Sunak's Tories, who he said had failed to "relieve the worry felt by millions of households when their council tax bill lands on the doorstep”
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Ministers 'hooked on consultants' after huge contract to assess ditched scheme
The scheme launched in Autumn 2022 - but closed to new applications in December, blaming “low take-up”
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Rishi Sunak urged to block suspended Tories from standing for party in election
Currently six former Tory MPs sit in the Commons as independents over disciplinary matters - including allegations of sexual assault, harassment and drug abuse. Only one has ruled out standing in the next election
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Railways still in chaos 60 years after Beecham Report wrecked our train network
This week in 1963, Dr Beeching wielded his axe that shut down more than half of Britain’s stations and closed 5,000 route miles of track - costing 67,000 workers their jobs
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Labour councils spend £4.24 more per person fixing potholes than Tory town halls
But the Tories issued a staunch defence of their own spending on fixing roads - then refused to provide the evidence
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Voters think Keir Starmer would be better at tackling crime than Rishi Sunak
The latest People Polling study for GB News gives the Labour leader the advantage among voters on who they believe would be more effective at confronting crime and antisocial behaviour
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Keir Starmer brands Rishi Sunak 'Mr 1%' as he blasts pension tax breaks for rich
The Labour leader made the savage comment about the PM at a local elections campaign launch in Swindon, where he criticised the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the top limit on tax-free pensions savings in his Budget
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Tories quietly hold 'phantom election launch' amid fears of brutal drubbing
The Conservative Party did not invite national media to the launch following warnings they risk losing more than 1,000 council seats across the country when voters head to the polls on 4 May
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Dominic Raab confuses Paul O’Grady with Larry Grayson in botched Commons tribute
The Deputy PM, who was standing in for Rishi Sunak, got muddled as MPs celebrated the the 'national treasure and true Northern star' following his unexpected death
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Jeremy Corbyn officially blocked from standing for Labour at next election
Labour's governing body - the National Executive Committee (NEC) - signed off a motion proposed by Keir Starmer not to endorse the former leader at the next Westminster ballot.
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"Watch this space' - Ed Miliband on calls for solar to be on all new houses
The Shadow Climate Change and Net-Zero Secretary told the Mirror Labour was 'very interested' in the idea - adding: "We will say more about it"
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Build more wind and solar power to cut families' energy bills, say campaigners
The call comes as Shadow Climate Change and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband prepares to set out Labour's green energy plan in response to Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act
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'Tory sleaze is back in fashion - ban MPs from cashing in on second jobs'
Sleazy Tories only want second jobs because they're about to lose the first, says Fleet Street Fox. It's time to clean the House of Commons
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Keir Starmer set to formally block Jeremy Corbyn standing for Labour
The party leader will stop his predecessor from representing the party at the next ballot, under plans going before Labour's ruling National Executive Committee tomorrow
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Labour warns parents in some areas of the country face 'childcare deserts'
In an interview with The Mirror, the Shadow Education Secretary accused Jeremy Hunt of "pouring petrol on a fire that is already raging". Earlier this month he announced plans to offer more free hours - without enough cash to prop up the struggling system
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Kwasi Kwarteng told fake foreign firm he could sort meeting with Boris Johnson
The Tory ex-chancellor who crashed the economy with his disastrous mini-Budget was secretly filmed by campaign group Led By Donkeys offering to work on the side for £10,000 a day
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King Charles sets himself 6pm bedtime curfew before Coronation for sweet reason
King Charles is understood to have told aides he won't be doing any royal duties after 6pm on the evening of May 5 despite a packed schedule of receptions and parties planned
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Extent of rot in Met Police is what's shocks, and fixing it will take brains
Former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett says the force must "systematically rid the service of the corrosive individuals who are not just “bad-apples”, but something far more insidious"