All news on the topic: Labour Party

1321
Hope of fresh cash for northern airport as Tory minister backs away from row
In a letter seen by the Mirror Tory Transport Secretary Mark Harper did not rule out allowing the transfer of funds to help reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport to go ahead
1008
Sunak 'should learn from Labour' and stamp out Liz Truss' party within a party
Ms Truss, who was the least popular British Prime Minister since records began, will launch a group named “Popular Conservatism” this week
603
Labour refuses to say if it still supports £28bn green investment pledge
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has repeatedly refused to set out whether she is standing by her commitment to spend £28 billion a year on green investment
1094
Former Labour MP switches to Nigel Farage's Reform party for upcoming byelection
Former Labour MP Simon Danczuk, who was blocked from running for Labour in 2017 after an explicit texting scandal, is standing as the candidate for Nigel Farage's Reform Party
941
'Labour risks raining on enthusiasm if it keeps kowtowing to overpaid bankers'
The Labour Party might be on a charm offensive with the fatcats in high finance, but Mirror columnist Paul Routledge asks if it's really necessary to be cosying quite so close to the bankers
961
Rachel Reeves vows to cap corporation tax for five years after Tory U-turns
The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the current 25% rate of corporation tax will not change for the first term of a Labour Government as she addressed business leaders
637
Labour MP wobbles on £28billion green spend vow in BBC Breakfast grilling
Grilled on BBC Breakfast over the huge £28billion investment, Labour's Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said it was down to the 'health' of the economy
816
Small business council will give firms 'clear voice at the table', Badenoch says
The Government has announced the formation of a Small Business Council and an update of the Help to Grow website to help small firms access the resources they need to expand
1260
Labour MP uses bizarre child killer analogy to explain economic policy
Labour frontbencher Tulip Siddiq scrambled to explain whether Labour's promise to spend £28billion a year on climate issues was a commitment in an analogy about marriage and murder
627
Rachel Reeves says she won't reinstate bankers' bonus cap months after criticism
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has been on a charm offensive with business, said she had no intention of reinstating curbs on bonuses for wealthy bankers
1403
Are you happy to see a pharmacist instead of a GP? Take poll and have your say
Patients can now be treated for a host of common illnesses at their local pharmacy instead of waiting for a GP appointment - freeing up ten million consultations a year. But is this really the answer to help our struggling general practices?
872
Tata steel giant executives to be questioned over Port Talbot closure plans
Politicians and union leaders will also appear before the Welsh Affairs committee
1014
Angela Rayner vows to end Dragons' Den-style contest for local government cash
Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Angela Rayner said helping cash-strapped town halls was a priority and said she would stop forcing councils to bid against each other for cash
893
7 illnesses patients told not to see GP over and to go to pharmacist from today
Patients can now be treated for a host of common illnesses at their local pharmacy instead of waiting for a GP appointment in a new £645 million deal with NHS England
783
Labour vows to extend Awaab's Law mouldy homes crackdown to private landlords
Labour's Angela Rayner vowed to fix a loophole in Government plans, compelling landlords in the private rented sector to eradicate mould and household hazards in a strict timeframe
1210
Thugs who attack shop workers 'must face fines up to £10,000' as cases soar
Labour's Shadow Policing Minister Alex Norris has tabled an amendment to the Government's Criminal Justice Bill demanding tougher action to protect retail workers
2137
When the next general election will be - and which party is likely to win
Dithering Rishi Sunak is under pressure to call the next general election as fed-up voters demand a chance to deliver their verdict on 14 years of Conservative rule
571
Iceland supermarket boss backs Keir Starmer as next PM after abandoning Tories
Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker, a former Tory donor who had considered becoming an MP, quit the party in disgust last year with a warning it had 'lost its way'
556
Labour MP Kate Osamor suspended over Holocaust post accusing Israel of genocide
The Holocaust Educational Trust had condemned Labour MP Kate Osamor's 'disgusting post' on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day that it said was a 'painful insult to survivors'
1373
Welsh minister Vaughan Gething's bid to become first Black European leader
Wales' economy minister previously served in the health ministry for seven years - but his first experience of the country was one of rejection and racism.
1221
Labour promises clampdown on pay-offs for ex-ministers after Tory £1m giveaway
Figures show £933,086 was handed out in a year as the changes in PM from Boris Johnson to Liz Truss and then Rishi Sunak led to an unprecedented turnover in ministers
617
'We're still fighting the Conservatives for our right to strike 40 years on'
There are painful parallels with 1984 as spiteful Tory anti-trade union legislation culminates in the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act, which could mean some workers losing their jobs for striking
659
Rishi Sunak’s aide joins plot to oust him with warning country deserves better
Will Dry has added to Rishi Sunak's woes after saying the Tories face "the most almighty of defeats" because the Government "won't provide the leadership we need"
822
Keir Starmer vows to end 'weak' rules that let kids with knives write apologies
Labour leader Keir Starmer said if he becomes PM young people caught with knives will "feel the full force of the law"
824
Keir Starmer compares fighting Tories to EastEnders as Rishi Sunak faces mutiny
Rishi Sunak faced ridicule in the Commons as Keir Starmer accused the bickering Conservatives of taking part in the 'longest episode of EastEnders ever put to film'