All news on the topic: Labour Party

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Labour pledge to 'put country before party' in new membership card promise
The new card design keeps the Clause IV wording adopted by the party in 1995 under the leadership of Tony Blair. But large letters above it will read: "Putting the country first."
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NHS staff offered extra cash to clear waiting lists under Keir Starmer plan
Keir Starmer has unveiled plans for NHS doctors and nurses to be offered generous overtime in a bid to restore the service to its former glory - and clear the waiting list backlog
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'Bile-soaked Tory conference gifted Keir Starmer an open goal ahead of election'
Keir Mudie says we learnt nothing from Tory Conference apart from they are unravelling, out of ideas and some of them stand on dogs - and now it's time for Labour to act
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Angela Rayner promises to prioritise affordable housing if Labour win election
Speaking ahead of the party conference, Angela Rayner said if Labour wins the next election, she would prioritise affordable homes for people all around the country
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Keir Starmer shares reason football will be coming home if he gets into power
Keir Starmer said England only ever won the World Cup under a Labour government - and the Labour leader now hopes football is coming home during the 2028 European Championships
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Keir Starmer has his say on Michael Gove's 'spineless jellyfish' insult
The Labour leader accused the Tories of having nothing to say about what they have done in government after Cabinet ministers lined up to insult him at last week's Tory conference
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Keir Starmer tells why his wife won't be introducing conference speech
In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, the Labour leader Keir Starmer spoke about how his wife Victoria, who works in the NHS, is a helpful sounding board for ideas
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Transport boost for north as local Labour leaders near deal to revive airport
Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed last year despite a huge local campaign to keep it open - but thanks to a Labour new deal, flights could return within two years
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Sadiq Khan urges changes to voter ID rules to stop thousands losing vote in 2024
Speaking ahead of Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, the London mayor called on the government to expand the list of acceptable identification for younger voters
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Timetable and key moments from Labour Conference as Starmer heads to Liverpool
Voters will find out how a Labour government would change the country as Keir Starmer lays out his vision for Britain at the party's four day conference in Liverpool
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Billionaire Tory donor could switch to Labour after blasting Rishi Sunak
John Caudwell donated £500,000 to Tories ahead of the 2019 election, but he has become increasingly critical of Tory policies, especially when it comes to the environment
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Labour's Bridget Phillipson savages 'undeliverable' Tory plans to axe A-Levels
The Shadow Education Secretary accused the Tories of resorting to 'gimmicks' after 13 years of failure as the Prime Minister this week announced he wanted to merge A-levels and T-levels
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'Dear the Labour Party: it's time to let Keir Starmer off the leash'
It's a year until polling day but the Labour Party is being too cautious, says Fleet Street Fox. Keir couldn't lose even if he put on a blond wig and started talking about pork markets
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Humiliated Tories get so few votes they lose deposit in by-election disaster
Labour crushed its main challenger the SNP while the Tories faced humiliation and were forced to forfeit a £500 deposit after failing to win over 5% of the vote share
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Supervised toothbrushing in schools under Labour plan to 'rescue' NHS dentistry
Labour leader Keir Starmer unveiled plans for an extra 700,000 emergency appointments to stop 'horror stories of DIY dentistry' after reports of patients yanking out their teeth
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Labour voters backing Lib Dems in 14 seats 'could help oust Tories' - full list
The Compass campaign group has published details of 14 constituencies where the Lib Dems are best placed to topple the Conservatives - and urged Labour supporters to switch allegiance
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Rishi Sunak tries to 'fool Britain' with conference speech plea to stay in power
Rishi Sunak bizarrely claimed that after 13 years of Tory rule voters will be choosing change if they back him at the election during his first conference speech as Conservative leader
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Rishi Sunak accused of 'blatant hypocrisy' over road tax 'raid' on drivers
The Prime Minister has sought to pitch himself on the side of motorists following the Tories' shock by-election win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip - which was dominated by a row over ULEZ
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PM claims an election is 'not what anybody wants' - despite polls showing it is
The next general election has to be held by the end of January 2025 but last month a survey by YouGov found almost 50% of the public want one by spring next year
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'If the Tory Party was a person, it would be locked up for its own safety'
Liz Truss has escaped again, they think Boris Johnson was a brilliant PM, and Rishi Sunak swears down he's onto a winner. The Tory Party is so deluded it should be on medication, says Fleet Street Fox
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Tory MP set to be suspended in sleaze row with another by-election on the cards
Blackpool South MP Scott Benton is being investigated by the Commons sleaze watchdog after he was filmed offering to lobby ministers and leak confidential information
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Giant billboard poster featuring Sunak in Liz Truss' pocket axed after tip-off
The Labour Party booked the advert for a huge digital billboard on Manchester’s Axis Tower skyscraper to overlook the Tory conference venue but it was canned after word got out
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'HS2 mess is the perfect metaphor for 13 years of Tory failure'
Labour's Shadow Paymaster General says it's a complete joke that the Prime Minister is apparently going to scrap building the train line that the Tories have already spent £25 billion on
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Michael Sheen among stars to demand Rishi Sunak give UK an extra Bank Holiday
Public figures, including the Archbishop of Cantebury and actor Michael Sheen have called for a 'thank holiday' - an extra day off for people to connect with each other and volunteer'
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'I swapped Rwanda for Rochdale to marry ex-Labour and now we're adopting'
Simon Danczuk and his wife Claudine got married in Rwanda over the summer and are having a UK ceremony at the end of October - then, they plan to adopt a baby from her homeland