All news on the topic: Labour Party

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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves say Labour will be party of 'sound money' in No10
In a party political broadcast aired on Wednesday evening the Labour duo said they 'can't promise the earth' if Labour wins power - due to the economic instability of recent months
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Lee Anderson backs out of deal to deliver 48000 Lib Dem leaflets criticising him
The Ashfield MP told the Lib Dems if they sent him a stack of their new poster pointing some of his quotes on the death penalty, food banks and poverty he'd distribute them himself. So they did. Here's what happened
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What will Corbyn do next after Starmer says he won't stand for Labour?
The ex-leader - who remains a Labour member - has had the whip suspended since October 2020. He accused Keir Starmer this week of a 'flagrant attack on the democratic rights' of party members
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'Nicola Sturgeon's resignation is a major obstacle stripped from Labour’s path'
If Keir Starmer can win back seats in Labour’s former Scottish heartlands then he will be a step closer to winning an overall majority in next year’s general election, writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie
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Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as a Labour candidate at next election says Starmer
Jeremy Corbyn accused Keir Starmer of a 'flagrant attack on the democratic rights of Islington North party members', saying it is their decision who their candidate should be at the next election
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Starmer tells critics 'back me or quit' as he says Labour party 'not going back'
Labour leader Keir Starmer said the party was 'unrecognisable' from when he took over from Jeremy Corbyn and the changes he has made are 'permanent, fundamental, irrevocable'
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EHRC ends 'monitoring' Labour - 2 years after damning anti-Semitism report
In a speech on Wednesday the Labour leader Keir Starmer will say the announcement is an 'important moment in the history of the Labour Party' - but not 'the end of the road'
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Pressure mounts on Tories to save terrestrial TV from big switch off after 2040
The Broadcast 2040+ campaign is stepping up its battle - and a petition by a leading pensioners' group has crossed the 10,000-signature milestone, forcing a response from the Government
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Top businessman defects to Labour with blast at Tory's 'f*** business' attitude
Former LGBT+ champion Iain Anderson said he was disillusioned with the Conservative party he's supported for nearly 40 years, saying: 'It’s not the party it used to be - I can’t defend it'
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BBC chair made 'errors of judgement' over Boris Johnson loan, report finds
Labour is calling for BBC chair Richard Sharp to quit following a damning report today by MPs into his role helping Boris Johnson get an £800,000 loan
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Labour demands Whitehall keep out of local issues like tarting up bus shelters
Yet the Government’s nosy parkers even insist councils get their go-ahead to scrape chewing gum off the streets
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Disgraced ex-MP Jared O'Mara still 'believes he did nothing wrong' says ex-aide
Jared O'Mara's political career is one of the most chaotic episodes in modern politics. Here's how he went from local bar DJ to being jailed for tens of thousands in fraud
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Veterans' charity boss fired as questions asked about financial irregularities
Trustees left "trying to save" veterans' charity after firing CEO for 32 "misdemeanours"
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Labour comfortably holds seat in West Lancashire with 10% swing towards party
It was the first time the Tory vote in the constituency has dipped below 30% since the 1997 general election, which Tony Blair's Labour party won by a landslide.
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Ex-MP Jared O'Mara sentenced to 4 years over fraud to feed cocaine habit
O’Mara, 41 was convicted yesterday of six counts of fraud, after he and members of his staff attempted to submit fake expense claims worth £24,000 in the name of a fictitious disability support charity
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Tories could be reduced to 'third largest party in a snap general election'
The grim outlook for the Conervatives comes after 12 months of chaos in the party with the toppling of two Prime Ministers and resignations over sleaze allegations
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Tory email hints at date for general election after Rishi Sunak reshuffle
An email aimed at introducing new Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands - who will take charge of the Tory election campaign - appears to have revealed when we'll be going to the polls
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Russia 'massing troops and guns' as first anniversary of Ukraine invasion looms
The warning came from Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey as he addressed the Royal United Services Institute in London, revealing what Labour would do in power
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Speed-up UK weapons production to replace arms sent to Ukraine, warns Labour
The Shadow Defence Secretary makes the plea in an exclusive Mirror interview before he addresses the Royal United Services Institute think tank on Tuesday evening
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Tories still haven't delivered on zero hours contract pledge made five years ago
Labour's Angela Rayner said the Tories' record on workers’ rights is 'one of broken promises and abject failure' as she attacked the government for not delivering on its pledge to tackle zero hours contract
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Companies handed £3.7 billion of PPE contracts have links to tax havens
Government estimates show they have provided half a billion pounds worth of PPE that has been left unused.
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UK steel industry on brink of 'irreversible decline', MPs warn Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister has been issued with a stark alert, in a letter seen by the Mirror, about the threat to sector as companies mull job cuts and firms demand help to slash emissions
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Meet the Labour candidate hoping to oust Boris Johnson at the next election
Labour councillor Danny Beales, who grew up in Uxbridge and South Ruislip before being made homeless at the age of 14, is aiming to overturn Boris Johnson's 7,210 majority at the next election
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Football ownership set for huge shake-up that will impact multi-million buyers
The Conservative Government is preparing to formally announce its White Paper on football governance which will finally implement rules suggested by the fan-led review
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Labour raises alarm after probation staff 'pressured' to lower offenders' risk
Labour has demanded an investigation after a whistleblower this week claimed probation officers are under “organisational pressure” to allocate lower risk ratings to offenders