All news on the topic: Labour Party

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Boris Johnson faces probe calls on claim BBC chair helped him secure £800k loan
Reports emerged last week that the big-spending ex-PM's distant Canadian cousin stepped in to help Boris Johnson fund his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020
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Tories raking in money from private health firms as NHS is on its knees
A number of high ranking and wealthy Conservative party members have links to private health care companies which, in turn, are profiting from the current NHS crisis
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Suella Braverman should stop 'stoking culture wars' and tackle police misogyny
Yvette Cooper told the Sunday Mirror the Home Secretary should stop “stoking culture wars” in the wake of the conviction of Met Police sex abuser David Carrick, and “get a grip of the serious problems in vetting, misconduct and standards.”
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Nandy slams Tories for handing £1 back for every £4 they've taken from locals
Rishi Sunak announced £2.1billion of levelling up funding last week to much fanfare but received a furious backlash from local authorities which did not get any
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PM urged to scrap energy price cap rise as UK has world's highest electric bills
The increase will see the typical dual user paying £500 more a year than the £2,500 they do now even though wholesale prices are falling.
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Nadhim Zahawi admits to 'careless error' as he breaks silence on tax bill row
The former chancellor, who attends Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, has been under pressure since it was reported that he paid HM Revenue & Customs a seven-figure sum to end a dispute
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Tory slams 'political' complaints as police probe Rishi Sunak seatbelt clip
Conservative MP Scott Benton said 'politicians should be treated equally under the law' when referring to Keir Starmer's Beergate saga but his position appears to have changed
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'Only in Tory UK could poorest households struggle with highest energy bills'
Instead of showing any understanding, the energy companies are forcing more and more people on to meters, and obtaining warrants so they can enter homes to fit the devices
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Anger in 'forgotten town' beset by crime after Tory 'Levelling Up' snub
Levelling Up plans in South Shields turned to dust and local MP Emma Lewell-Buck was naturally incensed, telling voters: “Freeports bid – rejected; towns fund bid – rejected; two levelling up bids – rejected. Levelling up is just an empty slogan"
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Tories chose not to respond to looming nurse shortages 12 years ago
A Labour backbencher has revealed the reply he received from a Conservative Health Secretary after raising fears about a cut in training places for budding nurses
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Police 'looking into' clip of Sunak not wearing seatbelt as PM issues apology
Wearing a seat belt is a legal requirement for all drivers and passengers - a spokesman for the Prime Minister said it 'was a brief error of judgement'
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UN agency rejects Tory ministers' claims it backs 'draconian' anti-strike laws
The PM Rishi Sunak and the Business Secretary Grant Shapps have both highlighted the International Labour Organisation when defending proposals to impose 'minimum service levels' during industrial action
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Top Tory George Eustice says he will stand down at next general election
The former Environment Secretary joins a growing number of Tories choosing to stand down amid fears Conservative MPs will lose their seats due to growing Labour support in the polls
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Starmer says 'I know what it's like to struggle with bills' in personal message
The Labour leader has used a party political broadcast to share his experience of growing up - as he vows to restore 'confidence about this country, the British people, and everything that we can achieve together'
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Rishi Sunak accused of trying to pass 'pointless' new laws to curb protests
Labour leader Keir Starmer said police already have the powers to tackle groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, and called on No10 to talk to chief constables to clarify what they can do
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Man had to 'wander the streets looking through bins' for missing Evri delivery
Labour Councillor Stephen Lambert was confused to find that the delivery van had appeared to drop his new blazer off in an unoccupied back lane a few streets away from his house
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'Senior Labour figures right to be haunted by fear of Conservative resurrection'
The economy crash, the NHS crisis, Covid and the invasion of Ukraine don’t explain why we’re doing worse than similar nations, so Rishi Sunak will struggle to escape the grave
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Steel firm cutting 440 jobs urges 'revolution' to save sector on 'life support'
Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Liberty Steel's Jeff Kabel says there is a way to rescue the sector - and help it transition to more environmentally-friendly production
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Millionaire Tory Nadhim Zahawi to 'pay millions in tax to settle HMRC dispute'
Labour say the multi-millionaire former Chancellor - who is chairman of the Tory party - has ‘questions to answer’ over the way his family’s trust held shares in the polling firm he founded
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Starmer says he's never used private healthcare - but NHS must reform or 'die'
Labour's leader defended his tough stance on NHS reforms, vowing to take on 'bureaucratic nonsense' and 'mind-boggling inefficiencies' in the health service
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Boris Johnson put £4,445 dinner in New York on government credit card
Mr Johnson took his entourage of 24 out for a meal plus booze while attending the United Nations General Assembly on 21st September 2021
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Labour calls for ban on forced prepayment meters as millions cut off from power
More than three million people were left in the cold and dark last year after running out of credit on their meter according to the latest grim figures from Citizen's Advice
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Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak to stand up to Brexiteers and ditch ‘purity club'
The Labour leader called on Rishi Sunak to resolve the issues over Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements - and resist 'siren voices' such as Boris Johnson who don't want to compromise
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Just one in five Brits would vote Tory in an election today as Labour lead grows
The latest survey, by People Polling for GB News, reveals the scale of the challenge facing Rishi Sunak if he is to turn around the Conservatives' fortunes before the next election
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Tory failures force families to spend £10k on energy over five year parliament
Labour analysis found households are on the hook for £2,600 more in power bills than they paid under the 13 years Labour were in charge from 1997 to 2010