All news on the topic: Labour Party

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Tulip Siddiq is under a new corruption investigation in Bangladesh
Sir Keir Starmer facing growing calls to sack his anti-corruption minister, who referred herself to standards watchdog last week.
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Tulip Siddiq faces new evidence in £3bn fraud claim; Starmer resists calls for her dismissal
Sir Keir Starmer is defying calls to sack his embattled anti-corruption minister despite mounting pressure.
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Ex-aide: Britain can ally with Trump to dismantle Iran’s weakening regime
Britain has a golden chance to team up with Donald Trump and crush Iran’s crumbling regime, an-ex national security adviser has declared.
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Former Labour minister arrested for suspected child sex offences released on bail
Sussex Police said Mr Caplin, also a former Brighton and Hove city councillor, was one of two men arrested on Saturday afternoon.
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Tulip Siddiq could lose job over housing allegations, says cabinet member
Labour frontbencher Tulip Siddiq is coming under increasing pressure over her links to her aunt and ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina. Ms Siddiq has denied any wrongdoing and referred herself for an investigation.
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Rachel Reeves to cut billions from welfare budget to balance books
Under-fire Rachel Reeves has signalled painful spending cuts are on the way as she vowed to “take action” to balance the books.
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Nigel Farage criticized for high earnings from nine jobs
Nigel Farage has trousered in more than £570,000 in less than six months. We work out which of his nine jobs pay the most ...and least.
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Ex-Labour MP Ivor Caplin arrested in a Facebook paedophile hunter sting
Sussex Police have arrested ex-Labour defence minister Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove between 1997 and 2005, in Brighton on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child.
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Keir Starmer blocks national inquiry into child grooming gangs as Badenoch skewers PM for risking ‘cover-up’
Kemi Badenoch’s bid for a national inquiry into child rape gangs was tonight blocked by Labour MPs.
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Labour removes video due to offensive Portuguese song lyrics
A badger in a suit walks along a train platform...
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Significant update on eco activist’s dirty protest in Rishi Sunak’s duck pond
An eco yob who staged a dirty protest in former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s duck pond will face no further action, it has been confirmed.
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Keir Starmer urged to investigate anti-corruption minister for receiving a flat from a man linked to an ousted dictator
Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to investigate his own anti-corruption minister for being given a flat...
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The labour change: what awaits the British budget as the new PM steps in
After winning its first election in 14 years, the United Kingdom’s Labour Party has pledged to prioritize spending cuts — eliminating certain benefits while increasing taxes on the wealthy.
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Labour accuses Tories of ’cover up’ regarding public services
Labour have accused the Conservatives of "covering up" the scale of problems in the public sector, creating a multi-billion pound gap in department budgets.
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Legislation addressing assaults on shop workers and closing loopholes in shoplifting laws is forthcoming
In the first King’s Speech since the General Election, Labour will announce a specific offence of assaulting retail workers and close a Tory loophole downgrading shoplifting
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Concerns mount over UK prisons nearing capacity before early release initiative starts
With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’
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US ‘pressuring UK to block ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant’
Human rights barrister says US expects Labour government to continue UK challenge to proposed action against Israeli PM
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Labour will not increase military spending without economic growth, says minister
Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spending
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NATO acknowledges Keir Starmer’s entrance onto the world stage
New U.K. prime minister will deliver a message of continuity on Ukraine and pledge support for the alliance.
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Labour confirms plans for Universal Credit, PIP, state pension, and cost of living support after election win
Labour has promised to "kickstart economic growth" after 14 years of Conservative Government and wants to address the rise in economic inactivity. But what does it mean for the benefits system?
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Rachel Reeves vows to fix the economy so families everywhere are better off
In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves will warn that £58billion extra could have been pumped into NHS and schools last year if the Tories had achieved growth
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Familiar faces, but not all from politics: meet the surprising new Labour ministers
Keir Starmer made some eye-catching new appointments, including a human rights barrister and a rehabilitation campaigner
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Tories are now on life support after this truly historic and humiliating defeat
The Conservative’s have fundamentally lost touch with their core voters
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How Labour’s General Election victory could impact your finances - from taxes to pensions
Labour is now back in power for the first time in 14 years - so what does this mean for your personal finances? We run through everything you need to know about taxes, pensions and more
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Carol Vorderman offered sassy words of advice to Keir Starmer as he enters No. 10 as Prime Minister
Carol Vorderman says Tory ’gremlins’ in No10 have ’ransacked the house and tried to nick the lead off the roof’ but gave Starmer ’words to the wise’