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Exclusive: Badly Performing Labour Council Leaders Face The Axe Under Party Crackdown
Under-performing leaders of Labour-run councils could be sacked under new party reforms, HuffPost UK has learned. Party hit squads would…
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Tories Under Pressure To Remove Whip From MP Accused Of Rape
Pressure is mounting on the Conservatives to remove the whip from an MP accused of rape. The unnamed parliamentarian has…
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Rishi Sunak under pressure as inflation hits 9% sending food prices soaring
Rishi Sunak is coming under massive pressure to move on the cost of living crisis as inflation rocketed to nine…
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Labour dismisses chancellor Rishi Sunak as the ‘dude from Silicon Valley’
Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak has been dismissed as the “dude from Silicon Valley” who blamed a government computer systems for…
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Scottish Labour leak backs ‘flexibility’ over council deals with rival parties
Labour council groups will have the “flexibility” to strike deals with other parties – despite a coalition ban trumpeted during…
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Labour push Commons vote for windfall tax on oil companies
Boris Johnson is “simply running out of excuses” to not impose a one-off windfall tax on oil companies, Labour has…
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Boris Johnson could lose his Tory seat at next general election, poll shows
Boris Johnson would lose his seat as well as Tory control of Downing Street if there was a general election…
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Energy bills could go up every three months as calls increase for windfall tax
Household energy bills could rise every three months instead of six under new plans to review the price cap that…
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Labour Activists Stage Walkout As Party Chooses By-Election Candidate
Labour activists staged a walkout as the party chose its candidate for a crunch by-election. Simon Lightwood was picked to…
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Labour By-Election Campaign Plunged Into Chaos By Candidate Row
Labour’s campaign to win a crunch by-election has been thrown into chaos after a backlash over the party’s choice of…
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Exclusive: Labour Accused Of Blocking Corbyn Supporter From Crunch By-Election
In response to the report, Corbyn said allegations about anti-Jewish racism on his watch had been “dramatically overstated” by his…
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Councillor’s bid to become Birmingham’s first woman leader this century
Backbench councillor Liz Clements has emerged as a surprise candidate in the race to become the next leader of Birmingham…
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Labour leader Keir Starmer is showing Boris Johnson what integrity is
Anyone with doubts about Keir Starmer’s integrity should pay attention to what he has just done. The Labour leader has…
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Explained: What Happens If Keir Starmer Resigns?
Keir Starmer has pledged to resign should police fine him for breaking lockdown rules. The Labour leader is under investigation…
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Becoming A Mum Made Me Feel ‘Lonely And Isolated’, Says Labour MP
A Labour MP has spoken out about maternal loneliness and the mental health issues she suffered after giving birth to…
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‘Lying Johnson is a liability and Starmer’s fate is in the police’s hands’
The Tories’ knockback at the polls is blamed on the dishonest, incompetent charlatan Boris Johnson as scales drop from eyes…
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Nandy brands Starmer “Mr Rules” and rejects Tory mudslinging over lockdown curry
Labour’s Lisa Nandy said it was ‘absurd’ to compare Keir Starmer having a takeaway with campaigners ahead of a by-election…
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Keir Starmer looks set to be investigated again over ‘beergate’ allegations
Police are set to re-investigate Keir Starmer over “beergate” lockdown allegations. Durham Constabulary had previously said they did not believe…
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Keir Starmer hails council wins in London but Labour progress slower elsewhere
Keir Starmer has hailed local council results in England as “turning point” in Labour’s fortunes despite failing to make progress…
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Analysis: Mixed Bag Of Results For Labour Mean Jury Still Out On Keir Starmer
Last Saturday, we reported that the local elections were a moment of danger as well as opportunity for Keir Starmer.…
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Sadiq Khan Accepts ‘Equivalence’ Between Keir Starmer’s Beer And Boris Johnson’s Cake
Sadiq Khan has said it is a “fair point” to draw comparisons between Boris Johnson’s birthday party and Keir Starmer’s…
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Shell Triples Profits As Labour Demands Windfall Tax On Oil And Gas Firms
Shell has further fuelled demands for a windfall tax on the sector as it revealed record first-quarter profits thanks to…
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Anas Sarwar accuses Douglas Ross of ‘disgusting’ support for Boris Johnson
Anas Sarwar has accused Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross of “disgusting” support for Boris Johnson and urged voters to punish…
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Starmer blasts ‘out of ideas’ Tories and vows to get Britain ‘up off the mat’
Exclusive: Labour leader Keir Starmer said ‘Britain deserves so much better than this out of touch, out of ideas Tory…
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Round-up of Birmingham’s manifestos ahead of the 2022 local election
Polls open this Thursday ahead of the local elections. The Local Democracy Reporting Service has summarised key pledges from each…
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Keir Starmer slams Tory smear campaign over lockdown event
Keir Starmer has confirmed police have not been in touch with him again after closing an investigation into an alleged…
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Conservative MP found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenager resigns at last
A Conservative MP who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy has resigned from parliament, three weeks after…
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Keir Starmer Says Labour Is Ready For Snap Election Amid Rumours PM Could Call Autumn Poll
Keir Starmer has told Boris Johnson that Labour is ready for an early election if he calls one. The opposition…
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A New Dawn? Labour Party Celebrates Tony Blair With Launch Of 1997 Merchandise
It seems brand Blair is no longer considered too toxic for the Labour Party as they launched a range of…
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Keir Starmer Denies Making Secret Pact With Lib Dems Ahead Of Local Elections
Sir Keir Starmer has denied making a secret pact with the Liberal Democrats ahead of this week’s local elections. The…
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Keir Starmer urges voters to punish Scottish and UK Governments at election
Keir Starmer has pleaded with Scots to use next week’s council elections to punish Boris Johnson’s “sleaze ridden” Government. The…
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Keir Starmer Under Pressure To Capitalise on Tory Woes As Voters Go To The Polls
The received Westminster wisdom is that the local elections are do-or-die for Boris Johnson. After months of awful headlines about…
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Labour MP Liam Byrne Found Guilty Of Bullying By Parliamentary Watchdog
A parliamentary watchdog has ruled that Labour MP Liam Byrne should be suspended from the House of Commons for bullying…
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Your chance to quiz city’s next leader at Birmingham Live’s election hustings
Birmingham goes to the polls next Thursday to elect the councillors to run the city for four more years. Tonight…
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Tory rag’s basic instincts are still misogyny and snobbery
An anonymous Tory MP who spoke to an English newspaper about Angela Rayner was “inappropriate” but did not break Commons…
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Angela Rayner Blasts Sexist Basic Instinct Story As ‘Steeped In Classism’
Angela Rayner has claimed that a newspaper report accusing her of using her legs to distract Boris Johnson was “steeped…
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Drivers face ‘£10 billion hike in annual petrol and diesel costs’
Drivers are facing a £10 billion hike in annual petrol and diesel costs as “soaring” prices put the squeeze on…
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A ‘botched last-minute job’ – typing error in Tory manifesto
Robert ‘Bobby’ Alden, the leader of Birmingham Conservatives has launched his party’s manifesto at an event in Weoley Castle this…
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Keir Starmer calls for an end to culture of ‘misogyny’ after Angela Rayner smear
Keir Starmer has called for an end to the “misogynist” culture at Westminster after his deputy Angela Rayner was accused…
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Women in politics face ‘extreme misogyny’ says former Labour chief Kezia Dugdale
Women in politics face “extreme misogyny” a former Scottish Labour leader has warned. Kezia Dugdale spoke out after a Conservative-supporting…
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‘Shameless’ P&O Ferries stung in new pay row as it tries to cut wages of crew
Labour slammed P&O Ferries after overseas agency workers hired to replace staff illegally axed claimed they were asked to sign…
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Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson condemn ‘sexist’ Tory smear on Angela Rayner
Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson have joined in the condemnation of the sexist and misogynistic attacks on Labour deputy leader…
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Keir Starmer signals no way back to Labour benches for Jeremy Corbyn
Keir Starmer has signalled that former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is unlikely to be readmitted to the parliamentary party following…
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Angela Rayner fury as she hits back at ‘sexist’ Tory claims she ‘distracts’ PM
Angela Rayner has issued a furious condemnation of Tory claims that she crosses and uncrosses her legs in the Commons…
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Angela Rayner Condemns ‘Perverted’ Accusation She Uses ‘Basic Instinct Ploy’ Against Boris Johnson
Angela Rayner has accused allies of Boris Johnson of peddling “perverted smears” against her. According to the Mail on Sunday,…
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Scottish Labour opposition to indyref2 not “viable” says top trade unionist
The general secretary of the STUC has dismissed Labour’s rejection of another independence referendum as not “viable”. Roz Foyer said…
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Labour councillors shield leader from vote of no confidence
Kerrie Carmichael, leader of Sandwell council, survived a motion calling for her resignation last night, as councillors complained it was…
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It is time to throw the book at Boris Johnson
MPs will vote later today on whether the Prime Minister should be investigated by a Commons committee on privileges. It…
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Government Tries To Delay Probe Into Johnson Partygate ‘Lies’ Amid Tory Rebellion Fears
Fears of a Tory rebellion have prompted the government to attempt to delay an investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled…
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Jeremy Corbyn calls for Nato to be disbanded and will not back Ukraine President
Jeremy Corbyn has called for military alliances like Nato to be disbanded and found himself unable to express any admiration…
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