Home Office to return asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm barge next week
As legal challenge against the ‘cruel’ plan hits High Court this week
Yearly Archives: 2023
Keir Starmer answers ‘why Labour?’ during conference speech
“Together we will fix tomorrow’s challenges today,” Starmer told the conference
Labour conference: How can Labour end the need for food banks?
“People don’t think either political party is taking hardship seriously enough and didn’t see a plan to tackle it.”
Parliament faces disruption as security guards vote to strike
‘Enough is enough’: House of Commons security guards face worsening work conditions
Protestors disrupt Labour conference fringe event over fossil fuel lobbyists
Green New Deal activists are campaigning the Labour conference in Liverpool
Labour conference votes to support public ownership of energy
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has told Labour conference that the party must bring energy back into public ownership.
Lee Anderson ripped apart over claim Labour will ‘put UK up for sale’
“Your mob sold everything!”
Andy Burnham slams political system for allowing northerners to be treated as second-class citizens
The Mayor condemned the Westminster system for hoarding power at the centre which ‘gives as little power away as possible’.
Keir Starmer says Labour will reverse Rwanda plan – even if it is declared legal by Supreme Court
“Nobody wants to see these crossings across the Channel,” said the Labour leader. “They will only stop if we smash the criminal gangs who are running this vile trade.”
Rachel Reeves says Labour will appoint Covid corruption commissioner to help recoup billions lost to fraud
“The cost to the taxpayer of Covid fraud is estimated at £7.2bn. Every cheque signed by Rishi Sunak…We’ll appoint a Covid corruption commissioner, a hit squad of investigators…to take the fraudsters to court…We want that money back.”