Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Nick Thomas-Symonds: ‘No Labour home secretary will ever defund the police’
Shadow home secretary pitched Labour as the party of law and order at the conference.
Keir Starmer under fire for welcoming the Sun to Labour conference
Rumour has it that Starmer had a private meeting with the Sun newspaper during the Labour party conference in Brighton.
Labour conference passes motion to back sanctions against Israel
An historic motion on Palestine has been passed at the Labour Party conference, which acknowledges that Israel is practicing apartheid and calls for strong sanctions.
#Lab21: Rachel Reeves sets out ambitious proposals in first conference speech as shadow chancellor
Reeves outlined some bold promises for sweeping change, including becoming Britain’s ‘first green chancellor.’
Germany’s centre-left secures narrow win over Merkel’s party: What happens next?
As Germany enters a period of post-Merkel uncertainty, LFF caught up with Dr. Josefin Graef, co-convener the UK Political Studies Association’s German Politics Specialist Group, to ask her thoughts on the elections and what lies ahead for Germany.
Government plans to lower student loan repayment threshold met with contempt
“The injustice is simply outstanding” says the National Union of Students on government proposal to slash the amount graduates must earn before repaying student loans.