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Prime minister Keir Starmer giving a speech on Gaza
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Achievements of the Labour government over the last week: From freezing rail fares to accelerating housebuilding

Basit Mahmood
24 November, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

Here are some of the Labour government’s achievements over the last week which you may have missed

Sharon Graham speaking on the Winter Fuel Allowance motion at Labour Conference
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Unite’s Sharon Graham calls for Labour to implement a wealth tax ahead of the budget

Basit Mahmood
24 November, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

‘Everyday people cannot pay any more’

Shabana Mahmood
News

What changes to the UK asylum system are the Labour Government proposing?

Basit Mahmood
17 November, 2025 (3 weeks ago)

Amid the threat posed by Farage and Reform’s rise in the polls, the government recognises that unless it can assert control and grip over the problem, there is a real risk it could lose to Reform.

Keir Starmer
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Current leadership is ‘killing Labour’, Neal Lawson argues in damning article

Chris Jarvis
10 November, 2025 (4 weeks ago)

Factional operators have undermined Labour in government, the Compass director has argued.

Eton

Labour’s VAT on private school fees is set to raise more money than expected

Basit Mahmood
22 October, 2025

This will now mean that the Labour government will be able to channel more of the funds raised into the state sector.

Keir Starmer

Labour government is spending more than Boris Johnson on levelling up in first year

Basit Mahmood
21 October, 2025

The Labour government is spending more than Boris Johnson on levelling up in its first year in office, investing £2bn more, new analysis has revealed.

reeves

Overwhelming majority of Labour Party members would back breaking tax pledges to fund public services, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
15 October, 2025

The Labour party had pledged during the election not to increase taxes on working people, and subsequently ruled out any rise in national insurance, VAT or income tax.

Reform UK

Reform UK deletes social media post after Labour legal threat

Basit Mahmood
9 October, 2025

“Reform UK confirmed the posts have since been removed from its social media accounts.”

Gurinder

Gurinder Singh Josan MP: ‘Change will not happen overnight, we always said it’s not a one term fix’

Basit Mahmood
1 October, 2025

“Andy Burnham is not helping the cause, by bringing the focus onto leadership that’s not helpful at all..

reeves

Labour to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Basit Mahmood
1 October, 2025

It comes amid growing pressure from MPs, party members and child poverty campaigners to lift the cap.

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