5 key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s speech
Keir Starmer today delivered what was probably the best speech of his premiership, issuing a rallying cry for the country to unite against the likes of Nigel Farage
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Labour brings back maintenance grants for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
The means-tested grants will be aimed at “those who need them most” and would be funded by a new international student levy, as outlined in a recent immigration white paper.
Andy Burnham denies leadership ambitions: ‘I’ve just launched a debate’
Burnham told those gathered that he was not motivated by personal ambition but rather the concerns of councillors and party members.
Andy Burnham warns against ‘underestimating the peril’ the Labour party is in
‘I am speaking out for the thousands of councillors who are at this conference who are worried about going to the doorsteps next May.’
Dawn Butler MP interview: ‘Labour must go further and faster in calling out racism of Reform UK’
‘I think It’s taken too long to kick back against the racism, if you take what President Trump said for instance we should’ve come out straight away..’
Bridget Phillipson tells Labour conference scrapping two-child benefit cap is ‘on the table’ and accepts evidence of harmful impact
Phillipson told a fringe meeting that child poverty is a ‘moral scar’
Cabinet minister dismisses Burnham leadership bid with brutal slapdown
‘Our job now is to talk to the country, not to ourselves, about how we’re going to change the things that they care about.’
Understanding Labour’s Leadership Election Rules
The source of this confusion is unclear, but it appears to be a mix of a few factors.
Lift two-child benefit cap to tackle poverty, ministers to recommend to Starmer
The recommendations from the child poverty taskforce are expected before the autumn budget on November 26, although it has been repeatedly delayed.
Labour MPs condemn Trump’s Shariah law attack on Sadiq Khan
Rosena Allin-Khan, the MP for Tooting, said the US ambassador should be called to account for the president’s remarks.