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Labour

News

Chris Philp forced to admit Rwanda plan failed after trying to attack Labour small boats deal

Olivia Barber
11 July, 2025

The Tory MP was forced to admit that the Rwanda scheme resulted in zero deportations

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News

Government plan to scrap First Past the Post for mayoral and PCC elections welcomed

Olivia Barber
11 July, 2025

The Tories introduced FPTP for mayoral and PCC elections in 2022, a change seen as an attempt to boost their chances of winning elections

The Leader of the House Lucy Powell
News

Commons leader Lucy Powell brutally mocks Reform UK’s vetting procedures

Olivia Barber
10 July, 2025

‘The bigger story for Reform this week is they really are becoming the party of sleaze and scandal and dud and dodgy personnel.’

Parliament
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Here’s how MPs voted on the Universal Credit Bill

Olivia Barber
10 July, 2025

The bill passed its third reading, but 47 Labour MPs rebelled against the government

A photo of Liz Kendall, the Department for Work and Pensions secretary making a statement in Parliament on the WASPI women
News

Universal Credit and PIP Bill: What will be debated at the third reading today?

Olivia Barber
9 July, 2025

MPs have put forward dozens of amendments to the bill

wealth tax
News

Revealed: Overwhelming majority of Brits support wealth tax on super-rich, according to new poll

Olivia Barber
9 July, 2025

Three-quarters of the public support introducing a 2% tax on wealth above £10 million

Right-Wing Watch

Happy birthday, NHS – But will it survive privatisation?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
5 July, 2025

As we celebrate its 78th year, our beloved NHS faces an ongoing threat: death by privatisation. The question is: Can Labour be trusted to protect what Nye Bevan built, or will it preside over its gradual dismantling? And what would happen if, God forbid, Farage and Reform got into power?

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News

Charities urge MPs not to be swayed by government’s welfare bill concessions

Olivia Barber
27 June, 2025

‘If current protections are right for disabled people now, why are they not right for disabled people in the future?’

A photo of Liz Kendall, the Department for Work and Pensions secretary making a statement in Parliament on the WASPI women
Opinion

Kim Johnson MP: The government’s ‘concessions’ on disability benefit cuts ‘do not go anywhere near far enough’

Kim Johnson
27 June, 2025

‘They would create a two-tier benefits system where people would not be eligible for support because they became sick or disabled at a later date.’

Keir Starmer outside Number 10 Downing Street
News

What concessions has the government given Labour rebels on the welfare bill?

Olivia Barber
27 June, 2025

The government has made some fairly significant concessions, but they will only apply to existing claimants

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