All news on the topic: Labour

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Rachel Reeves considers using £5bn in seized Bitcoin to address the public finance deficit
Rachel Reeves could be poised to use a £5.2billion Bitcoin windfall to help address Labour’s much-lamented "black hole" in the public finances.
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Record number of millionaires leave Britain since Labour took power
Millionaires have left Britain in record numbers since the new Labour government took power amid a crackdown on non-dom residents and sweeping tax hikes.
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Key details of the court case: Prince Harry vs. News Group Newspapers
The Duke of Sussex is one of two claimants, alongside former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, who are continuing their claims against News Group Newspapers (NGN).
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Prince Harry faces Murdoch’s newspapers in court, emphasizing witness testimonies
The Duke of Sussex and the former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are the last two claimants still suing.
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The UK coast faces a ’catastrophic disaster’ threat from Russia’s covert fleet of tankers
Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers designed to avoid sanctions poses a serious threat to the UK and other international waters, it has been warned.
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Yvette Cooper announces plan for government-backed local inquiries into grooming gangs
The government has been facing pressure to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs but ministers have said one was already carried out.
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Keir Starmer praises ’closer than ever’ partnership with Ukraine during Kyiv visit
Two countries to sign deal to deepen existing defence relationship and boost economic links in non-military areas
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Disturbing NHS hospital photos reveals ’dying’ patients in corridors, resembling ’Third World’ conditions
Shocking footage shows ’Third World’ scenes in hospital corridors as the Royal College of Nursing publishes a report saying the situation on the NHS frontline is ’worse than ever’.
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Outrage as PM enables compensation for Gerry Adams after unlawful 1970s detention due to Labour law change
Ministers came under fire yesterday for a ’wholly inappropriate’ law change which paves the way for Gerry Adams to receive tens of thousands of pounds in compensation.
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Water shortage fears as Labour’s first AI growth zone is located near new reservoir
First datacentre site proposed seven miles from Abingdon reservoir planned for water-stressed south-east England.
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Grooming gangs commit nearly two child sex abuse offences daily, police figures reveal
Grooming gangs are responsible for two reports of child sex abuse every day, police figures suggest.
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20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership
Party loses overall control of Broxtowe borough council over claims Labour has abandoned traditional values.
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Soldiers leave Armed Forces in large numbers despite Labour’s pay increase
Soldiers are quitting the British Armed Forces at high rates despite a pay rise from Labour.
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New Labour veteran Mandelson likely to become ambassador to Trump’s US as Starmer aims to prevent ’dangerous’ tariffs
Lord Peter Mandelson, one of the architects of New Labour, is expected to be the next UK ambassador to the US.
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City council leader suspended over ‘sexual messages sent to Ukrainian refugees’
A senior Labour politician has been suspended by the party following reports he bombarded Ukrainian refugees with sexually inappropriate messages on dating apps.
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Keir Starmer announces six major pledges for Britain following a landmark speech
Five months to the day since becoming Prime Minister, Keir Starmer delivered a major speech and unveiled his ’Plan for Change’ - a vision for the country over the next five years
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More than 20,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats since Labour won the election
Labour will be publishing a migration plan this week but it will not include targets, a minister told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips.
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‘Dark money’ floods UK politics, with 10% of donations linked to dubious origins
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies flows into the political system through legal loopholes
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Heidi Alexander appointed as Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh resigns over mobile phone conviction
Heidi Alexander has been named as the new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quit on Friday morning.
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Transport Secretary Louise Haigh admits to pleading guilty in 2014 to an offence related to misleading police
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to an offence connected with misleading the police while a parliamentary candidate in 2014, Sky News can reveal.
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Keir Starmer unveils new Iraq security deal, accusing Tories of conducting an ’open borders experiment’
Sir Keir Starmer accused the Conservatives of running an "open borders experiment" as he pledged to bring immigration down.
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Budget tax hikes could push more firms into financial trouble, warns insolvency specialist
National insurance increase and higher interest rates mean company failures will stay high, says Begbies Traynor
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Lord Blunkett injured after falling into Tube platform gap
Lord Blunkett has called for an urgent review into what he described as "death trap" Tube platforms after he was injured falling into a gap as he boarded a train at Westminster station.
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Angry farmers protest in tractors outside Labour conference, shouting ‘enough is enough’
Furious farmers have today descended on the coastal town of Llandudno in their tractors to express their anger at the inheritance tax rises announced in the Budget.