All news on the topic: Labour

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10 unpleasant budget surprises hidden in the details – some anticipated, others unexpected
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2024 Budget includes huge funding announcements to rescue public services but there are some nasty details buried in the financial statement
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Rachel Reeves faces backlash over inheritance tax hike, accused of neglecting small family businesses
Chancellor also criticised for letting the very rich off the hook with a lower than expected rise in capital gains tax
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Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves confirms £40 billion tax increase following Conservative turmoil
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that there would be £40billion of tax rises included in this year’s Budget - blaming the Conservatives for failing to tackle the crisis in public services
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Labour Party suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video surfaces of him punching a man on the street
The video showed the MP for Runcorn and Helsby punching a man, who fell to the floor. Mr Amesbury then hit him repeatedly before members of the public intervened.
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British lawmakers accuse Starmer of having a ’colonial mindset’ in the slavery reparations debate
Some British Labour lawmakers on Sunday accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having a "colonial mindset" and trying to silence nations pushing for discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery at this month’s Commonwealth summit in Samoa.
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Labour MP Mike Amesbury is cooperating with police in an investigation into an assault involving a backbencher
Labour MP Mike Amesbury says he is cooperating with police investigating reports of an assault involving the backbencher.
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Labour MP Mike Amesbury caught on camera in confrontation with a member of the public – ’you won’t threaten me again’
The clip shows former shadow minister Mike Amesbury standing over a man laid out on the pavement, pointing at him and shouting: "You won’t ever threaten me again"
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Labour faces the risk of creating an £80bn black hole in its financial plans
Far from boosting growth, the Government’s economic plans are likely to do serious damage, making the nation’s finances much worse by the end of this decade.
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Rachel Reeves plans to cap ISA savings at £500k, targeting ’ISA millionaires’
Rachel Reeves has previously argued that ISAs are primarily benefiting high earners.
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Keir Starmer’s approval rating revealed after his first 100 days in Downing Street
Keir Starmer’s popularity has plummeted to a record low as he marks 100 days in power.
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Poacher turned gamekeeper: the gambler who outsmarted bookies and now lobbies for a UK tax rise
Multimillionaire Derek Webb, a Labour donor, goes all-in with support for levy on online casinos and bookmakers
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Lammy defends Chagos deal, saying it saves important UK-US military base
Foreign Secretary claims status quo is unsustainable as Tory MPs accuse Labour of relinquishing a key asset.
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Starmer’s new chief of staff plans to implement ’radical changes’ to No. 10 operations
Sources say Morgan McSweeney plans slew of changes as PM attempts to shore up top team after months of rows
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt set to attend UK international investment summit
Labour hopes the gathering will encourage a fresh injection of private money to drive its growth agenda
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Sue Gray resigns as chief of staff at Downing Street
The departure of the top civil servant and partygate investigator comes following weeks of negative briefing and infighting that overshadowed Labour’s party conference in Liverpool.
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Angela Rayner’s Ibiza DJ booth rave was a complimentary experience valued at £836
The deputy prime minister’s declaration was made as Sir Keir Starmer paid back £6,000 in expenses after being heavily criticised for accepting Taylor Swift tickets and clothes for his wife.
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Starmer repaid freebies to restore trust in politics, minister says
Sarah Jones suggests PM believes he should be held to higher standards now he is in government
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Labour donor Waheed Alli is under investigation by the House of Lords regarding the register of interests
Peer who gave gifts to Keir Starmer is being investigated after complaint he did not declare interests correctly
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Keir Starmer has repaid £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality
The Prime Minister is covering the cost of Taylor Swift tickets and a designer clothing rental agreement following a donations controversy.
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Monitoring UK bank accounts for benefits fraud would deal a "significant blow to privacy"
Privacy and rights groups fear government may resurrect Tory plan for mass algorithmic surveillance
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Keir Starmer hits new low in personal popularity ratings
Latest Opinium poll for the Observer shows Labour leader got the opposite of a ‘bounce’ from Liverpool party conference
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MP quits Labour over Keir Starmer’s ’sleaze’ amid freebies and gifts scandal
Rosie Duffield has resigned as the Labour MP for Canterbury, becoming the first MP to jump ship since the General Election.
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’Britain’s richest plumber’ Charlie Mullins says he left the country due to Labour ’letting in all the illegals’
’Britain’s richest plumber’ Charlie Mullins has revealed that he decided to leave the country due to Labour ’letting in all the illegals’.
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Labour’s policy on non-doms largely copied from Conservatives, say Whitehall sources
Rachel Reeves said to have dismissed concerns about policy, even though some claim it contains ‘basic errors’
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Keir Starmer admits receiving a £20,000 donation to support his son’s GCSE studies
Sir Keir Starmer has defended taking £20,000 in donations for accommodation during his election campaign due to his son’s GCSE revisions.