Topic: Labour

Shabana Mahmood’s high-stakes gamble on immigration

The home secretary’s far-reaching reforms suggest she is determined to deliver on her border control pledges

Shehab Khan
‘Stupid’, ‘childish’ and ‘AAHHHHHH’: MPs’ verdict on No 10’s latest manoeuvre

Health secretary Wes Streeting appears in a stronger position than ever following a bizarre briefing about leadership challenges from Downing Street

Shehab Khan
Rachel Reeves’s pre-budget speech has done little to calm MPs’ nerves

‘After 16 months I’m not sure blaming the predecessors for breaking a manifesto pledge that the Tories said we were going to break is going to wash’

Shehab Khan

‘Life in the UK’ test not fit for purpose, says former resettlement minister

Speaking at inaugural Hyphen Festival, Labour peer Lord Wajid Khan adds that government must do more to tackle cost of living crisis
Hyphen Festival 2025 to feature top Muslim figures in sport and politics

How to watch former faith minister Wajid Khan and famous faces in rugby and football discuss Muslims’ rich contributions to life in the UK and Europe
Streeting’s Reform attack signals a change in Labour — with or without Starmer

As Nigel Farage’s party continues to gain ground, the health secretary has won unusual praise for his strong words about Sarah Pochin
Rachel Reeves’ next move could make or break the government

Labour MPs admit the forthcoming autumn budget ‘won’t go down well’. But choosing the winners and losers is in the chancellor’s hands
Peer urges ministers to adopt working group’s Islamophobia definition in full

Shaista Gohir, part of the five-strong group, says attacks on members and their work are intended to scare government into stalling
Can the Greens and Your Party take Labour’s remaining Muslim vote?

With Green membership surging under Polanski, and Corbyn and Sultana seemingly having buried the hatchet, hesitant Labour backers have new choices