Topic: Labour

Starmer got into politics to ‘change lives’. MPs say constituents are getting impatient

Labour is set to unveil a new set of pledges on the NHS, housing and living standards. Will it be enough?

Shehab Khan
Policy Exchange told the Tories that Muslims were a threat. Will it work on Labour?

The Westminster thinktank has played a crucial role in shaping narratives about Islam and extremism in Britain since 2005

Adam Bychawski
Assisted dying has MPs more reflective than ever. Here’s what they’re saying

Only one Muslim MP has publicly backed Kim Leadbeater’s bill, with six saying they oppose it. Privately, many in the Commons are conflicted

Shehab Khan

Rachel Reeves’s pension ‘megafund’ plans could hinder BDS, campaigners warn

Calls for councils to divest from Israel’s war on Gaza and climate change could fall on deaf ears if power is taken away from councillors
Female MPs of colour face the worst abuse — and it’s a threat to us all

As parliamentarians such as Zarah Sultana face ‘deeply troubling’ levels of vitriol, some politicians have been forced out of public life altogether
Behind the warm words, Labour will worry about a Trump presidency

Keir Starmer faces a struggle to mend his party’s relationship with the president-elect without alienating his base
Labour’s first budget hits and misses for working people

Will Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plans be bold enough to make a difference to working people who voted for urgent change?
Rachel Reeves’s first budget was historic — but the debate is eerily familiar

Labour’s first budget in nearly 15 years contained few surprises thanks to some judicious leaks. But who will win the spin war?
Starmer is being tested by Trump’s charge of ‘foreign interference’

While the result of the US election hangs in the balance, so could the country's ‘special relationship’ with the UK