Topic: Labour

‘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

Anita Mureithi
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

Ramzy Alwakeel
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

Shehab Khan

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
Mosque arson cost Peacehaven Muslim community its ‘safe haven’, says manager

Police are appealing for information about the attack on a mosque in East Sussex, which saw the entrance set alight after arsonists failed to get in
Sacked faith minister: government must tackle hate against Muslims

Wajid Khan said Britain needed to celebrate the contributions of migrants and warned against scrapping anti-Islamophobia work
Labour is openly fighting Reform on two fronts. Will it work?

Shabana Mahmood’s speech to this year’s Labour conference revealed a tension in the party’s approach to Nigel Farage