Topic: Liberal Democrats

‘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

What Westminster is saying about Reform’s first attempt at migration policy

Nigel Farage has given the public a glimpse of what a Reform UK government might do — including deporting 600,000 people
Just 6% of homes approved in Labour’s first six months were for social rent

Data from 119 councils shows that half didn’t greenlight a single council house between July and December 2024 — as 1.3m households languish on waiting lists
Reform’s election surge has left some Labour MPs desperate to push rightwards

Reform UK victories in Runcorn and Lincolnshire have given Labour and the Tories a huge headache
New national body for British Muslims ‘won’t compete with Muslim Council of Britain’

Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrat figures have all expressed willingness to engage with the new British Muslim Network
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
How can Labour claim to promise change when it has not yet scrapped the regressive two-child benefit cap?

Despite the party’s commitment to progress, Keir Starmer has refused to overturn a policy that’s disproportionately affecting Muslim children and their mothers