Topic: Political parties

New phase, old divisions: MPs give verdict on Starmer’s reset

Keir Starmer says it’s ‘phase 2’ of his government. As the cost of borrowing soars and growth slows, the economy is top of the agenda

Shehab Khan
Mothin Ali elected co-deputy leader of the Green party

Leeds councillor who made national headlines last year becomes the only Muslim in England and Wales in mainstream political party leadership role

Aisha Rimi
Why the upcoming Norwegian election matters

When Norway votes in a new government on 8 September, the country’s growing Muslim minority fear the far right will make significant gains

Natalie Donback

If the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund can divest from Israel, anyone can

Norway’s oil fund has removed its investment from Israeli banks and a US company complicit in the occupation of Palestine. Will others follow?
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
‘Honour’ violence could be defined in law for first time

Home Office announcement pre-empts plans backed by 35 rights and research organisations to introduce own definition of ‘honour’ violence
Epping Forest asylum hotel victory is a timebomb for Labour

Labour pledged to stop using hotels to house those seeking asylum by 2029. Its timetable has shrunk — but some MPs say the smart thing to do is keep waiting
Releasing suspects’ ethnicity is a gift to the far right, Labour MPs warn

Police will be able to release suspects' ethnicity and immigration status in a move ministers say will quell misinformation
Can Labour outflank Reform on asylum? MPs are divided

As both anti-asylum and anti-racist protests mount outside hotels, Keir Starmer’s party is trying to take the wind out of Nigel Farage’s sails