Topic: Political parties

Downing Street’s failure to defend Sadiq Khan hasn’t gone down well

Donald Trump called the mayor of London ‘terrible’ during a rant some see as Islamophobic. Some MPs say Keir Starmer should have stepped up

Shehab Khan
Why Starmer may have just months to win over anxious backbenchers

The prime minister survived Trump’s visit. But a minority of Labour MPs are whispering about a possible successor if he can’t deliver domestically

Shehab Khan
The Hyphen guide to Shabana Mahmood

The MP for Birmingham Ladywood is the first Muslim woman to hold the post of home secretary

Saman Javed

Sackings and resignations take the shine off Starmer’s reset

Peter Mandelson’s sacking marks the latest crisis for a prime minister who promised to restore integrity to public office
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
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
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
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