Topic: Political parties

Labour leader promises to ‘smash the gangs’ to tackle small boat crossings

Keir Starmer said he will scrap the government’s Rwanda scheme and establish a new Border Security Command if he wins power

Reuters
Gaza is not a Muslim-only issue — it is the uniting moral question of our time

While last week’s local elections showed that many Muslims have broken from Labour, it is wrong to present the war in terms of religious identity

Nadeine Asbali
The scale of Tory election losses masks voter apathy towards Labour

Last week’s local election results saw some stunning triumphs for Keir Starmer — but Labour needs to engage with Muslim communities over its stance on Gaza

Shehab Khan

Humza Yousaf resigns as first minister of Scotland

SNP leader’s decision to step down follows the collapse of coalition agreement with Scottish Greens
How the anti-Ulez movement evolved into an Islamophobic smear campaign against Sadiq Khan

As the mayoral election approaches, the city-wide clean air scheme stands out as Khan’s most divisive policy
‘My conscience would not allow me to carry on’: local councillors on why they left Labour

Dozens have resigned since October, citing the party’s stance on Gaza and a toxic culture under Keir Starmer. Five of those who quit tell us why
While politicians play around with words like ‘extremism’, Muslim women feel the real consequences

Michael Gove and other Conservative MPs are locked in petty squabbles over terms such as ‘Islamophobia’ and ‘anti-Muslim hate’, making these words meaningless in the face of our lived experience
Tax hikes and poor public services — the UK’s economic future looks bleak

Experts warn of anaemic growth and funding gaps to services. Yet neither Labour nor the Conservatives are willing to be honest about raising taxes
Tory Islamophobia only adds to Sunak’s election troubles

Inflammatory anti-Muslim statements may appeal to some on the political right, but they also risk splitting the Conservative vote