Labour to disperse more asylum seekers around UK
Labour is preparing to end the use of large military sites to house asylum seekers and will instead scatter migrants around the country to cut pressure on local services.
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The army of digital sleeper agents who propelled Labour to power
It’s mid-June and Emma Reynolds, now the MP for Wycombe, is doing what her colleagues are doing all over the country — knocking on doors.
Treading the well-worn path of an election candidate, she picks a street and spends the day hoping to convince those over the threshold to vote for her.
But in sharp contrast to the last time that she ran, in 2019 in a different seat, many already know who she is.
Treading the well-worn path of an election candidate, she picks a street and spends the day hoping to convince those over the threshold to vote for her.
But in sharp contrast to the last time that she ran, in 2019 in a different seat, many already know who she is.
Tory seats bear the brunt of new housebuilding targets
Shadow cabinet ministers will see nearly double the average rise in new homes targets compared with the Labour cabinet, analysis shows, although the government denied Conservatives were being unfairly hit by new planning goals.
Is Angela Rayner being frozen out of the cabinet?
Angela Rayner once compared herself to “John Prescott in a skirt” because of their similar political styles and praised the former Labour deputy leader for changing her life.
But now Rayner, a 44-year-old grandmother from Stockport, is finding her own feet as the second in command.
But now Rayner, a 44-year-old grandmother from Stockport, is finding her own feet as the second in command.
Reform candidate ranted about women and said Sturgeon should be shot
A Reform UK candidate advocated for Nicola Sturgeon to be shot and called JK Rowling a “wild bitch”, it can be revealed, as Nigel Farage pledged to put the party under “much stricter control”.
Rishi Sunak: Russian bots threaten our democracy
Rishi Sunak has warned of “concerning evidence of malicious foreign actors trying to malign our democracy” as the government’s disinformation unit opened an investigation into suspected Russia-linked interference.
Farage or no Farage, this seaside town is rooting for Reform
If not Clacton, it would have been Great Yarmouth.
The seaside town on the east coast, let down by governments over decades, would have been prime ground for Nigel Farage. T
The seaside town on the east coast, let down by governments over decades, would have been prime ground for Nigel Farage. T
Labour plans heavy blow to end 70 years of Tory rule in Wycombe
Every May since 1678, the people of High Wycombe have been weighing their leading elected official. In an attempt to curb exuberance at the taxpayer’s expense, a brass weighing machine is set up in the town centre with a mace-bearer declaring “and some more” if weight has been gained or “and no more” if it was avoided.
Labour will ban conversion therapy despite ‘test case’ fears
Labour will introduce a full ban on conversion “therapy” if it wins the election, despite warnings that doing so may encroach on the freedom of parents and therapists to talk to children about gender identity issues.
Labour to simplify ‘undignified’ gender transition process
Labour will make it easier for people to legally transition by removing the need for them to prove they have lived as their preferred gender for two years.
Rosie Duffield: I’m not anti-trans but Labour ignores women’s rights at its peril
Rosie Duffield knows what gaslighting feels like. But she did not expect to feel it from Sir Keir Starmer.
“Keir is basically gaslighting me,” the former primary school teaching assistant, who is the party’s candidate in Canterbury, said. “You recognise it straight away.”
“Keir is basically gaslighting me,” the former primary school teaching assistant, who is the party’s candidate in Canterbury, said. “You recognise it straight away.”
Reform hopes ‘Farage factor’ will bring millions in donations
Reform has been boosted by 7,000 new members since Nigel Farage became leader, as new polling put the party within two points of the Tories.The party is hoping the “Farage factor” will bring in millions in donations as it eyes success in a number of seats and believes his return to frontline politics has pulled in former Tory voters.A poll carried out by YouGov for Sky News on Wednesday put Labour at 40 per cent, the Conservatives at 19 per cent and Reform at 17 per cent. Most of the survey was...
‘I owe a debt to Britain’: the Labour candidate who fled the Taliban
The last time there was a new Labour government, Roh Yakobi was a child in Afghanistan, listening to news of Princess Diana’s death on BBC Persian radio. A year later the Taliban had massacred his people, his father had gone into hiding, and Yakobi would later be tortured.
Now, having come to Britain aged 16, he is standing to be a Labour MP to repay the debt he feels towards the country who took him in.
Now, having come to Britain aged 16, he is standing to be a Labour MP to repay the debt he feels towards the country who took him in.
Leaked email blames Tory MPs for poor start to election campaign
Conservative ministers and MPs have failed to “get behind” campaigning and have refused to knock on doors, a leaked memo from Tory headquarters sent days into the general election campaign has revealed.Conservative staff accused MPs of focusing too much on ministerial business in a document accidentally emailed to party MPs by a senior campaigning figure at Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ).The message had two attachments. One was a constituency breakdown with what appeared to be sanitis...
Labour plans to simplify ‘dehumanising’ gender change process
Labour will make it easier to change gender and is considering allowing a single family doctor to sign off on the decision under plans to “simplify” the process.
Birth trauma inquiry: Good pregnancy care exception not the rule
New mothers risk suffering lifelong injuries as hospitals cover up endemic failures in Britain’s maternity system, according to a landmark inquiry which found good care for pregnant women “is the exception rather than the rule”.
Labour draws up ‘defection watch’ list of Tories to target
Allies of Sir Keir Starmer have drawn up a list of dozens of Conservative MPs who they believe could be persuaded to defect to Labour.
Labour will allow thousands of boat migrants to claim asylum in UK
Labour has said it will admit small boat migrants into the asylum system as the party vowed to overturn the government’s hardline asylum ban.
Support for Stonewall crumbles after Cass review
A decade ago, as same-sex marriage became legal, Stonewall was riding high.
Lauded for its key role in pushing for equal rights and campaigning prowess, it was helping government departments and schools expand their diversity offering and become more welcoming to all.
Now, the NHS has distanced itself and other public bodies are reviewing their associations with the charity, as the fallout from a landmark report on gender identity shines a spotlight on the organisation.
Lauded for its key role in pushing for equal rights and campaigning prowess, it was helping government departments and schools expand their diversity offering and become more welcoming to all.
Now, the NHS has distanced itself and other public bodies are reviewing their associations with the charity, as the fallout from a landmark report on gender identity shines a spotlight on the organisation.
Victims paying thousands for transcripts of their own court cases
Lily was four years old when she was first sexually abused by her father. She was too young to attend court when he was finally jailed for offences including rape but, now 15, she is left with incomplete memories of the trauma she suffered.
To get the full picture of her father’s crimes and what was said about Lily* in court, however, would have cost her mother, Rosie*, thousands of pounds.
To get the full picture of her father’s crimes and what was said about Lily* in court, however, would have cost her mother, Rosie*, thousands of pounds.
War on nimbyism: Keir Starmer targets voters who want more housing
Sir Keir Starmer is targeting voters who are pro-housebuilding in a war on nimbyism seen as a vital part of his path to power.
Get tough on immigration to tempt Reform voters back, Tories told
Tory voters who have abandoned the party for Reform could be tempted back if Rishi Sunak promised a national referendum on migration, new research has claimed.
Labour won’t stop the boss contacting you out of hours
Labour has softened key policies in its overhaul of workers’ rights in response to business fears about the cost impact of the plans.
Tory MPs cleared by standards commissioner over lockdown drinks
Four Conservative MPs including the Commons deputy speaker are set to be cleared by parliament’s standards commissioner over alleged birthday drinks held during lockdown.
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