Category: UK Politics

PM defends stay at donor’s property during election This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 25 September 2024, 06:11 BST Updated 1 hour ago Sir Keir Starmer has defended accepting accommodation from Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli during the general election, saying it was… Continue reading PM defends stay at donor’s property during election

Benefit claimants should have to look for work – PM 22 minutes ago Keir Starmer has said he believes that benefit claimants should be expected to look for work. He added that there would be “hard cases” and that the government and businesses should help those who may feel anxious about re-entering the workplace, but… Continue reading Benefit claimants should have to look for work – PM

Starmer warns of trade-offs as he vows to rebuild Britain This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kate Whannel Politics reporter Reporting from Labour conference, Liverpool 24 September 2024, 17:08 BST Updated 5 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer has said he would not offer… Continue reading Starmer warns of trade-offs as he vows to rebuild Britain

Labour on a mission to halve knife crime, Cooper says This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Joshua Nevett Political reporter @JoshuaNevett 2 hours ago Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out plans to crackdown on crime as she said the government would attempt… Continue reading Labour on a mission to halve knife crime, Cooper says

Keir Starmer to offer glimpse of what lies at end of tunnel PA Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC 9 minutes ago In his first Labour conference speech as prime minister, Keir Starmer will say there is light at the end of the tunnel. The thrust of this conference has been that Labour want to unbrick… Continue reading Keir Starmer to offer glimpse of what lies at end of tunnel

Winter fuel vote delay an outrage, says union PA 1 hour ago Comments The Unite trade union has said it is an “outrage” that an expected vote on the winter fuel payment cuts at the Labour Party conference has been delayed. The non-binding vote had been expected on Monday, the same day Chancellor Rachel Reeves… Continue reading Winter fuel vote delay an outrage, says union

Rayner defends using donor’s New York flat for holiday PA Media Becky Morton Political reporter 22 September 2024, 11:11 BST Updated 50 minutes ago Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says she does not believe she has broken parliamentary rules over declaring a stay in a New York flat owned by a Labour donor. She told… Continue reading Rayner defends using donor’s New York flat for holiday

PM will no longer accept donations for clothes PA Media 20 September 2024, 17:14 BST Updated 17 minutes ago Sir Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Chancellor Rachel Reeves will not accept any further donations for clothing after a row over donations, a Downing Street source has said. The prime minster has been… Continue reading PM will no longer accept donations for clothes

I’m in control, says Starmer after Sue Gray pay leaks Chas Geiger Politics reporter 19 September 2024 The prime minister has insisted he is “completely in control” after the BBC revealed a row within government over staff pay. It has emerged Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, received a pay rise which means… Continue reading I’m in control, says Starmer after Sue Gray pay leaks

Why finding out about Sue Gray’s salary really matters Getty Images Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC 19 September 2024, 00:40 BST I want to explain how we brought you the story about the salary of the prime minister’s chief of staff, why we did, and why it matters. On Sunday, I was approached with confidential… Continue reading Why finding out about Sue Gray’s salary really matters