Labour party
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Sorry not sorry: why Diane Abbott is suspended again
In the Spotlight The MP for Hackney North has made controversial remarks on racism, sparking a debate amid rising antisemitism
By The Week UK Published
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Are we facing a summer of riots?
Today's Big Question Anti-immigrant unrest in Essex has sparked fears of a summer of disorder
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Battle of Orgreave: the long wait for answers
The Explainer Public inquiry into 1984 clash between police and striking miners a 'landmark moment for justice and accountability', says South Yorkshire mayor
By The Week UK Published
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Who stands to gain – and lose – from 16-year-old voters?
Today's Big Question Many assume Labour will benefit but move could 'backfire' if Greens, a new hard-left party or Reform continue to pick up momentum
By The Week UK Published
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Will a purge help Starmer squelch his rebels?
Today's Big Question New show of clout might leave the PM in a weaker position
By Genevieve Bates Published
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Mortgage reform: is Rachel Reeves betting the house on City rules shake-up?
Today's Big Question Reforms could create up to 36,000 additional mortgages next year
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Corbynism returns: a new party on the Left
Talking Point Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's breakaway progressive party has already got off to a shaky start
By The Week UK Published
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Is it time the UK introduced mandatory ID?
Today's Big Question BritCard could curb illegal immigration and welfare fraud but 'opens the door to the more extensive erosion of privacy'
By The Week UK Published
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Keir Starmer's first year: a catalogue of errors
Talking Point The Prime Minister cuts a dash on the international stage, but at home seems detached from his own administration
By The Week UK Published
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Labour's NHS overhaul: is 10-year plan just what the doctor ordered?
Today's Big Question Keir Starmer announces reforms that promise to move NHS in England from a 'sickness service' to a health system focused on prevention
By Genevieve Bates Published
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How will Labour pay for welfare U-turn?
Today's Big Question A dramatic concession to Labour rebels has left the government facing more fiscal dilemmas
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Backbench rebellions and broken promises: is it getting harder to govern?
Today's Big Question Backbench rebellions and broken promises: is it getting harder to govern?
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Keir today, gone tomorrow: is welfare U-turn beginning of the end for Starmer?
Being 'forced to retreat' this early in his reign is 'simply unprecedented' and shows his government is now 'in trouble', say commentators
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Labour's brewing welfare rebellion
The Explainer Keir Starmer seems determined to press on with disability benefit cuts despite a "nightmare" revolt by his own MPs
By The Week UK Published
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