Sir Keir Starmer cuts different figure as he faces genuine opportunity to reach No 10
Outside the Labour conference hall in Liverpool, the winds were up and the rain pouring down. Back in the City...
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Labour MP Rupa Huq suspended and apologises after calling Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng ‘superficially’ black
A Labour MP has been suspended from the party after she was accused of making "racist" comments about the chancellor.Rupa...
Labour pledges to create publicly owned energy company to ‘cut bills and create jobs’
Sir Keir Starmer has announced that a Labour government will create Great British Energy - a new, publicly owned company...
Labour promises face-to-face GP appointments and online bookings
A Labour government would require all surgeries to allow bookings through the NHS app to end "the days of waiting...
Keir Starmer criticises Labour MP Rupa Huq over ‘racist’ comments about chancellor
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a Labour MP for "racist" comments she made about Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.Rupa Huq was administratively...
Labour surge to biggest poll lead over Tories since 2001 ahead of Keir Starmer’s keynote speech
Sir Keir Starmer will claim a "changed" Labour can turn the UK into a "growth superpower" in his keynote conference...
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves attacks Liz Truss’s economic plan which ‘has been tested and has failed’
Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the UK Government is putting the economy in danger and attacked Prime Minister...
Pound sinks to record low against the dollar and UK economy predicted to flatline next year – as PM and chancellor defend mini-budget
The pound has fallen to a record low against the dollar, sparking market speculation that the Bank of England may...
Labour pledge to ‘build British industry’ through state-owned investment fund
Labour will pledge to "build British industry" through the use of a state-owned investment fund during the second day of...
Sir Keir Starmer hoping for a calmer, happier Labour conference in Liverpool… but will he get one?
After last year's showdown with the Labour left on party rules and the resignation of a shadow cabinet minister, Sir...
Labour conference begins with pledges on policing and clean power – as Starmer says ‘change is on the way’
The Labour Party's annual conference begins today - and policies on neighbourhood policing and clean energy are among those on...
Mini-budget: PM going for broke in hope of winning big – but has she misjudged the public mood? | Beth Rigby
It may have been billed a mini-budget, but what Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Friday was massive.A package of tax cuts...
Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget is an economic experiment that will test the patience of the Tory party and the markets
In the end, Kwasi Kwarteng's statement indeed cost more than £2 billion a minute and turned politics on its head....
Mini-budget: Raft of tax cuts ‘for a new era’ include stamp duty cut for homebuyers
Income tax will be cut by one penny, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced, as part of a raft of measures...
Mini-budget: The key announcements from the chancellor at a glance
Here are the key points from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget statement to MPs: • The basic rate of income tax...
Boris Johnson thanks Vladimir Putin for ‘inspirational leadership’ instead of Zelenskyy
Boris Johnson mistakenly thanked Russia's Vladimir Putin for his "inspirational leadership" instead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.The slip-up came during...
Revealed: The contents of the secret note passed to Labour leader Keir Starmer in the Commons on 8 September
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has revealed the mystery note she was passed in the Commons on 8 September told...
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to promise ‘new era for Britain’ with plan for growth in mini-budget
Kwasi Kwarteng will promise a "new era for Britain" with a major package of measures to "turn the vicious cycle...
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly calls on countries to reject Putin’s ‘sham’ referenda in Ukraine
The foreign secretary has called on countries to reject the "charade" of referenda to be held in Russian-controlled regions in...
National Insurance rise to be reversed from 6 November, Kwasi Kwarteng announces
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that April’s National Insurance hike is to be reversed from 6 November.The 1.25 percentage point...
