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Labour Party (UK): British political party
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists, and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all general elections since 1922, Labour has been either the governing party or the Official Opposition. There have been six Labour prime ministers and thirteen Labour ministries. Since the 2010 general election, it has been the second-largest UK political party by the number of votes cast, behind the Conservative Party and ahead of the Liberal Democrats. The party holds the annual Labour Party Conference.

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Labour’s Nandy defends Angela Rayner over tax allegations [Video]

Labour’s Nandy defends Angela Rayner over tax allegations

Labour’s Lisa Nandy defends Angela Rayner after it emerged that Greater Manchester Police said it will reassess its decision not to investigate allegations the party’s deputy leader gave false..

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Labour: Rwanda bill is a gimmick and govt has no grip [Video]

Labour: Rwanda bill is a gimmick and govt has no grip

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insists the government’s Rwanda bill is a “gimmick” and the money should instead be spent on “additional cross border police”. Report by Blairm. Like us on..

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Labour will ‘prioritise’ NHS insists shadow minister [Video]

Labour will ‘prioritise’ NHS insists shadow minister

Shadow local government minister Jim McMahon insists a future Labour government will “prioritise” the National Health Service after a patient satisfaction survey revealed that public confidence in..

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Labour: Tory MP Benton should have resigned ‘much sooner’ [Video]

Labour: Tory MP Benton should have resigned ‘much sooner’

Labour shadow cabinet minister Jonathan Ashworth says MP Scott Benton should have resigned “much sooner” than he did. The Blackpool South MP lost the Conservative whip after being embroiled in a..

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Labour announce plan to launch clean energy company [Video]

Labour announce plan to launch clean energy company

UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will announce a plan to launch a publicly owned clean energy company during a visit to north Wales on Monday. Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens says: “We will be..

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Labour want Govt decision on WASPI women by next week [Video]

Labour want Govt decision on WASPI women by next week

Labour's Emily Thornberry says she is "pleased to see that the Ombudsman has vindicated" the WASPI women after a damming report stated they are entitled to a compensation. The shadow attorney general..

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Labour to boost police powers to tackle domestic abuse [Video]

Labour to boost police powers to tackle domestic abuse

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry want to give police emergency powers to charge domestic abuse suspects without the involvement of the Crown Prosecution..

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Starmer in regular talks with Blair ahead of election [Video]

Starmer in regular talks with Blair ahead of election

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he talks to Sir Tony Blair "a lot" to draw on his experience of preparing for power in 1997. Sir Keir told Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine that he spoke to both Sir Tony..

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Keir Starmer: Butt out and leave Kate alone [Video]

Keir Starmer: Butt out and leave Kate alone

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said people should “butt out” and allow the Princess of Wales to have privacy while she recovers from her abdominal surgery. Asked if he feels sorry for Kate, he..

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Keir Starmer accuses PM of not believing in 'Rwanda gimmick' [Video]

Keir Starmer accuses PM of not believing in 'Rwanda gimmick'

Labour leader Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of lacking belief in the "Rwanda gimmick" deportation scheme. He questions the rationale behind spending £600 million in taxpayer funds to deport a..

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Rishi Sunak grilled over election date announcement [Video]

Rishi Sunak grilled over election date announcement

Rishi Sunak told the Commons his “working assumption” remains that a general election will take place in the second half of the year, following pressure from Sir Keir Starmer to call a poll...

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Labour will seek to bring a ‘decade of national renewal’ [Video]

Labour will seek to bring a ‘decade of national renewal’

If elected, Labour will seek to bring about a “decade of national renewal” the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said ahead of the shadow chancellor’s speech to business and..

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Abbott: We have to stand up for young black people [Video]

Abbott: We have to stand up for young black people

Jeremy Corbyn joined the rally in support of Diane Abbott. Former Labour leader called the abuse that Abbott receives 'abominable, almost unbelievable'. Diane Abbott thanked residents of Hackney for..

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'I think Labour should welcome Abbott back into the party' [Video]

'I think Labour should welcome Abbott back into the party'

A group of voters in Diane Abbott's constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington appear to agree she should have the Labour whip reinstated. Abbott was suspended from the party after she wrote a..

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Diane Abbott: Starmer calls on PM to return Hester’s £10m [Video]

Diane Abbott: Starmer calls on PM to return Hester’s £10m

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has challenged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hand back the £10 million donated to the Conservative Party by Frank Hester. The CEO of software company The Phoenix..

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Starmer accuses PM of being too scared to call an election [Video]

Starmer accuses PM of being too scared to call an election

Sir Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of being "too scared" to call an election. The Labour leader said that "the public can see that the only way to protect their country, their pension and their..

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Labour: Sunak should return every penny from Frank Hester [Video]

Labour: Sunak should return every penny from Frank Hester

Shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth said that the prime minister should return “every penny piece” of the £10 million donated to the Conservatives by major Tory backer, Frank Hester, who..

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Starmer wants to legalise assisted dying in next parliament [Video]

Starmer wants to legalise assisted dying in next parliament

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that he wants assisted dying to be legalised after the next election. Speaking in a phone call with broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen - who has..

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Ministers depart Cabinet office amid Tory donor race row [Video]

Ministers depart Cabinet office amid Tory donor race row

Ministers have departed the weekly Cabinet meeting in Downing Street amid growing pressure to return the money given by a major Tory donor who has become embroiled in a race row. Conservative Party..

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Conservatives should give back Tory donor money, says Labour [Video]

Conservatives should give back Tory donor money, says Labour

Labour's Sarah Jones calls on the Conservative Party should "give back the money" from a major Tory donor amid allegations of racist remarks. Frank Hester, one of the Conservative's biggest donors,..

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Labour MP urges defence review amid global security risks [Video]

Labour MP urges defence review amid global security risks

Labour MP Nick Thomas-Symonds underlines the importance of conducting a strategic defence review if his party takes office next. Pointing to global threats, including issues in the Middle East, the..

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Labour says Theresa May decision reflects time for change [Video]

Labour says Theresa May decision reflects time for change

Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds says Theresa May’s decision to step down as an MP at the next General Election is yet another sign that ‘now is the time for change’. The former prime minister..

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Budget 2024: The Main Points [Video]

Budget 2024: The Main Points

Jeremy Hunt has cut National Insurance by 2p as he laid out his plans for taxation and spending in the Spring Budget. The chancellor also announced he would be scrapping the non-dom tax status, which..

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Labour: No option for a life on benefits for young people [Video]

Labour: No option for a life on benefits for young people

Labour's Liz Kendall promises tougher measures for handing out benefits to young, out of work people. In a speech to the Demos think tank in central London, the shadow work and pensions secretary says,..

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Minister: Galloway win shows rotten state of Labour Party [Video]

Minister: Galloway win shows rotten state of Labour Party

Government minister Bim Afolami says left-wing firebrand George Galloway win at the Rochdale by-election last week “really shows the rotten state of the Labour Party”. The economic secretary to the..

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Vaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour leadership race and is set to become Wales's next first minister.
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Rayner wants Abbott back in parliamentary Labour Party as she tells of MP's 'awful' abuse

Angela Rayner says she would "like to see" Diane Abbott back in the parliamentary Labour Party following the row over comments a Tory donor allegedly made about her.
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Major Tory donor apologises to Diane Abbott over 'reprehensible' and 'revolting' comments

A high-profile Tory donor has said he is "deeply sorry" following reports he said former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him "want to hate all black women".
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For Rishi Sunak, there is no other way to spin Lee Anderson's defection than a body blow

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Will Labour's U-turn on green spending cost the party in Grimsby?

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'Complete non-starter': Corbyn allies snub Galloway's plea for political pact with ex-Labour leader

George Galloway's hopes of recruiting Jeremy Corbyn to his party have been dashed after sources close to the former Labour leader dismissed the idea he would join forces with the newly-elected MP for..
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'No' election in May, minister claims - but Labour MP bets on summer vote

A Conservative minister appeared to rule out a May general election this morning - while a Labour frontbencher bet £10 with Sky News presenter Kay Burley that a vote would take place that month.
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Galloway only won by-election because Labour ditched candidate, says Starmer

Left-wing firebrand George Galloway only won the Rochdale by-election because Labour ditched its candidate, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
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Labour will inherit 'worst economic situation since Second World War', shadow chancellor warns

Labour will inherit the worst economic situation of any incoming government since the Second World War, Rachel Reeves warned today, accusing the Conservative Party of "burning the house down" during..
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'I'm not ashamed': Rayner rejects hypocrisy claim after selling council house for profit

Labour's Angela Rayner has rejected accusations of hypocrisy after she personally benefitted from a housing policy developed by Margaret Thatcher that she has since criticised.
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Labour lead grows in 'sea wall' constituencies, polling shows

New research has revealed a huge lead for Labour in coastal towns and communities.
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Speaker accused of 'political decision' to select Labour amendment on Gaza vote

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Tories think they've spotted a Labour weakness - and are scouring for opportunities

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Former Labour leader 'convinced we're not going to lose' next election

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has cautiously predicted a victory for Sir Keir Starmer at the next general election - but refused to speculate on whether he will win a majority.
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'Not much difference' between Scotland and UK Labour's ceasefire position, says Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has insisted there is "not much difference" between his and Sir Keir Starmer's position on a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Starmer says 'fighting must stop now' in Gaza conflict

Sir Keir Starmer called for a "ceasefire that lasts" in Gaza - ahead of a vote in the Commons which risks re-opening Labour divisions on the issue.
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Sir Keir Starmer urged to suspend Labour members who attended meeting at centre of antisemitism row

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to suspend any Labour member who was present at a meeting of activists where antisemitic comments were allegedly made.
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Another defeat for Sunak as Labour wins Kingswood by-election

Labour has taken Kingswood from the Conservatives, in another by-election victory for Sir Keir Starmer's party.
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Third Labour politician 'spoken to' over meeting at centre of antisemitism row

Another Labour politician attended a meeting of activists that has become the centre of an antisemitism row within the party, Sky News understands.
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Calls for Labour to bar another parliamentary candidate over 'unacceptable' Israel comments

There have been calls for another Labour party parliamentary candidate to be barred from standing for election after he allegedly referred to "f***ing Israel" at a meeting of activists.
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Starmer claims he took 'decisive action' over Labour's Rochdale candidate

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed he took "decisive action" in withdrawing support from Labour's candidate for the Rochdale by-election, after it was alleged Azhar Ali had made antisemitic remarks at a..
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This is Starmer's biggest crisis as Labour leader - and there may be worse to come

The sacking of Azhar Ali as Labour's candidate in the Rochdale by-election is the biggest disaster for Sir Keir Starmer in his nearly four years as leader of the party.
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Labour received 'new information' about Rochdale by-election candidate before withdrawing support

The Labour Party has withdrawn support for its candidate in the Rochdale by-election after receiving "new information" about comments he is alleged to have made.
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Ex-Bank of England economist 'laments' Labour U-turn on £28bn green pledge

A former chief economist at the Bank of England has expressed disappointment at Labour's decision to axe its £28bn green investment pledge.
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Labour candidate 'fell for online conspiracy theory' about Hamas attacks, shadow minister says

Labour's candidate in Rochdale "fell for an online conspiracy" that led to his remarks over the 7 October attacks in Israel, a shadow minister has said.
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Starmer promises to 'fix unprecedented stagnation' - as Labour targets business voters

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to "fix unprecedented stagnation" in the growth of productivity in the UK, as he unveils Labour's "plan for business".
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Labour MP has whip suspended after Gaza comment in Holocaust Memorial Day post

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Labour's David Lammy has pledged to work with Donald Trump if both take power in upcoming elections - despite previously calling the 45th president of the US a "woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising..
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'Most recommendations implemented' from Labour racism review - but author says more could be done

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Ex-deputy PM Therese Coffey makes Rwanda gaffe in Commons

Therese Coffey appears to have made a geographical gaffe in the Commons as she attempted to attack Labour over its opposition to the government's Rwanda policy.
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Tories defend 'Better Call Keir' attack ad that seeks to highlight Labour leader's legal past

The Conservative Party has defended a controversial attack ad targetting Sir Keir Starmer, which seeks to draw attention to the Labour leader's advice to an Islamist group.
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Veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd dies aged 73

Labour Party veteran Sir Tony Lloyd has died aged 73.
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Luciana Berger to lead Labour's mental health review - five years after quitting party over antisemitism

Former Labour MP Luciana Berger is making a comeback in the party to lead its mental health strategy review - five years after she quit over antisemitism within its ranks.
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Veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd says he has untreatable form of leukaemia

Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd has said he has an "aggressive and untreatable" form of leukaemia.
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Starmer 'wants to have fight' with Tories over Labour's £28bn green spending pledge

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Starmer refuses to commit to unfreezing tax thresholds if Labour wins election

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First candidate enters race to succeed Drakeford as Welsh FM

Vaughan Gething has announced he is standing as leader of the Labour Party in Wales.
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Bank coalition demands voice in Labour financial services review

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Starmer defends serving under Corbyn as he insists Labour has 'changed'

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