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Context is missing from online posts that say all references to Labour’s manifesto for the 2024 UK election have been removed from the party’s website.
A police and crime commissioner (PCC) who quit Labour said Sir Keir Starmer's position as prime minister was up for debate and warned his government had "destructive weaknesses". Norfolk PCC Sarah Taylor resigned from the party after the Home Office announced commissioner roles in England and Wales were being scrapped.
Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell has said the party must stand by its commitment to not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance as chancellor Rachel Reeves hints she is preparing to breach a promise made in its manifesto.
Sir David Davis made a fiery speech in the Commons days after military chiefs’ plea to protect national security
Government has been told by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) to introduce a 100% rise in council tax
Labour MPs are being told that one of the greatest risks to the economy is the instability of the Parliamentary Labour Party, LBC understands. The briefings are being given to MPs and special advisers by former Treasury minister Kitty Ussher and former shadow minister Gregg McClymont.
The new poll, commissioned by The Times, found that just 17 per cent of voters back Labour, the same number that would vote for Kemi Badenoch’s Tories, while Reform UK continue to surge ahead on 27 per cent. The Greens sit at 16 per cent, the party’s highest level of support, closely followed by the Liberal Democrats on 15 per cent.
Chancellor warned that Britain's taxpayers "all have to contribute" and there are rumours that she is considering raising income tax for the first time in 50 years.
The deputy leadership contest was triggered after Angela Rayner stood down in September over a row about her tax affairs. | ITV National News
Norfolk's police and crime commissioner has resigned from the Labour Party in protest at the government's decision to scrap the role. Sarah Taylor was Norfolk's first Labour police and crime commissioner (PCC) and the first woman to take on the role, having garnered 52,445 votes to take on the job in May 2024.
The briefing row which engulfed Downing Street and the Labour Party has "undermined" the message of the UK Government according to the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.