Panel chair says ex-MP for Leicester East should be ‘ashamed’ of behaviour that ended woman’s career Keith Vaz, the former Labour minister, engaged in “sustained and unpleasant bullying” towards a parliamentary member of staff, an official report has c…
Keith Vaz ‘should be ashamed’ of ‘unpleasant bullying’ of Commons official, inquiry finds – UK politics live
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If Labour wants to win, it needs to promise the change Conservatives won’t deliver | Ellie Mae O’Hagan
Tories splash just enough cash to preserve power; Labour could actually empower othersAfter the government announced a tax rise to pay for social care last week, the political scientist Matthew Goodwin called it “a new era in British politics”. The alr…
Boris Johnson will return from US energised despite achieving little
Analysis: tangible gains were hard to come by but PM will have enjoyed the up close and personal politicsBoris Johnson has flown back to the UK after his transatlantic jaunt reassured about his personal relationship with Joe Biden after the pair sought…
Starmer can’t pin his hopes for success on Johnson’s incompetence | Peter Mandelson
There are no shortcuts to victory at the next election – here are the three things Labour has to doPeter Mandelson was the Labour MP for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004Keir Starmer faces a formidable challenge to overcome the structural reasons for Labour…
Climate crisis: fifth of London schools now susceptible to flooding
Sadiq Khan to warn time is running out to tackle emergency as he puts pressure on UK government to actA fifth of London’s schools are now susceptible to flooding and millions of people living in the capital are at “high risk” of suffering from the effe…
Gas firms may face windfall tax as energy crisis hits households
Another 800,000 households fall victim to energy crisis as Avro Energy and Green collapseAnother 800,000 households fell victim to the energy crisis on Wednesday with the collapse of two more suppliers, as ministers admitted they were considering a win…
Labour will build a better Britain for working people | Keir Starmer
The role of government is to give every person, every community, and every business the tools they need to contribute to our successOur country stands at a crossroads. The Tory government has shown what it offers working people – tax hikes for pie in t…
Keir Starmer essay sets Labour on course for centre ground
Pamphlet for the Fabian Society emphasises values of work, society and partnership with private sectorLabour will build a better Britain for working people | Keir StarmerKeir Starmer has set Labour on a decisive course toward the centre ground in a 35-…
‘Donnez-moi un break’: Johnson deepens rift with France over defence deal
UK prime minister hits out after Paris reacted with fury to announcement of defence pactBoris Johnson has reopened the rift with Paris over the Aukus defence and security deal, urging the French to “prenez un grip about this and donnez-moi un break”, a…