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Keir Starmer has received more freebies than any other MP since becoming Labour leader
The Prime Minister has received more gifts and freebies than any other MP since he became Labour leader, it’s been revealed.
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Sue Gray’s £170,000 salary sparks outrage among Labour advisers
The revelation that Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, is paid more than the Prime Minister has fueled anger over salary cuts, according to sources.
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David Lammy: Prime Ministers and their partners rely on donors to help them ‘look their best’
Labour leader’s use of donations to pay for wife’s wardrobe is not unusual, suggests foreign secretary
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Landlords warn of potential rent hikes in response to Labour’s renters’ rights bill
Landlords’ association warns private rental sector reforms ‘could lead to Airbnb Lite’ before plan is unveiled in parliament
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MPs approve cuts to the winter fuel payment
MPs have backed plans to massively scale back winter fuel support for pensioners – despite a significant chunk of the Labour benches refusing to lend their support.
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The TUC reports that over a million British workers did not receive a single day of paid time off
New trade union research reveals that employees have missed out on £2 billion in holiday pay.
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UK pump prices have dropped to a three-year low as a fuel duty hike approaches
Labour expected to roll back Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement in first increase since 2011
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North Sea oil company Neo is reducing its investment due to concerns over the windfall tax
Battle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers
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Watchdog launches review after UK civil service ‘cronyism’ row
Announcement follows questions over exceptional appointments of Labour donor and former thinktank staffer
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Pubs criticise outdoor smoking ban as ‘bonkers’ and ‘nuts’
Pub bosses have hit out at Keir Starmer’s plan to look at extending the indoor smoking ban to outdoor spaces, saying it could ‘destabilise’ an industry already under ‘immense’ pressure.
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Starmer provides biggest hint yet on which taxes might rise in ’painful’ October budget
Sir Keir Starmer has given a major Downing Street speech about his plans for government ahead of parliament’s return from recess next week, warning of a "painful" budget and "unpopular decisions" to come.
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Labour donor steps down from Treasury role amid ’cronyism’ accusations
Ian Corfield resigns as adviser to Rachel Reeves as ministers deny favoring donors.
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Unite proposes a 1% wealth tax on the super-rich to finance UK public sector pay increases
The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference
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Metropolitan Police close investigation into election gambling scandal without filing charges
Force ends investigation into bets on 4 July election date and says bar to prove misconduct in public office has not been met
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UK ministers rule out joining youth mobility scheme with EU
Report that EU proposal on work and study for under-30s could be revisited is denied by government
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Rachel Reeves plans to raise taxes and cut spending in the October budget
Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024
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Birmingham council to offload athletes’ village homes, incurring a loss of over £300 million
Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’
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Labour MPs begin quitting X over ’hate and disinformation’ concerns
MPs leaving platform or scaling back use over its ‘deterioration’ under Elon Musk’s ownership
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A Labour councillor has been arrested for inciting murder during the riots in the UK
A Labour councillor has been arrested by the Met Police and suspended from the party for calling on far-right protesters’ throats to be ‘cut’.