30 h. ago Business Secretary Peter Kyle under fire after saying opponents to workers' rights are 'from certain backgrounds'

Business Secretary Peter Kyle has come under fire after he claimed opponents to workers' rights are from 'certain educational backgrounds'.

Economics

35 h. ago Woman onboard Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel slams British government for not intervening to help aid mission

Ewa Jasiewicz, a British-Polish activist and journalist, was on board the 2010 Gaza aid flotilla in which nine activists were killed. After being captured while sailing to Gaza for a second time, she tells Alex Croft that UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer must step in

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63 h. ago AO boss says Rachel Reeves' NI tax hike and new workers' rights bill make it tougher for UK firms to compete with China

John Roberts said last Autumn's budget had left his electrical company facing an extra £8m charge a year meaning it was 'unable to carry the costs' of competitors.

Economics

3 d. ago Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups

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3 d. ago The moment that cost Labour and Keir Starmer millions in militant union funding? Furious Unite boss cut off in middle of conference speech hammering his leadership

Sharon Graham was mocking Sir Keir's hopes of providing 'change' and had demanded he 'tax the rich' before she was told she had run out of time after just three minutes on stage.

Economics

3 d. ago Labour warned workers' rights plan will be a 'disaster' for the economy

Labour was last night told its plans to hand workers new rights will be a 'disaster' for the economy.

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4 d. ago PM Sir Keir Starmer tells Nigel Farage to 'Fork You' as Britain faces crossroads

The Prime Minister is expected to use his annual address to expand his attacks on Reform UK, now regarded by Labour as the primary threat to its re-election prospects

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4 d. ago Telling Labour who the real enemy is has energised both Starmer and his party

Keir Starmer has defied gloomy expectations for the party conference in Liverpool with a new energy not seen since he won the election in July last year, says political editor David Maddox

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4 d. ago Starmer will never be voted in as PM again, Carol Vorderman tells Labour conference as struggling Keir fights to keep control of his party... but Burnham's leadership challenge crashes and burns

Speaking at Labour's conference in Liverpool, the ex-Countdown star said she felt 'very let down' by the party's first year in office in a fiery attack on the Government.

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4 d. ago Carol Vorderman tells Labour conference that Keir Starmer 'will never be voted in as PM again'

Speaking at Labour's conference in Liverpool, the ex-Countdown star said she felt 'very let down' by the party's first year in office in a fiery attack on the Government.

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4 d. ago Don’t just focus on immigration if you want to beat Reform, Starmer warned

John Curtice tells Labour and Keir Starmer not to make the same mistake as the Conservatives

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5 d. ago Campaigners round on 'woke' NHS document saying there is nothing wrong with cousins marrying despite increased risk of birth defects

Despite evidence that the practice carries an increased risk of birth defects, it says that cousin marriage offers benefits such as 'stronger extended family support systems'.

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5 d. ago Stop letting Reform set agenda, Anas Sarwar tells Keir Starmer

The Scottish Labour leader said that the Prime Minister was “allowing our opponents to set the political weather too often.”

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5 d. ago Labour Party conference 2025 live: Starmer calls Farage’s migrant plans ‘racist’ as he ramps up attack on Reform

Starmer under pressure as Labour trail behind Reform UK in polls as conference begins

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5 d. ago Union boss suggests Ed Miliband should be SACKED over his 'anti worker' Net Zero ideology as she demands oil refineries are reopened

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham hit out at the Energy and Net Zero secretary over the closure of two oil refineries - Grangemouth in Scotland and Lindsey in Lincolnshire - in less than a year.

Economics

5 d. ago Labour conference 2025 live: Starmer rallies MPs to join fight against Reform UK as Liverpool event begins

Starmer under pressure as Labour trail behind Reform UK in polls as conference begins

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5 d. ago Labour conference 2025: Starmer vows to see off Reform UK threat as MPs gather in Liverpool

Starmer under pressure as Labour trail behind Reform UK in polls as conference begins

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves is accused of 'desperate stuff' after claiming plan to allow European youths to live and work in Britain would boost growth and stop tax rises

The scheme, which has yet to be signed off, is likely to raise very little because it is reciprocal - meaning young British people would be able to go and work in the EU.

Economics

6 d. ago Challenge for Starmer on stark display as Labour conference begins

Leader needs to draw a line under the chaos and offer hope – to his party and to the nationIn the imposing marble rooms of the Methodist Central Hall in the heart of Westminster on Friday, the great and the good of the progressive movement gathered at what many fear is an existential moment for their brand of centre-left politics.Keir Starmer was on punchier form than usual, telling the summit audience that he was up for the fight against the populist right’s “industrialised infrastructure of grievance”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘There are ripples of hope’: allies of Keir Starmer say he can prove doubters wrong

At Labour conference the PM needs to draw a line under the chaos and prove he is best placed to challenge Reform UKIn the imposing marble rooms of the Methodist Central Hall in the heart of Westminster on Friday, the great and the good of the progressive movement gathered at what many fear is an existential moment for their brand of centre-left politics.Keir Starmer was on punchier form than usual, telling the summit audience that he was up for the fight against the populist right’s “industrialised infrastructure of grievance”. Continue reading...

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