32 h. ago I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear | David Lammy

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priorityDavid Lammy MP is the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justiceIn the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that.There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade – but too little action. We will deploy the full power of the state in the largest crackdown on violence perpetrated against women and girls in British history. This violence is a national emergency. And as a dad to a daughter, it terrifies me. But as a dad to two sons, it drives home that we can’t keep doing things the same way.David Lammy MP is the deputy prime ministe...

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42 h. ago Starmer faces threat of rebellion from Labour MPs over jury trial plans

Thirty-nine Labour MPs have put their name to an open letter which brands the proposals ‘an ineffective way of dealing with the crippling backlog’.

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7 d. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s new peerages: another boost for the ermine arms race | Editorial

Sir Keir Starmer promised to bring meaningful reform to the House of Lords. He is failing to introduce itIn opposition, Sir Keir Starmer called the unelected House of Lords “indefensible”. This week, barely 18 months into his prime ministership, Sir Keir took the total of unelected peers he has appointed since July 2024 to 96. Remarkably, Wednesday’s 34 new life peerages, mainly Labour supporters, take his appointment total above those of each of his four most recent Conservative predecessors. You must go back to David Cameron to find a prime minister who did more to stuff the Lords than Sir Keir.At the last election, Labour presented itself to the voters as a party of Lords reform. The party manifesto promised to remove the remaining hereditary peers, to reform the appointments process, to impose a peers’ retirement age, and to consult on proposals for replacing the Lords with an alternative second chamber. The House of Lords, the manifesto flatly declared, was “too big”....

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9 d. ago Starmer calls on European leaders to modernise ECHR ahead of gathering

European ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, are due to meet in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday to discuss reforming the treaty.

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1 week ago David Lammy makes corruption vow as staggering data shows UK cases

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy says the UK will no longer be a haven for dirty money as he vowed to tackle a corrupt 'army of enablers' as a new strategy was unveiled

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage should ‘do right thing’ and apologise over alleged schoolboy racism, David Lammy says

The Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy claimed the allegations against the Reform UK leader were 'deeply troubling', and shared his own experiences of racism at school.

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2 w. ago David Lammy's Foreign Office 'removed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in favour of pan

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy removed a picture of the ex-monarch photographed by David Bailey from his office in July 2025 shortly before the cabinet reshuffle.

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3 w. ago David Cameron shares health update after prostate cancer diagnosis

Lord David Cameron is feeling “upbeat” after announcing that he had prostate cancer, Michael Gove has said.

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3 w. ago Farage should apologise after ‘unconvincing’ response to racism claims – Starmer

The Reform UK leader has faced backlash after allegations emerged that he engaged in alleged incidents of deeply offensive behaviour as a teenager.

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3 w. ago David Cameron prostate: What are the symptoms of prostate cancer? Is the former prime minister cancer free?

David Cameron, the former UK prime minister, has spoken about his prostate cancer diagnosis

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3 w. ago Prostate cancer: The signs you need to look out for after David Cameron shares diagnosis

Prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the UK, with 12,200 deaths reported annually, and former Prime Minister David Cameron is now calling for more men to get themselves checked

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3 w. ago Prostate cancer: What are the symptoms and how is it treated?

Former prime minister Lord David Cameron has revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis.

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3 w. ago Main prostate cancer signs according to NHS as David Cameron shares diagnosis

Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has spoken publicly about being treated for prostate cancer

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3 w. ago Former Prime Minister David Cameron reveals he was diagnosed with prostate cancer after his wife encouraged him to get a test

Lord David Cameron, 59, said he had been told to get checked out by his wife after she heard about Soho House founder Nick Jones's struggle with the disease on the radio.

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3 w. ago Former Prime Minister David Cameron announces cancer diagnosis

His wife urged him to get a test after they listened to a podcast

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4 w. ago Starmer announces national summit on challenges facing men and boys

Sir Keir’s announcement followed the publication of the Government’s strategy for men’s health on Wednesday,

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