11 h. ago Labour faces calls to nationalise British Steel as MPs urged to pass emergency law today to save UK steelmaking and thousands of jobs

Both the Commons and the Lords have reconvened during Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting to debate a Bill aimed at blocking Jingye from closing the Scunthorpe site.

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40 h. ago Labour MPs call on UK and Scottish Governments to use diplomatic networks to back Grangemouth’s industrial future

A group of Labour MPs representing constituencies with close economic and community ties to Grangemouth have jointly written to both the UK and Scottish Governments urging them to mobilise their international networks to help secure a new industrial future for the site.

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4 d. ago Commons return of proposed assisted dying law delayed until May

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said the three-week delay would give MPs more time to consider changes made to her Bill.

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4 d. ago More than 40 Labour MPs call for ministers to bring in 'digital ID' for ALL Brits to get a grip on illegal immigration and boost the economy

More than 40 MPs have signed a letter calling for speedier cross-government work on a modern equivalent of ID cards, a system proposed by Tony Blair when he was PM.

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4 d. ago Introduction of digital IDs will help control illegal immigration, say Labour MPs

Dozens of Labour MPs have said electronic identification could be also be used to target illegal working

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4 d. ago More than 40 Labour MPs call for ministers to bring in 'digital ID' for ALL Brits to get a grip on illegal  immigration and boost the economy

More than 40 MPs have signed a letter calling for speedier cross-government work on a modern equivalent of ID cards, a system proposed by Tony Blair when he was PM.

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5 d. ago Labour MPs put on show of solidarity with their two colleagues who were refused entry to Israel

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were joined by scores of other Labour MPs in Parliament's Westminster Hall following their return from the Middle East.

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5 d. ago Falconer: All MPs should be worried by blocking of two MPs from entering Israel

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed made the trip with charity partners as part of an MPs’ delegation.

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5 d. ago Two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel speak out in powerful Commons moment

Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were forced to abort their visit to the occupied West Bank over the weekend after being detained and denied entry into Israel

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5 d. ago Downing Street backs Lammy in condemnation of Badenoch after two Labour MPs barred from entering Israel

‘This is about standing up for British parliamentarians’, Downing Street said

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6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch snaps back in furious row after Tory leader defends Israel's right to refuse entry to two Labour MPs

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were detained and then deported after travelling to Israel this weekend.

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6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch says Labour 'promoted Hamas propaganda' after Israel denies two MPs entry

Israel’s decision was defended by the Tory leader

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6 d. ago Lammy and Badenoch escalate row over MPs denied entry to Israel

The Foreign Secretary criticised the Tory leader for ‘cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs’.

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6 d. ago David Lammy accuses Kemi Badenoch of ‘cheerleading’ for Israel over Labour MPs

The Conservative leader is facing a backlash after her comments about Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed being denied entry to Israel.

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6 d. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch under fire after she backs Israel's right to refuse entry to two Labour MPs

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were detained and then deported after travelling to Israel this weekend.

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6 d. ago British minister: UK Labour MPs barred from entering Israel are traveling back to London

British minister: UK Labour MPs barred from entering Israel are traveling back to London  The Times of Israel

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6 d. ago David Lammy slams 'unacceptable' detention of two Labour MPs refused entry to Israel

The Foreign Secretary said it was 'unacceptable, counterproductive and deeply concerning' that Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were held and then deported.

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7 d. ago David Lammy says ‘deeply concerning’ two MPs refused entry to Israel

Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were detained by Israeli authorities, the Foreign Secretary said.

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7 d. ago UK foreign secretary criticises Israel for denying two Labour MPs entry

David Lammy says it is ‘unacceptable’ that the parliamentary delegation had been detained and deportedThe UK’s foreign secretary has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry into the country and deporting them. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected because they were suspected of plans to “document the activities of security forces and spread anti-Israel hatred”, according to a statement from the Israeli immigration ministry cited by Sky News and Politics UK. Yang, who represents Earley and Woodley in Berkshire, and Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, both flew into Ben Gurion airport from Luton with their aides, according to reports. The foreign secretary, David Lammy, said in a statement on Saturday: “It is unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning that two British MPs on a parliamentary delegation to Israel have been detained and refused entry by the Israeli authorities. “I have made clear to my counterparts in the Israeli government th...

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7 d. ago Starmer under pressure from biggest backers to unpick Brexit after Trump tariffs

As Keir Starmer reflects on the ongoing turmoil of Trump’s tariffs trade unions, business groups, pro-EU campaigners and Labour MPs are trying to push him to negotiate much closer ties with the EU

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