8 h. ago Free school breakfast clubs will give parents ‘breathing space’, says Starmer

The new clubs, providing 30 minutes of morning childcare, are part of a trial at 750 schools until July.

Society

42 h. ago Nigel Farage's Reform UK party would win a General Election held now, poll shows

The More in Common polling of over 16,000 voters suggests Labour could lose 246 MPs, including 10 Cabinet ministers, with major losses in the so-called red wall

Politics

44 h. ago Rebel Labour MPs double down on opposition to Starmer’s welfare cuts: ‘The whole policy is wrong’

Labour rebels are hardening their stance against the welfare cuts, with ministers planning a compromise to ease opposition

Events

45 h. ago Reform on course to win most seats if election were held now, poll suggests

Labour could lose 246 seats, including 10 Cabinet ministers, according to a More in Common survey.

Politics

45 h. ago Chris Bryant plans fightback after Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman

The Rhondda MP and Culture Minister in the UK Government is one of a group of Labour frontbenchers planning to act

Events

45 h. ago Chris Bryant discusses fightback after Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman

The Rhondda MP and Culture Minister in the UK Government is one of a group of Labour frontbenchers considering action

Events

55 h. ago Labour's WhatsApp plot to defy trans ruling: Ministers' leaked messages reveal their fury at calls to ban transgender women from female

The Government claimed to welcome the Supreme Court judgment - but the exchanges reveal the private fury on Sir Keir Starmer 's frontbench, with ministers planning to hold a meeting this week.

Politics

4 d. ago Why is Ed Miliband a target for all sides? Because he’s a lefty politician who gets things done | Andy Beckett

Not since Tony Benn has a Labour minister been so assailed – and not just by the Tory press, but also by his own colleaguesWhy exactly does Ed Miliband make so many people so angry? At 55, 20 years into his parliamentary career, with rare ministerial experience under both New Labour and Keir Starmer, and a reputation around Westminster and Whitehall as one of politics’ nicer, more knowledgeable characters, he could be a respected figure in a generally inexperienced government. Instead, he’s this unpopular administration’s most controversial member.“An eco-zealot”, “a net-zero fanatic”, a “nauseating” hypocrite, “a cackling madman”, an “eco-Marxist”, “out of control”, “trashing Britain”, “a recruiting sergeant for the opposition”, the “most dangerous man in Britain” – Miliband provokes rightwing journalists and voters like no other minister. Possibly not since the onslaught in the 1970s on the socialist disruptor Tony Benn, whom Miliband later worked for as a teenager, has a Labour m...

Politics

4 d. ago White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding

Economics

4 d. ago Pub 'banter ban' is needed so anxious staff can feel safe at work, Labour minister claims

Peers are anticipated to try and block the 'banter crackdown', as Lord Young , warned the proposed anti harassment clause will have a 'chilling effect' on free speech. (Pictured: Lilian Greenwood)

Politics

4 d. ago Labour minister unable to say which changing room trans women can use after Supreme Court ruling

Wednesday’s ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’

Politics

4 d. ago Labour minister unable to say which changing room trans women can use

Wednesday’s ruling means that transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’

Politics

5 d. ago The SNP Government wasted an enormous amount of money on their gender crusade

Writing in the Daily Record, Labour MP Joani Reid says SNP ministers should be 'held accountable' after the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman.

Politics

6 d. ago Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, aid official says

An aid agency official says Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts

Politics

6 d. ago UK Government rejects SNP claim Grangemouth refinery would be saved in England

SNP MP Dave Doogan had claimed Labour ministers would have worked "at pace" to bring Grangemouth into public ownership if it were in England.

Politics

6 d. ago Labour minister refuses to rule out another Chinese company running British Steel

A Labour minister has refused to rule out another Chinese company taking over operations at British Steel.

Politics

7 d. ago Bin strike grinds on as Labour is humiliated after union rejects Rayner's plea to end Birmingham crisis

The rejection brought pressure on ministers to get tough on their 'paymasters', with accusations that Labour's inaction was taking Britain 'back to the 1970s'.

Events

7 d. ago Starmer, Rayner and Reeves release tax returns for first time since election

The tax returns cover a period of time when Labour was still in opposition, the 2023-24 tax year.

Politics

7 d. ago Labour MP Tulip Siddiq threatened with Interpol red alert if she skips Bangladesh court corruption hearing

Former Labour Minister Tulip Siddiq faces an Interpol Red Notice for her arrest and extradition if she fails to attend a court hearing in Bangladesh this month over corruption charges.

Events

7 d. ago Tulip Siddiq claims Bangladesh arrest warrant part of ‘smear campaign’

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has sought an arrest warrant on Sunday for the Labour former minister, according to media reports.

Events