4 h. ago Labour moves to find successor to Diane Abbott for her north London seat

Exclusive: Contenders teed up for future contest, which MP says seems ‘to pre-empt results of investigation’Moves to find a successor to Diane Abbott in the parliamentary seat she has represented since 1987 are under way, prompting concern that her fate has been decided before an investigation into her latest suspension has concluded.Figures on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) have spoken to potential contenders, teeing them up for a future contest in her constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and giving them informal advice on how to prepare, according to a party source. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Writing on the wall for Diane Abbott as Labour moves to find successor

Exclusive: Contenders teed up for parliamentary seat, which MP says ‘seem to pre-empt results of investigation’Moves to find a successor to Diane Abbott in the parliamentary seat she has represented since 1987 are under way, prompting concern that her fate has been decided before an investigation into her latest suspension has concluded.Potential contenders have been spoken to by figures on the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), teeing them up for a future contest in her constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and giving them informal advice on how to prepare, according to a party source. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Voices: ‘The fairest way’ or a ‘political disaster’? Readers split on whether Reeves should raise income tax

Our community is split over whether raising income tax is the fairest way to plug Britain’s £50bn budget gap or a risky move that could harm growth and Labour’s political standing

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7 d. ago Starmer condemns Israel’s plans to escalate war in Gaza and warns it will ‘only bring more bloodshed’

Labour prime minister said the move was wrong

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4 w. ago Oleksandr Usyk invites Snake Island hero who endured unspeakable horrors in Putin's torture chambers to take ringside seat at London boxing showdown

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4 w. ago Nigel Farage vows to give Labour a 'nasty surprise' after it moved to lower voting age to 16

MailOnline's own analysis of the 2024 election result suggests Labour could have won up to nine extra seats if 16 and 17-year-olds had been allowed to vote.

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4 w. ago Labour's move to create official definition of Islamophobia is condemned as 'nonsensical'

Sir Trevor Phillips said it was 'nonsensical' to introduce a government-backed definition because there were plenty of existing laws protecting Muslims from hate crimes.

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