33 h. ago Group of 70 Labour MPs and peers demand 'youth free movement' deal with the EU as Rachel Reeves hints she backs scheme despite concerns it will fuel immigration

They made the call in a letter to Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister in charge of the Government's ongoing negotiations with Brussels.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer welcomes ‘clarity’ of UK supreme court’s gender ruling

Prime minister calls ruling ‘a welcome step forward’ while equalities minister Bridget Phillipson also welcomes itUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has welcomed what he termed the “real clarity” of last week’s supreme court ruling on gender recognition, saying it was important now to draft guidance to help organisations deal with the repercussions.In his first comments since the court’s definitive ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, the prime minister called it “a welcome step forward”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'A woman is an adult female': Keir Starmer says Supreme Court decision gives ‘real clarity’

The country's highest court issued a new ruling on the legal definition of a woman last week

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1 week ago MPs demand new candidates face criminal checks before they can be elected

The demands come as Labour MP Dan Norris faces serious sexual abuse allegations and amid claims that another MP committed a sex assault before being elected.

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3 w. ago Labour MP demands clarity from Keir Starmer over redundancy payouts to Grangemouth workers

Brian Leishman raised the case of support staff who have not been offered the same terms as refinery employees.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer accused by union of trying to take credit for Grangemouth redundancy deal for workers

EXCLUSIVE: Unite blasted Labour ministers over what it claimed were "misleading and disingenuous" attempts to win plaudits for a deal the union negotiated with Petroineos.

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3 w. ago Kemi Badenoch warns UK should NOT retaliate if Trump brings in tariffs as Tory leader says Britain must 'stick closely to the US' and seek a trade deal

The Conservative Party leader warned that import levies 'just make everyone poorer' and demanded Labour ministers work flat out on a 'comprehensive' trade deal.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer says illegal immigration should be treated like terrorism as he reveals 24,000 people have been booted out of Britain since the election despite axing of Rwanda 'gimmick'

The Labour PM used an international summit in London to demand greater action against criminal gangs profiting from trafficking large numbers of people, including across the Channel.

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3 w. ago Labour MP demands ban on smartphones sales and social media accounts for kids to combat online harm

EXCLUSIVE: Joani Reid is backing a range of sweeping measures as fears grow about the impact of social media on children and young people.

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4 w. ago Labour's Shabana Mahmood 'humiliated' as Sentencing Council REJECTS her demand to scrap new guidelines that sparked 'two

In a letter to Shabana Mahmood, the chairman of the Sentencing Council told the Cabinet minister he had refused her request to alter the guidance.

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