3 h. ago UK ‘will not be defined by the past’ amid speculation on EU youth visa scheme

The Government has faced pressure from backbench MPs to agree a youth mobility scheme.

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7 h. ago Labour not going to breach manifesto commitments on Europe – minister

It comes as the Times newspaper reported the Home Office could be open to the idea of a ‘one in, one out’ youth mobility scheme.

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13 h. ago Six Scottish Labour MPs sign letter calling for young Scots to be able to work in Europe

Graeme Downie, Gregor Poynton, Kenneth Stevenson, Irene Campbell, Lillian Jones and Maureen Burke have signed a letter calling for the European Union to have a similar scheme to Australia and Canada.

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29 h. ago Putin ‘very wrong’ to think he can silence MPs, warns sanctioned politician

‘If Vladimir Putin thinks that sanctioning me will silence me, he is very, very wrong,’ Labour MP Johanna Baxter told the Commons.

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31 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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39 h. ago How CAN Labour MPs campaign for a Pakistan airport while rubbish piles up in streets? Multiculturalism has failed: MATT GOODWIN

As I write this, mounds of bin bags are continuing to pile up on Birmingham 's festering streets. Fly-tipping is rife, as are the rats - some as big as cats - that scurry through the streets.

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43 h. ago Labour MPs call for youth visa scheme as part of closer relationship with EU

The EU has pushed for such a scheme in talks with the UK.

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53 h. ago Cabinet war over 'youth free movement' deal with EU: Rachel Reeves 'backs relaxing visa rules' to boost stalling growth

A youth mobility scheme has been among the key demands of EU member states as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer bids for closer post-Brexit ties with the bloc.

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56 h. ago DWP cuts to PIP and the seven conditions likely to secure payments in 2025

MPs will soon vote on Labour's brutal plans to cut a staggering £4.8 billion in disability payments. However, these seven health conditions could guarantee PIP claimants don't lose their money

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69 h. ago JK Rowling unleashes on shameless politicians who refuse to apologise for 'siding with the issuers of death and rape threats' against trans row campaigners

The Harry Potter author, 59, said she is 'one of millions of women disgusted' and vowed she would not forget.

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5 d. 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

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5 d. 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

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6 d. ago Labour in pockets of union paymasters who have brought Birmingham to its knees as analysis shows quarter of Labour MPs gave cash to union at centre of bin strikes

A quarter of Keir Starmer 's ministers belong to the militant union behind the Birmingham bin strikes crisis, it can be revealed.

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7 d. ago Brian Leishman urges Labour MPs and MSPs to 'stand up for Scotland' on Grangemouth nationalisation

EXCLUSIVE: The Alloa and Grangemouth MP urged Labour politicians to "put country before party" and "call for Grangemouth to receive the same government intervention as Scunthorpe."

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8 d. ago Teachers will strike this autumn to 'make Labour MPs pay' unless they get more cash, says union boss

The National Education Union (NEU) said it is poised to mobilise its half a million members to cause political damage to the Government.

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8 d. ago Teaching union will make Labour pay ‘high political price’ without improved pay

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, warned that members ‘stand ready’ to take strike action.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer warned at least 80 Labour MPs could lose their seats as their majorities are smaller than the number of constituents who are set to have their disability benefits cut

Those opposed to the squeeze on benefits are using an analysis of data to highlight the 'real electoral risk' of the Prime Minister's actions.

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1 week ago West Lothian MPs amongst Labour group urging new future be secured for Grangemouth refinery

West Lothian MPs Gregor Poynton and Kirsteen Sullivan are among a five-strong group of Westminster parliamentarians to sign a joint letter urging that a new future is secured for the oil refinery refinery site in Grangemouth.

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1 week 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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2 w. 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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