7 h. ago Paul Nowak calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe

In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economyKeir Starmer should seek out a far closer relationship with Europe, including a possible customs union, the head of the TUC has said.Paul Nowak, TUC general secretary, said the British public recognised the need for a vastly improved trading arrangement and said it had become more urgent than ever because of the fickle nature of the relationship with Donald Trump’s United States. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Trade unions leader calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe

In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC Paul Nowak says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economyKeir Starmer should seek out a far closer relationship with Europe, including a possible customs union, the head of the TUC has said.Paul Nowak, TUC general secretary, said the British public recognised the need for a vastly improved trading arrangement and said it had become more urgent than ever because of the fickle nature of the relationship with Donald Trump’s United States. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trade union members turning to Farage because of failure to tackle cost of living, Starmer warned

The warning from TUC general secretary Paul Nowak comes as new polling shows one in five adults are skipping meals because of financial problems

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12 h. ago Labour must fix cost of living to see off 'disaster' Nigel Farage, warns TUC

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said Keir Starmer needs to confront Nigel Farage's party head on in 2026, as he warned - 'Working class people can't afford Reform'

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12 h. ago Ditch Brexit divisions and forge closer EU ties as Trump 'unreliable', says TUC leader

Nearly a decade on from the EU referendum, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said Leavers and Remainers have moved past old divisions and want the botched Tory Brexit deal fixed

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3 d. ago Farmers rejoice as Starmer caves in to pressure and waters down inheritance tax raid

After months of fierce protests by farmers, Labour has downscaled its plan for a so-called ‘tractor tax’

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3 d. ago Major climbdown on inheritance tax raid on farmers as Starmer caves in after months of pressure

After months of fierce protests by farmers, Labour has downscaled its plan for a so-called ‘tractor tax’

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms

Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit dealKeir Starmer’s government has been told a closer EU trade deal is a “strategic necessity” for companies in Britain as growing numbers of exporters find it tougher to do business under the UK’s post-Brexit agreement.Calling on Labour to accelerate its reset with Brussels, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said the UK’s existing trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) was failing to help them grow their sales in the EU. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Major Nigel Farage update as elections watchdog issues statement

Labour had called on the Electoral Commission to look into the Reform UK leader's spending in his constituency, alleging that an overspend could have breached electoral law

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5 d. ago Elections watchdog will not investigate Nigel Farage’s constituency spending

Labour had called for an investigation into spending in the Clacton constituency, after raising questions about whether it breached a spending limit.

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1 week ago Labour deputy leader calls for her party to 'cut through all the noise' and unite behind Sir Keir Starmer amid growing Reform threat

She accused Reform of 'blaming all the ills of the country on immigrants' and said 'division and hate was ripping through our communities'.

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2 w. ago Labour MP calls for 'serious debate' on abolition of House of Lords

Euan Stainbank said it was a “disgrace” that Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers were obstructing Labour's worker’s rights law.

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2 w. ago Anas Sarwar 'has serious questions to answer about Scottish Labour culture' after scandals, says SNP

The Nationalists called for the Scottish Labour leader “to come clean on why these revelations keep happening” after a string of scandals.

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2 w. ago Stop Labour's 'grotesque' puberty drug experiment: Top Tory calls trial on 226 children 'chemical castration' as campaigners launch bid to halt it

Campaigners say the testing of the controversial drugs on gender-questioning youngsters is unlawful and unethical, as the Tories branded the NHS-backed experiment as 'grotesque'.

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2 w. ago Stop Labour's 'grotesque' puberty drug experiment: Top Tory calls trial on 220 children's 'chemical castration' as campaigners launch bid to halt it

Campaigners say the testing of the controversial drugs on gender-questioning youngsters is unlawful and unethical, as the Tories branded the NHS-backed experiment as 'grotesque'.

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2 w. ago More than a dozen Labour MPs rebel against Starmer to back call for EU

Labour prime minister is pursuing a post-Brexit ‘reset’ with the bloc

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2 w. ago Labour calls for Electoral Commission probe into Reform UK overspend claim

Labour’s Anna Turley called on Nigel Farage to explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit while campaigning.

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance | Editorial

The White House is aggressively seeking to weaken and dominate the United States’ traditional allies. European leaders must learn to fight back.Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz have become adept at scrambling to deal with the latest bad news from Washington. Their meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street on Monday was so hastily arranged that Mr Macron needed to be back in Paris by late afternoon to meet Croatia’s prime minister, while Mr Merz was due on television for an end-of-year Q&A with the German public.But diplomatic improvisation alone cannot fully answer Donald Trump’s structural threat to European security. The US president and his emissaries are trying to bully Mr Zelenskyy into an unjust peace deal that suits American and Russian interests. In response, the summit helped ramp up support for the use of up to £100bn in frozen Russian assets as collateral for a “reparations loan” to Ukraine. European counter-proposals for a ceasefire will ...

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2 w. ago Questions over Reform’s donations as electoral watchdog urged to investigate crypto links

The Lib Dems and Labour have called for a probe after claims Mr Farage may have ‘abused his position as an MP’

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2 w. ago Labour minister mocks threat by party's largest trade union paymaster to sever ties saying it happens 'every few months' and 'we would survive'

Senior officials at Unite are reportedly discussing whether to call an emergency vote to formally disaffiliate from the Labour Party.

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