8 h. ago Starmer’s reshuffle and stories about Rayner reveal trouble at the top of the Labour party

Keir Starmer has attempted to take back control of his government with a mini-reshuffle on MPs return from recess. But tension at the top of the party has not gone away, political editor David Maddox reports

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11 h. ago Prime Minister says he is ‘very encouraging’ of people flying national flags

The widespread flying of flags, after an online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours, has become contentious.

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14 h. ago Anas Sarwar would ‘like to believe’ Holyrood toilets are safe after MSP charged over secret camera

The Scottish Labour leader made his comments at a party press conference in Glasgow.

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42 h. ago More woe for Starmer as plan for votes aged 16 'will benefit Corbyn's party and Nigel Farage'

A poll has found the as-yet unnamed left-wing outfit launched by Jeremy Corbyn could suck up more than a fifth of support among 16 and 17-year olds.

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3 d. ago Tory and Lib Dem peers accused of 'outrageous' plot to sabotage workers' rights bill

The Fire Brigades Union claimed amendments filed by opposition party peers in the House of Lords could “sabotage” Labour’s move to protect staff from overzealous bosses

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3 d. ago Labour politician charged over claims secret camera put in Parliament toilets

Colin Smyth was suspended from the Labour Party last week and it has now emerged he has been charged over 'placing a camera in a toilet at the Scottish Parliament building'

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4 d. ago Labour sinks to lowest poll rating since election as party trails behind Reform UK with voters

Just 20% of voters said they would back Sir Keir Starmer’s party at a general election - the party’s lowest approval rating in six years

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6 d. ago Labour MP tells how it would be her 'dream' to appear on Strictly Come Dancing

Appearing on The Mirror's new show Party Games, the Labour MP for Swansea East Carolyn Harris said up until the age of 17 she was a 'competitive ballroom dancer'

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6 d. ago John Curtice: Scottish Greens face threat from Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party in 2026 Scottish election

Success for Your Party in Scotland will hit the Scottish Greens more than Scottish Labour and the SNP, according to the polling guru.

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6 d. ago New Jeremy Corbyn party poses 'more of a threat' to Greens than Scottish Labour

EXCLUSIVE: Sir John Curtice said Your Party could take votes off Scotland's most left wing parties.

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7 d. ago Warning to Starmer from his own MPs: Migration could cost you the next election

Keir Starmer has been warned by his own MPs and party grandees that Labour risks losing the next election unless he does more to tackle illegal migration.

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7 d. ago One of Labour's biggest donors has contracts worth £3.5million with Sadiq Khan

A Labour donor who has given the party more than £5million has contracts worth millions with Sadiq Khan's City Hall, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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8 d. ago Pharmacist denies making blunder in Labour contest after referring to himself as party 'candidate'

EXCLUSIVE: A Labour source accused Mo Ameen of "arrogance" after campaign messages to members referred to him as Labour's "Glasgow Southside candidate".

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9 d. ago Veteran Labour councillor quits party claiming he has been 'thrown under a bus' after blowing the whistle on WhatsApp group containing racist, sexist and homophobic 'jokes'

Vincent Ricci, 67, was suspended by Labour for being a member of the so-called Trigger Me Timbers group, featuring key Labour figures in the North-West.

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9 d. ago Veteran Labour councillor quits party claiming he has been 'thrown under a bus' after blowing the whistle on WhatsApp group containing racist, sexist and homophobic 'jokes'

Vincent Ricci, 67, was suspended by Labour for being a member of the so-called Trigger Me Timbers group, featuring key Labour figures in the North-West.

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9 d. ago Protesters clash outside asylum hotels as tensions over migration flare

The use of asylum hotels has risen under Labour, but the party has pledged to empty them by the next general election

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9 d. ago Tory hereditary peers accused of delaying government bills to save themselves

Labour had pledged to abolish the 92 hereditary peers in their party manifesto, but are now said to be facing constant “shenanigans” that are delaying legislation

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1 week ago Anas Sarwar says Labour speaks for 'sensible majority' in Scotland after by

The Scottish Labour leader dismissed the threat posed by a new left-wing party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

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1 week ago Alarm for Keir Starmer as more than a quarter of Labour members will consider joining Jeremy Corbyn's new left

The Survation research found 28 per cent of Labour members would consider leaving the party for the outfit being set up by Mr Corbyn.

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1 week ago Labour Party membership falls by almost 200,000 in five years

Figures published on Thursday showed the party’s membership was 333,235 at the end of last year – well down on its 532,046 members at the end of

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