Labour

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Alex Firth and Michael Garcia Bochenek

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?

Labour is squandering its opportunity to restore fairness and rebuild credibility in the UK asylum system, says Just Fair and the Human Rights Watch

The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
John Bird

The UK’s political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

It is the loss of belief in the effectiveness of government itself that registers most worryingly

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?
Letters

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?

Some readers have said that we should give Labour more time. How long do they need?

Working class and young people are ditching Labour. ‘Aping Reform’ won’t bring them back
Politics

Working class and young people are ditching Labour. ‘Aping Reform’ won’t bring them back

The radical right have stolen the centre left’s clothes – but it’s not too late to fight back
Nick Garland

The radical right have stolen the centre left’s clothes – but it’s not too late to fight back

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‘It’s a vicious cycle’: Labour’s benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds
Multiple sclerosis

‘It’s a vicious cycle’: Labour’s benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it
Nadia Whittome MP

Britain has enough money to fix our problems. We just lack the political will to share it

Revealed: The areas where more than half of disabled people could lose their benefits
Disability benefits

Revealed: The areas where more than half of disabled people could lose their benefits

Letters: Pensioners like me are privileged to receive a triple-lock pension
Letters

Letters: Pensioners like me are privileged to receive a triple-lock pension

Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say
Politics

Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?
Democracy

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights

Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Poverty

Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment
Child poverty

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts
Paula Barker MP

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts

Disability benefit cuts ‘impossible to support’, Starmer told by his own MPs: ‘Cuts create poverty’
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts ‘impossible to support’, Starmer told by his own MPs: ‘Cuts create poverty’

Starmer and Trump agree ‘historic’ UK-US trade deal. Here’s everything you need to know
UK-US trade deal

Starmer and Trump agree ‘historic’ UK-US trade deal. Here’s everything you need to know

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers
Mathew Hulbert

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers

Don’t justify spending cuts with ‘overinflated’ promises on AI, Labour told: ‘AI isn’t perfect’
Artificial Intelligence

Don’t justify spending cuts with ‘overinflated’ promises on AI, Labour told: ‘AI isn’t perfect’

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‘Time for radical thinking’: What’s the bigger picture behind Reeves’ dramatic benefit cuts?
Spring statement

‘Time for radical thinking’: What’s the bigger picture behind Reeves’ dramatic benefit cuts?

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Wealth tax

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes

Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?
Five years on from the pandemic

Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
Community energy

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister