Labour policy likely to irritate Israel, whose prime minister reacted angrily when Ireland, Spain and Norway officially recognised Palestine in May Keir Starmer is planning …
It comes after the Institute for Fiscal Studies raised concerns about at the honesty of the debate about taxation during the campaign Frank Hester, the …
Action against five accused, including Jeremy Corbyn’s former chief of staff, estimated to have cost £1.5m General election live – latest updates Labour has withdrawn …
Darren Rodwell will not be on party’s 650-strong list of candidates after series of allegations about his behaviour UK general election live – latest updates …
Exclusive: Yvette Cooper says a Labour government would instruct new enforcement body to act over alleged exploitation of workers Labour will launch an investigation into …
Sources say Abbott, who deleted post about Starmer, will be approved as election candidate on Tuesday Diane Abbott will be reselected to fight her seat …
‘Whichever party offers a credible plan for childcare may well stand to win over a crucial constituency of swing voters come July,’ think tank director …
Shami Chakrabarti comments on Abbott’s position amid reports party offering peerages to MPs who stand down UK politics live – latest updates Diane Abbott is …
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that green energy projects would be kickstarted across the country within months. He plans to create a publicly-owned …
The strength of feeling in Hackney has been echoed elsewhere, with dozens of prominent Black Britons signing an open letter – seen by The Independent …
The Labour leader has been even more ruthless in imposing his favoured candidates on local parties than Tony Blair or Gordon Brown, writes John Rentoul
Shadow treasury minister Darren Jones told the BBC Labour will not raises the tax burden on ‘working people’ Darren Jones, Labour’s shadow Treasury minister, has …
Wes Streeting says another Conservative term could result in waiting list swelling to 10m cases Labour has promised to clear the NHS waiting list backlog …
Three activists with links to Hackney constituency widely talked about as possible replacements to stand for election Labour could select one of three “credible” candidates …
Candidacy applications open for safe seats after six MPs announce retirements with more expected UK politics live – latest updates Labour has opened applications for …
Exclusive: Robert Hayward, who identified ‘shy Tories’ in 1992, suggests the party is winning support from undecided voters Some of the polls before the general …
Labour issues briefing note highlight 22 ‘unanswered questions’ including where recruits would live as ex-military chief describes it as ‘bonkers’ As Eleni Courea and Aletha …
Leader targets swing voters in Kent and Essex while shadow chancellor makes vow on taxes and spending Keir Starmer will declare on Monday that Labour …
Shadow chancellor rules out income tax and national insurance rises and says manifesto will have no unfunded proposals UK politics live – latest updates Rachel …
Financial indexes barely flickered as the election was announced, suggesting Starmer’s move to woo the City has been a success Five years ago, the prospect …
Shadow justice secretary says Conservatives have ‘badly mismanaged criminal justice system’ as memo sent to chief constables by police chiefs The treatment of chronically ill …
Chancellor attempts to draw election battle lines, suggesting he wants to reduce national insurance and Labour intends to raise tax UK politics live – latest …
Labour commits to deal agreed last year, following weeks of tension over possible ‘watering down’ UK politics live – latest updates Labour has reached agreement …
Exclusive: Matt Wrack describes ex-Tory’s views as ‘disgraceful’ after she blamed deaths on striking firefighters Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure over the former Tory …