Starmer will vow to get Labour ‘back in business’ in conference speech September 29, 2021 Sir Keir Starmer will today vow to get Labour “back in business” while rejecting the Jeremy Corbyn era in his make-or-break party conference speech today. The Labour leader will use the speech to attack the Conservatives by claiming the government is “lost in the woods” and announce a string of new policies, including a teacher [...]
Labour conference: Starmer says winning next election more important than party unity September 28, 2021 Sir Keir Starmer has said winning the next election is more important than party unity as the Labour leader prepares for his party conference speech tomorrow. Starmer, who has spent much of the conference in Brighton trying to marginalise the left of the party, said “I didn’t come into politics to vote over and over [...]
Labour goes into bat for the City of London in future trade deals September 28, 2021 Labour is calling for the government to include more provisions for financial services in the UK’s post-Brexit trade deals, with one shadow cabinet minister praising the “tremendous work” of the City during Covid. Shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry said at a fringe event at the Labour conference that the economic crisis would have been [...]
Labour conference: City lawyers would be forced to give free help to rape victims under Starmer September 28, 2021 A Labour government will force City lawyers to take on 35 hours a year of free work on behalf of rape victims, shadow justice secretary David Lammy has announced. The new policy would see City of London firms disqualified from winning government contracts unless every one of their lawyers undertakes the pro bono work. Lammy [...]
Sadiq Khan: English footballers inspired me to open up on racist abuse September 28, 2021 Sadiq Khan has said English football players like Marcus Rashford have inspired him to start speaking about the racism and death threats he receives. Khan said today that people “need to know” that “the mayor of the greatest city in the world needs protection 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because of the [...]
City of London Corporation calls on Labour to support growth of UK financial services September 28, 2021 The City of London’s local authority has called on Labour to give more vocal support to the financial services sectors post-Covid. The City of London Corporation urged Labour “to support and promote the growth of financial and professional services across the UK” to drive the economic recovery. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves did not mention financial [...]
Andy McDonald quits Labour shadow cabinet with attack on Starmer September 27, 2021 A Corbynite Labour MP has today resigned from the shadow cabinet and launched an attack on leader Sir Keir Starmer. Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald resigned during the third day of the Labour party conference in Brighton, claiming that he refused orders from Starmer to argue against a £15 minimum wage at an event. In a [...]
Downing Street has cycling lanes row with TfL over £100m funding allocation September 27, 2021 Long-running tensions between Downing Street and City Hall have ignited again, after Transport for London (TfL) were slapped down over plans to give £100m to councils that have ripped out cycle lanes. Documents obtained by The Telegraph showed that TfL wanted to give £100m to councils that had removed cycling lanes and eliminated low traffic [...]
Labour conference: Reeves pledges to spend £252bn on green investment by 2030 September 27, 2021 Labour will spend £252bn on a package of green investment if it wins government at the next election, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced. Reeves today said she would spend £28bn a year on green infrastructure “to unlock that potential, create secure jobs and protect our planet for future generations”, while also declaring that the [...]
Sadiq Khan to call for Labour unity as he sets out his stall for future leadership bid September 27, 2021 Sadiq Khan will today call for a fractious Labour party to unite before fighting the next election, while also trumpeting his own achievements as London mayor in what is being seen as an attempt to set out his stall for a future leadership bid. Khan is expected to say that “Labour is already making a [...]
