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On 29 June the Queen’s Speech marked the opening of parliament under Theresa May’s new government. With a reduced mandate and no overall majority without the support of the Democratic Unionist Party, the government has scaled back its plans. The result is a legislative programme that has few...
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Drop in university applications of 25,000 shows impact of fees, says Rayner
University applications have dropped by 4% on last year, showing the “worrying impact” the Tories have had on young people’s chances, Angela Rayner has said. Rayner, the shadow education secretary, pointed to the 19% drop in those applying...
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Labour wants to work with Europe, says Corbyn ahead of key Brussels meeting
Labour is a government in waiting, keen to work with the EU to help build a different Europe, Jeremy Corbyn has said ahead of a meeting with the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator. Corbyn is due to have an extended meeting with Michel Barnier, the...
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Protect workers’ rights — or we’ll vote against repeal bill, says Keir Starmer
Change tack on parliamentary scrutiny and workers’ rights, or Labour will vote against your great repeal bill, Keir Starmer has told the weakened government. Starmer, Labour’s shadow Brexit secretary, has said that he is “putting the government...
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SMEs will be crucial to building a strong post-Brexit economy. So why do the Tories continue to ignore their very real needs?
On 29 June the Queen’s Speech marked the opening of parliament under Theresa May’s new government. With a reduced mandate and no overall majority without the support of the Democratic Unionist Party, the government has scaled back its plans. The...
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Open letter: BAME councillor deselection
This is an open letter to the Labour party’s national executive committee in response to the deselection of Cllr Samantha Jury-Dada. We are writing to you to raise our concerns about recent incidents in the party and especially in local parties,...
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PMQs: Thornberry in full flight as she hammers Green on Brexit deal or no deal
“Are ministers just making it up as they go along, or is it still the government’s clear policy that no deal is an option?” Emily Thornberry was deputising for Jeremy Corbyn today at prime minister’s questions, and she well and...
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Together we can shape the future – the Co-Op party mark their centenary
The Co-Operative party are celebrating their centenary this year, and have released a video to mark their successes in 100 years of parliamentary politics. The film has contributions from Labour Co-Operative...
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Corbyn hails “gains in every nation and region” despite party’s third defeat
Theresa May now has no authority and no mandate, Jeremy Corbyn said today, as he published a video thanking everyone who voted for Labour. He said there was no public wish for a “race to the bottom...
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Our party offers hope and leadership – Owen Jones’ election video demands Labour vote
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SMEs will be crucial to building a strong post-Brexit economy. So why do the Tories continue to ignore their very real needs?
On 29 June the Queen’s Speech marked the opening of parliament under Theresa May’s new government. With a reduced mandate and no overall majority without the support of the Democratic Unionist Party, the government has scaled back its plans. The result is a legislative programme that has few priorities other than leaving the European Union. This is insufficient, given the concerns that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have been raising with the government. At the forefront of these is […]
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Drop in university applications of 25,000 shows impact of fees, says Rayner
University applications have dropped by 4% on last year, showing the “worrying impact” the Tories have had on young people’s chances, Angela Rayner has said. Rayner, the shadow education secretary, pointed to the 19% drop in those applying to nursing courses as “utterly shocking”. “These figures show the worrying impact of a Conservative government happy to burden young people with over £50,000 of debt just for getting an education,” she said. The UCAS figures show a drop of 4%, or […]
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Labour wants to work with Europe, says Corbyn ahead of key Brussels meeting
Labour is a government in waiting, keen to work with the EU to help build a different Europe, Jeremy Corbyn has said ahead of a meeting with the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator. Corbyn is due to have an extended meeting with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, today. The move shows that Labour’s importance to Brussels has increased as a result of the election result. He will be joined by Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, and Diane Abbott, […]
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Protect workers’ rights — or we’ll vote against repeal bill, says Keir Starmer
Change tack on parliamentary scrutiny and workers’ rights, or Labour will vote against your great repeal bill, Keir Starmer has told the weakened government. Starmer, Labour’s shadow Brexit secretary, has said that he is “putting the government on notice” that it needs to alter its approach to the negotiations to leave the EU. As a result of the hung parliament, the Tories could lose votes if just a few people rebel against them. Starmer’s comments to The Guardian suggest a significant change […]
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Select committees: Cooper and Benn keep positions as Greenwood and Reeves win
Yvette Cooper and Hilary Benn won their elections for influential select committees uncontested, while Rachel Reeves and Lilian Greenwood were among the newly elected chairs. Reeves, the Leeds West MP and former economist, beat colleagues Ian Lucas, Liam Byrne and Albert Owen to the coveted role of business, energy and industrial strategy committee chair. Greenwood, the former shadow transport secretary, who resigned last June, was elected chair of transport select committee. She beat Geraint Davies, Clive Efford, Gavin Shuker and […]
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