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UK Labour suspends four lawmakers over welfare rebellion
Britain's Labour Party suspended four of its lawmakers on Wednesday for organising plans to vote against the government over ...
What happened the last time a Labour government opted to lower the voting age?
There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.
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U.K.’s Labour Party Looks To Shore Up its Dwindling Electoral Odds by Lowering Voting Age to 16
The leader of the opposition Reform party, Nigel Farage, is calling the plan an ‘attempt to rig the political system.’ ...
Reform spent just £5.5m on the 2024 election, while Labour’s majority cost £30m – new data
The real winners in 2024 though, certainly in terms of bang for their respective bucks, are Reform and the Lib Dems, both of ...
New rows over old divisions in Labour before Westminster MPs take summer break
British prime minister Keir Starmer attempts to reassert authority but risks reopening wounds by suspending rebel MPs ...
Chinese car brands blocked by Labour from £650m electric vehicle grant
Labour are rumoured to be on the verge of blocking Chinese electric vehicles from a new £650 million grant scheme. In response, Beijing has issued a stern warning to the Labour Party government, with ...
Starmer’s suspension of ‘rebel’ MPs risks alienating his party in a way he can’t afford
The claim is that the four rebels and three MPs who lost envoy status are persistent rebels, but this is an overreaction. In ...
Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’
Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’ - Comes as Keir Starmer’s attempt to impose discipline on party faces fresh challenge from Diane Abb ...