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Hundreds protest outside Home Office against Rwanda deportation plan

A lawyer who attended a protest outside the Home Office has said there is “righteous anger” at the Government plan to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Hundreds of protesters took part in a demonstration outside the Home Office in Westminster on ...

13 Jun 2022 at 23:10

Parliamentarians write to ask US to drop extradition proceedings against Assange

A letter to the US attorney general has been signed by 35 parliamentarians calling for extradition proceedings to be dropped against Julian Assange on the fourth anniversary of his detention at Belmarsh prison. Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds ...

10 Apr 2023 at 22:00

Government refuses to commit to blocking Rosebank oil and gas field

The Government has refused to commit to stopping the development of the Rosebank oil and gas field north of the Shetland Islands. It is the largest such field in the North Sea area, capable of producing 69,000 barrels of oil and 44 million cubic ...

30 Mar 2023 at 15:15

Government ‘dragging its feet’ in response to report on women’s state pension

The Government has been accused of dragging its feet over concerns surrounding women affected by changes to the state pension age. A Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report ruled in March that some women born in the 1950s were ...

14 May 2024 at 12:02

Dozens hear case for British republic at ‘naughtiest’ Labour fringe event

Dozens gathered to hear the case for a British republic at a packed fringe event branded the “naughtiest” at the Labour conference. Guests at the meeting on Saturday evening – attended by Labour MP Richard Burgon – were warned against a ...

25 Sept 2022 at 00:53

Starmer: I would not have appointed Mandelson ‘had I known then what I know now’

Sir Keir Starmer said he would never have appointed Lord Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the US if he had known the full extent of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Prime Minister sacked Lord ...

15 Sept 2025 at 15:26

Labour MPs withdraw from anti-Nato statement after threat to lose whip

A “small number” of Labour MPs who signed a statement which criticised Nato have withdrawn their names, the party has confirmed. Some 11 Labour MPs had signed the statement issued by the Stop The War Coalition over the ...

24 Feb 2022 at 20:55

Labour MPs call for Mandelson to be sacked over Epstein relationship

Labour MPs have called on the Prime Minister to sack Lord Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Backbenchers Richard Burgon and Nadia ...

10 Sept 2025 at 19:56

Labour MPs withdraw from anti-Nato statement after threat of suspension

24 Feb 2022 at 21:55

Labour rebel suggests she was victim of ‘macho virility test’ after suspension

One of the seven Labour MPs suspended for rebelling over the two-child benefit cap has suggested she was the victim of a “macho virility test”. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stripped Zarah Sultana ...

24 Jul 2024 at 11:23

PM vows to tackle child poverty with ‘vigour’ amid unease over two-child cap

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to tackle child poverty “with the same vigour” as the last Labour government when challenged over his refusal to immediately axe the two-child benefit cap. His first Prime ...

24 Jul 2024 at 14:20

SNP demands to see legal advice on whether Israel has broken international law

The SNP has demanded that any legal advice given to the Government on whether Israel has broken international law be released. In a letter to Attorney General Victoria Prentis, SNP MP Chris Law ...

03 Apr 2024 at 00:01

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