UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK PM Keir Starmer faces pressure to halt Angela Rayner’s workers’ rights bill, as business leaders warn reforms risk raising costs amid weak growth. As reported by The Telegraph, business leaders warn Sir Keir Starmer against pushing
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – British PM Keir Starmer backs UK Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson after messages to US financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. As reported by The Telegraph, Sir Keir Starmer supports Lord Mandelson after he posed in
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Health Secretary Wes Streeting urges Israel’s President Isaac Herzog to answer genocide and war crime allegations during UK visit amid Gaza conflict. As reported by The Independent, Wes Streeting said Isaac Herzog must answer war crime allegations during
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK PM Sir Keir Starmer faces pressure from unions to uphold Labour’s workers’ rights bill after Angela Rayner’s exit as Deputy PM amid business pushback. As reported by The Independent, Keir Starmer faced calls to maintain Labour’s
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Reform UK leader Nigel Farage ruled out a pact with former PM Boris Johnson, blaming him for immigration, while defending Nadine Dorries joining his party. As reported by The Guardian, Nigel Farage rejected a pact with Boris
Gaza (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, sailing with a Gaza aid flotilla, warned UK PM Keir Starmer of his legal duty to prevent genocide under international law. As reported by The Guardian, speaking from a flotilla heading to Gaza,
David Lammy (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK foreign minister David Lammy has been appointed deputy prime minister, replacing Angela Rayner, who resigned amid a mounting tax scandal. Lammy was promoted to deputy prime minister as part of a large cabinet upheaval that
Barnet (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A new Defra secretary was appointed on 5 September during a cabinet reshuffle sparked by Angela Rayner’s resignation as deputy prime minister. Steve Reed, who took over the housing brief left by Ms. Rayner’s resignation earlier in
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK PM Keir Starmer faces warnings against an official Islamophobia definition, with advisers citing free speech risks and potential overzealous enforcement. As reported by The Telegraph, Jonathan Hall KC, the government’s top terror laws adviser, has warned
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticises PM Keir Starmer, calling him “arrogant” as Deputy PM Angela Rayner admits underpaying stamp duty. As reported by the Independent, Kemi Badenoch claimed Sir Keir Starmer is “too arrogant to admit errors,”
