MPs raise concerns over ‘Orwellian’ powers to crack down on benefit fraud The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill was approved at second reading by 343 to 87, majority 256. Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025
Labour rebels could remain suspended because of Gaza criticism LABOUR rebels suspended from the party may be readmitted if they promise to “behave themselves” – with some expected to remain out in the cold… The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2025
First of seven Labour MPs suspended for voting against party to have whip restored Keir Starmer suspended the seven in July after they voted against two-child benefit cap The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025
Ellie Gomersall: Crackdown on right to protest should terrify and enrage us all THERE may now be a fragile ceasefire in place, but history will not be kind to those who helped facilitate or legitimise Israel’s genocide of the… The National (Scotland) · Jan 21, 2025
Anti-Donald Trump protest set to take place in Whitehall on inauguration day Hundreds of demonstrators are set to gather in London from 5pm Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Three more charged after police crackdown on pro-Palestine rally Three more people have been charged following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London that saw 77 arrests. The National (Scotland) · Jan 20, 2025
Three more people charged over pro-Palestinian protest in central London A total of 77 arrests were made during the rally in Whitehall on Saturday. Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell interviewed by police under caution after attending pro-Palestine rally The former Labour leader was accused of breaking through police lines at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in central London The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2025
Gaza rally: Palestine Solidarity Campaign director charged as Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell quizzed by police London MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell were pictured at the Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest on Saturday Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025
Corbyn and McDonnell agree to police interview after pro-Palestine march Former Labour leader and former shadow chancellor due to be interviewed under caution following protest in London The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell face police interview after pro-Palestine rally JEREMY Corbyn and John McDonnell are to be interviewed under caution by police after a pro-Palestine rally this weekend, according to reports ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 19, 2025
Jeremy Corbyn hits out at Met Police over 'misleading' account of Palestine rally FORMER Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at the Met Police over its handling of a Palestine rally in London on Saturday... The National (Scotland) · Jan 19, 2025
More than 70 protesters arrested in Trafalgar Square after police line broken Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators marched from a static rally in Whitehall to Trafalgar Square on Saturday. Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2025
Lammy: Number one issue to secure release of jailed pro-democracy activist British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained since 2019 and his mother has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike. Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025 Rachel Reeves faces grilling from MPs amid market turmoil Rachel Reeves will move to reassure turbulent financial markets amid high Government borrowing costs as she faces a grilling from MPs on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025 Reeves will be committing ‘political suicide’ if she orders spending cuts, warns John McDonnell Ex-shadow chancellor calls for wealth tax to tackle economic crisis
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025 UK politics: Starmer says ‘door remains open’ for Tulip Siddiq following her resignation as Treasury minister – as it happened PM appoints Emma Reynolds as her replacement as Siddiq steps down but implies she could return to government in future
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025 Starmer insists under-fire Reeves will be in job ‘many, many years’ and rules out emergency Budget: Live Starmer and Badenoch clash over chancellor’s future in fiery PMQs
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 MP suggests Israeli ambassador should face expulsion amid war in Gaza John McDonnell called for isolation both economically and militarily for Israel.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025 There’s a threat lurking right underneath Labour’s nose – and it’s from the left The party wants to seem in control. But many of its MPs have knife-edge majorities that a challenger could obliterate, says independent MP John McDonnell
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024 Peter Mandelson confirmed as new ambassador to US – as it happened Downing Street confirms appointment, with Keir Starmer praising his ‘unrivalled experience’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024 ‘Time is running out’: 12 Nobel laureates urge Keir Starmer to intervene in case of jailed activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah Writers JM Coetzee, Annie Ernaux, Kazuo Ishiguro and Olga Tokarczuk are among the laureates imploring the prime minister to act on behalf of the British Egyptian political prisoner
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024 MPs call for tougher approach towards foreign governments holding UK citizens MP John McDonnell said the Foreign Office should change the travel advice for Egypt on its website
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024 Parties, cabinet and families split – and assisted dying bill still has a long way to go The granular detail of Kim Leadbeater’s bill for England and Wales is yet to be agreed, and some MPs want reassurances before finally backing it
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024 ‘One conversation really changed my mind’: the personal stories driving MPs’ decisions on assisted dying Traditional allies such as Diane Abbott and John McDonnell are split over Friday’s vote as politicians grapple with the issue