Charity Commission to review blogpost by Campaign Against Antisemitism CAA accused of engaging in ‘public attacks on government’ after it called suspension of 30 arms exports to Israel ‘obscene’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024
As she delivers her budget, Rachel Reeves must not forget Labour’s historic mission It is well within this government’s power to rebuild our welfare state, says John McDonnell, shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020 The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024
King Charles acknowledges ‘pains of the past’ as he weighs in on reparations row amid pressure on Starmer Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Britain could not afford to pay reparations for its part in the slave trade The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
From new MPs to cabinet ministers, how influential think tank is bankrolling Labour Exclusive: Organisation linked to Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff handed donations totalling £1.5m to more than 100 MPs The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024
Rogue taxi drivers who 'defecate, litter and racially abuse' in villages near Heathrow face £100 fine Hayes and Harlington MP John McDonnell has raised in the Commons this anti-social behaviour causing ‘suffering’ to local residents Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2024
Keir Starmer is ‘the new George Osborne’ says John McDonnell Former Labour shadow chancellor attacks plan to curb welfare fraud and says the prime minister is becoming a ‘replica’ of the former Tory chancellor The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
Starmer promises swift action against welfare fraudsters PM to pledge to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in bid to rebuild public services and save £1.6bn over five years The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Keir Starmer says Labour can deliver change and national renewal in conference speech – as it happened PM promises to ‘leave no stone unturned’ as his government seeks to ‘rebuild our public services’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Keir Starmer and top Labour colleagues to stop taking clothes gifts from donors Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will not accept donations for work outfits after row over Waheed Alli gifts The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024
Fighting over freebies, power and pay? This is not what Labour government is for – and members must say so The disappointment so far is not the challenges we face, but how the new administration has reacted, says Labour MP and former shadow chancellor John McDonnell The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024
Critics of winter fuel payment cut to fight on after government wins vote Opponents plan to push ministers to look at extra help for most vulnerable people in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024
Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts until after MPs have voted Exclusive: Energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh confirmed her department has assessed the impact the policy change will have on pensioners living in fuel poverty, but said only that it will be published ‘in due course’ The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
Dozens of Labour MPs could rebel during Winter Fuel Payment vote DOZENS of Labour MPs could rebel against Keir Starmer’s plan to make major cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment, reports suggest. The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2024
Diane Abbott among London MPs in growing revolt against Keir Starmer's winter fuel payment cuts for pensioners Some 50 Labour MPs may refuse to back the Government over limiting the winter fuel payment in a vote on Tuesday Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024 Keir Starmer under fresh pressure to lift two-child benefit cap in October The prime minister is facing renewed calls to scrap the austerity-era policy after a senior party figure suggested it would not be removed by chancellor Rachel Reeves in the statement this autumn
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024 Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves to end two-child benefit cap in next budget Campaigners are warning the chancellor that any delay will keep hundreds of thousands of children in poverty
The National (Scotland) · Jul 28, 2024 Zarah Sultana: I was the most abused MP – but Labour leadership did nothing A SUSPENDED Labour MP has said she did not hear a word from leadership even after parliamentary authorities highlighted that she was the victim of…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024 Labour will be pushed to axe two-child benefit cap, says John McDonnell Former shadow chancellor claims rebellion a genuine point of conscience, not a coordinated attack on government
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024 My vote was a plea for Labour to tackle child poverty. Its response? To suspend me Seven of us voted for a motion to end the two-child benefit cap – not as ‘gesture politics’, but to fight for a cause we believe in, says the MP John McDonnell
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024 Who are the seven Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer? Several long-serving Labour MPs have been suspend for the first time
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024 Keir Starmer dodges questions on two-child benefit cap in first PMQs as prime minister – as it happened Labour leader quizzed by SNP on benefit cap after suspending seven Labour MPs over their stance on the issue
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024 Keir Starmer accused of ‘authoritarian control-freakery’ over two-child benefit cap rebellion Keir Starmer removed the whip from long-standing figures including former shadow chancellor John McDonnell after they rebelled against the government to back an SNP-led amendment to scrap the policy
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024 Labour rebel says she ‘slept well’ after taking stand over two-child benefit cap Zarah Sultana, one of seven MPs suspended over SNP motion, says she is victim of ‘macho virility test’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 Labour suspends seven rebels who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap Former shadow chancellor John McDonell among Labour MPs who have had whip suspended for six months
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024 Labour need to remove two-child benefit cap immediately amid ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty, MPs say Debate over two-child benefit cap a ‘defining issue for the new Labour government’, John McDonnell says