Tag: Labour Party (UK)

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 07:00 UTC

  Ex-London mayor resigns from Labour party following anti-Semitism controversy

  

  Ken Livingstone has said he is resigning from the Labour Party. The ex-London mayor has been suspended since 2016 in a row over allegations of anti-Semitism following comments he made about Hitler and Zionism.

• Friday, May 11th 2018 - 06:00 UTC

  “Lords should not undermine the will of the majority” that voted for Brexit

  

  Peers should not undermine the will of those who voted Brexit, a senior minister has said after the UK Government suffered 14 defeats over key legislation. Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said the Lords has made significant improvements to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, which transfers EU law into UK law, linked to devolution.

• Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:06 UTC

  Theresa May determined to deliver Brexit, but her cabinet remains divided, and so is opposition Labour

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted she had the “determination to deliver Brexit” as she came under pressure from both wings of the Tory party to change course.

• Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  England local elections: May relieved, Corbyn questioned and Lib-Dem surging

  

  Britain’s two main parties emerged from May 3 local elections in England in a draw, with Labor making gains but failing to capture target councils from the Conservatives. Ukip (Independent party) was almost wiped out, losing all but three of its 126 seats, but the Liberal Democrats had a good night, gaining 75 seats and winning control of four more councils.

• Monday, April 30th 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Sunday Times claims massive Russian twitter support of Labour in last general election

  

  Thousands of Russian Twitter accounts were used to rally support for Labour in the closing stages of last year’s general election, it has been claimed. The Sunday Times said an investigation it conducted in conjunction with Swansea University had identified 6,500 Russian accounts tweeting supportive messages for Labour and denigrating the Conservatives.

• Friday, April 27th 2018 - 12:12 UTC

  Tories divided on the customs union and PM May on the brink

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered her biggest Brexit blow so far when MPs on Thursday backed a call in the House of Commons for Britain to stay in a European customs union. A debate, promoted by the main opposition Labour Party, was agreed unanimously after a four hour discussion in the House of Commons.

• Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  UK could consider an extension of Brexit talks if Parliament rejects withdrawal deal

  

  Brexit Secretary David Davis has suggested the UK government could consider asking for Brexit negotiations to be extended if Parliament votes down the withdrawal deal later this year. Speaking to the Exiting the EU Committee on Wednesday, Davis conceded that it would not be impossible to prolong Article 50 negotiations, having previously said that the deal would “fall” if MPs vote it down.

• Tuesday, April 24th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  London mayor calls on voters to try and halt a hard Brexit with a massive turnout in local elections

  

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the capital’s 1.1 million EU nationals to turn out in force at next week’s local elections to try to halt a hard Brexit. Speaking ahead of campaigning in south London with Labour’s shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer, Mr Khan said the Windrush scandal showed the Tories’ “divisive” stance on immigration.

• Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Customs union debate in Commons on Thursday; Lords voted in support

  

  The UK government has restated its commitment to leaving the EU's custom union - ahead of a symbolic vote on the issue this week. Last Wednesday, the government suffered defeat on the EU Withdrawal Bill in the House of Lords - when peers voted in favor of staying in the customs union. As a result, MPs will get a chance to debate the proposal on Thursday..

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

  Hammond: no end to austerity: surpluses will be used to lower UK debt

  

  British Chancellor Philip Hammond has rejected calls by Labour and some Conservatives to announce the end of austerity in his spring statement on Tuesday. He is expected to unveil the smallest budget deficit since 2002, thanks to better than expected public finances.