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‘Regardless of socioeconomic circumstances, Black pregnant women are facing racism in UK,’ says Labour MP
Higher rates of maternal mortality among Black women isn’t just an issue in the United States – here in the UK, Black women are up to four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women. We spoke to the Labour MP and black maternal health advocate Bell Ribeiro-Addy and asked her…
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Climate Debate: Did ULEZ cost Labour votes?
As the dust settles on the by-election results, there’s one question that Labour is no doubt wrestling with: how to manage the ULEZ controversy, and more broadly, its green policy, in the face of the Uxbridge loss.
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Labour overturn 20,000 Conservative majority to win Selby and Ainsty by-election
Labour are busy in Selby and Ainsty doing a victory lap after overturning a Tory majority of twenty thousand – a result that will send 25 year old Kier Mather to Westminster.
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Voters ‘thumped for money’ by London ULEZ scheme, says Labour’s Deputy leader Angela Rayner amid by-election defeat
We spoke to Labour’s Deputy leader, Angela Rayner and I began by asking her how she responded to the Conservative’s claim that London mayor Sadiq Khan had lost Labour the election in Uxbridge because of his controversial plan to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
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‘Punishment and imprisonment is not the answer’ to preventing late abortion, says Labour MP
A woman who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown is to be released from prison early.
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North of Tyne mayor resigns from Labour saying party loyalty ‘broken down in the north east’
The North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has resigned from the Labour party after it blocked him from running for mayor of the north-east. Mr Driscoll – who’s been described as the ‘last Corbynista in power’ – said he plans to run against Labour as an independent when the new Mayoralty is elected next year if he can raise £25,000 by the end of August.
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No public service spending cuts under Labour vows Reeves
We speak to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose party came out with some new policy proposals on housing today.
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Starmer promises more teachers in Labour education reform plan
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to reform education to break what he said were the low expectations holding back working class children.
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Government has ‘failed’ to have vision for reforming social care, says Labour MP
We spoke to shadow health minister Liz Kendall.
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Possibility of Thames Water going bust ‘should not have been a surprise’ to government, says Labour MP
We spoke to Labour MP Darren Jones, who chairs the Business and Trade select committee.
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FactCheck: Labour claims ‘Tory mortgage penalty’ costs £2,900
There’s more to this figure than meets the eye.
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Glenda Jackson: Actor turned Labour MP dies at 87
Glenda Jackson took acting seriously. Her fierce talent saw her claim two Oscars before the age of 40 – one in a comic film.
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Boris Johnson’s constituents react to resignation as Labour eyes by-election
A by-election and a new MP awaits for the people of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in West London.
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‘Every year we have an NHS crisis’: Sir Keir Starmer lays out Labour’s NHS reform plan
Cutting waiting times, reducing heart disease and preventing suicides – these were just some of Sir Keir Starmer’s pledges – when he promised to make the NHS ‘fit for the future’.
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Labour MPs call on Keir Starmer for ‘urgent action’ on racism
Martin Forde was the barrister appointed by Sir Keir Starmer to investigate allegations of racism, sexism and bullying within the Labour Party in the wake of its anti-semitism crisis.