Tag: Keir Starmer

Sep 2021. Keir Starmer and Labour

Sir Keir Starmer will tell Labour members on Wednesday that under his leadership, the party will be “back in business”. In his keynote speech at midday, marking the end of the party’s five-day conference in Brighton, Sir Keir will say that with him at the helm, Labour is committed to both “the good society” and… Continue reading Sep 2021. Keir Starmer and Labour

Sep 2021. The Labour Civil War Part 2

The Labour Party is facing a “civil war” over Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to reform the way the Labour leader is elected. He is proposing the one member, one vote (OMOV) system is replaced with a return to the electoral college made up of the unions and affiliate organisations, MPs and party members. The system… Continue reading Sep 2021. The Labour Civil War Part 2

Sep 2021. The Labour Civil War Part 1

Labour’s civil war has been dramatically reignited after one of the last Shadow Cabinet members from Jeremy Corbyn’s era resigned. Furious recriminations flew at the party conference in Brighton after Shadow Employment Rights Secretary Andy McDonald quit last night – saying Keir Starmer told him to block a £15 minimum wage. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239050

Sep 2021. Let’s Talk About the Cerfix

The Health Secretary has accused Sir Keir Starmer of a “total denial of scientific fact” after he claimed it is wrong to say only women have a cervix. The Labour leader was forced to intervene on a debate over transgender rights that has threatened to overshadow this year’s party conference, after MP Rosie Duffield said… Continue reading Sep 2021. Let’s Talk About the Cerfix

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 7

Captain Sir Tom Moore was knighted by the Queen at Windsor Castleafter raising more than £32m for NHS charities by walking 100 laps of his garden. Captain Sir Tom said it was “an absolutely outstanding day, I am absolutely overawed.” “This is such a high award and to get it from Her Majesty as well… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 7

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6

“Black Out Tuesday” was held globally on June 2 in response to the death of George Floyd in the US, which sparked anti-racism protests across the UK. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was toppled and dumped in Bristol Harbour, the same month the UK’s coronavirus… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2

While coronavirus may have dominated 2020, Brexit was back on the cards in early January and the UK formally left the EU on 31st January, beginning an 11-month transition period. No doubt influenced by Brexit, the term ‘Megxit’ was coined a week into the new year when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced plans… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1

As revellers celebrated the start of a new decade last New Year’s Eve, authorities in China confirmed doctors were treating more than a dozen cases of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in the city of Wuhan. This unknown virus, which would later be named Covid-19, led to a global crisis in 2020, with more than a… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1

Jul 2020. Labour and Antisemitism

 July 2020. Labour has agreed to pay “substantial” damages to seven former employees who sued the party in an anti-Semitism row. The party has issued an unreserved apology in the High Court for making “false and defamatory” comments about seven whistleblowers who spoke out in a BBC Panorama programme last year. The individuals had criticised… Continue reading Jul 2020. Labour and Antisemitism