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UK Labour Party picks centrist leader Choice of Keir Starmer seen as repudiation of radical socialism pushed by Corbyn faction Keir Starmer makes a statement via video link following his election as leader of the Labour Party on Saturday. (AFP Photo) LONDON: Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of…

At any other time, the election of a new Labour Party leader would be a front-page story. Tomorrow’s announcement will happen, but will hardly scratch the consciousness of a nation with other things on its mind.Compass, the organisation I'm the Director of, ended its singular link with Labour in 2011…

Amid the first nationwide school closure in modern British history, 10 Downing Street this week published a list of “key workers”: those deemed “critical to the Covid-19 response” in a bid to ensure that the country continues to function during the pandemic.  The list consists almost entirely of public sector and…

Winning New Format for Question Time As Guido revealed earlier this week, the BBC’s flagship debate programme Question Time was to go ahead last night without an audience for the first time in its 41 year history, as well as spread out panellists demonstrating social distancing. What resulted was one…

Prime Minister's Questions has taken place in a half-empty House of Commons, after Labour and the Conservatives told MPs not scheduled to raise a query with Boris Johnson to stay away.Amid fears over coronavirus spreading at Westminster, the government asked politicians "respectfully" to "adhere to this advice".Labour urged its MPs…

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UK15:45 GMT 15.03.2020(updated 18:04 GMT 15.03.2020) Get short URLIn the run-up to the UK election in December 2019, Russian hackers were unfoundedly accused of leaking documents on negotiations between Britain and the US, which were used by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the election campaign.In an article published in The…

Some of the commentary on the Budget suggests that had Labour won the general election, a new chancellor would have presented a similar financial and economic package: focusing infrastructure spending on roads, neglecting to fix Universal Credit, failing to lift working people out of poverty and deprioritising investment in green technologies. Counterfactuals…

Image copyright AFP Image caption James Brokenshire is among ministers working from home Parliament may still be open for business but the coronavirus crisis is rapidly changing life for MPs.Although only one has so far tested positive - the health minister Nadine Dorries - an increasing number are choosing to…

The utter exasperation among the business community in recent weeks over the Conservatives’ planned clampdown on immigration from the European Union has been eye-catching. And when even Scottish Secretary Alister Jack concedes there is a problem, you might hope that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel et al…