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Labour to crack down on international students claiming asylum amid huge local election losses to Reform
The government will target international students applying for asylum in the UK in a bid to slash migration figures, a report ...
Labour minister dismisses rape gangs as ‘dog whistle’ issue
Lucy Powell, the Labour Cabinet minister, is facing calls to resign after dismissing the grooming gangs scandal as a “dog ...
Labour narrowly holds Doncaster mayoralty
Labour's Ros Jones held the position of Mayor of Doncaster, with Reform in second place Labour has narrowly retained the ...
What next for Labour after local elections? Warnings for Keir Starmer from his own party
One of Labour's metro mayors has warned losses in South Yorkshire are the "canary in the coalmine" - while a north east MP ...
Local elections were ‘devastating’ for Labour, says top pollster John Curtice
Exclusive: Curtice warns that Starmer’s failings have opened the door for Reform, while fellow pollster Luke Tryl suggests ...
Labour first minister says party's MPs not standing up for Wales
The first minister has accused Welsh Labour MPs in Westminster of not standing up for Wales, BBC Wales has learned. Eluned ...
Labour peer under fire for saying ‘farmers with shiny tractors not poor’
A Labour peer has come under fire for saying farmers protesting in Whitehall against the Government’s inheritance tax (IHT) ...
Conservatives call for Labour's Lucy Powell to resign over grooming gang remarks
The leader of the House of Commons later said she was "sorry" if she was "unclear" in her response to the topic being raised ...