Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour Morgan McSweeney, aged 44, assumed the position last year. He played a key role in helping Sir Keir win the 2020 Labour leadership contest, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn. Instead, he will now assume an unspecified “strategic role”, and
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Labour is hoping to hold off a Tory challenge in the contest, triggered by former MP Tracy Brabin being elected as mayor of West Yorkshire. Speaking to Novara media, a pro-Corbyn publication, Mr Jones urged Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Labour
Speaking on BBC Newsnight, Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper repeatedly ignored questions on whether the Lib Dems would stand aside or hold back for the Labour party. The comments come just days after the Lib Dems caused a stir within the Tory
Euro 2020: Scotland fans chat in London’s Leicester Square England and Scotland go head to head in tonight’s European Football Championships. Tipped to be one of the competition’s biggest games, many have recalled the famous Euro 96 match where the Three Lions
The Tories were left wounded last night after the party lost the seat for the first time in its history, with the Liberal Democrats overturning a 16,000 strong Conservative majority. But while Boris Johnson was dealt a heavy blow by the result,
The UK’s fourth-largest political party overturned a 16,000 majority in a seat that has long been a Conservative stronghold. The Buckinghamshire seat was won by Lib Dem candidate Sarah Green, following the death of former Cabinet minister Dame Cheryl Gillan, who won
Labour brought in devolution for the regions of the UK in the late 1990s. In 1997 voters chose to create a Scottish Parliament and a National Assembly for Wales. The following year Northern Ireland devolution was set in place with the internationally
Britain and Australia announced a free trade deal on Tuesday evening. The UK Government hailed the “ambitious” agreement as an important step in building new trade relationships following its departure from the EU. Britain said cars, Scotch whisky and confectionery would be
Following the news that lockdown will be extended in England until July 19, Good Morning Britain’s Richard Madeley launched a skewering attack on Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth for a “failure” of leadership in opposition. He also branded Labour as not holding
