Labour civil war grows
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Wales' first minister has refused to give her support to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, telling the BBC the leader of the Labour party is "not on the ballot" at her country's elections in May. Eluned Morgan repeatedly refused to say if she thought Starmer was good at his job when she was interviewed by the Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday morning.
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'I'm not dead yet', says Angela Rayner as 80 Labour MPs 'back her in leadership contest' - Former deputy prime minister says Labour’s leadership needs to ‘do better’
Sir Keir Starmer has been elected as the new leader of the Labour Party. He won the contest with a commanding 56.2% of the 490,731 votes cast by party members. Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy finished second and third respectively with vote shares of 27 ...
Andy Burnham can become a Labour MP – but not until 2028, Starmer suggests - Greater Manchester mayor, who the prime minister blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, due to finish
By William James LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - British Labour Party politician Andy Burnham was on Sunday blocked from trying to return to parliament, with lawmakers on the left of the party accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his allies of a political move to keep out a potential leadership rival.
Appearing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chancellor also said Labour's plan for the economy would 'reap dividends this year' as inflation begins to get back to target
Gorton and Denton is ‘straight fight’ between Labour and Reform, says Starmer - Since the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne, speculation has mounted that Reform could win the seat Labour retained with 51% of the vote.
MPs have signed a letter saying that denying local members a real choice reinforces the idea that politics is a ‘remote stitch-up’.