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Pro-Palestine protesters outside parliament as MPs vote on an amendment calling for a ceasefire. Photo: Clare Hymer

Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

On Wednesday night, one third of Labour MPs defied the whip and voted for a ceasefire. Others gave stirring speeches in favour, then abstained anyway.

Labour leader Keir Starmer. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Reuters

Opinion: The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed

Joe Guinan

Details are starting to emerge of the most secretive and dishonest leadership campaign in the history of British politics.

Protesters hold letters spelling out 'Starmer shame'

Opinion: Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him

Michael Chessum

Tory unpopularity, coupled with Labour’s monopoly on opposition, means Keir Starmer can do whatever he likes - and probably still win an election. But at what moral cost?

Report: Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza

Clare Hymer

All 31 Labour councillors in Sheffield backed a motion in support of Palestine, as opposition to the party’s line on Israel builds.

Analysis: Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister left Downing Street a year ago today. While most people remember Liz Truss as a joke, her premiership was actually a catastrophic defeat for the libertarian right, argues Matthew Butcher.

Opinion: The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians

Palestinian Youth Movement

Britain is embroiled in war propaganda not unlike that deployed to manufacture consent for the war on Iraq. The British public should show more courage in its dissent, argues the Palestinian Youth Movement.

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Amazon has received repeated requests from workers for union recognition amid allegations of 'union busting', but a senior boss just told a Labour party event that workers don't want to unionise. Polly Smythe reports

a woman in a beige hijab and black coat gives a speech at a lectern underneath a red gazebo

Report: Muslim MP Forced to Flee Labour Conference After Visiting Palestine Stall

Rivkah Brown

Apsana Begum left the party’s Liverpool conference after the Tory chairman demanded she have the whip withdrawn. Rivkah Brown reports.

Report: Activist Disrupts Leader’s Speech at Labour Party Conference

Clare Hymer

An activist stormed the stage at the start of Keir Starmer’s conference speech and covered him in glitter.

Opinion: Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?

Michael Chessum

Until recently, electoral alternatives to Labour seemed doomed, writes Michael Chessum. But with a host of political parties and independent candidates sweeping up the leftists Starmer has alienated, could this finally be changing?

Opinion: How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Alfie Meadows needed brain surgery after being struck by a police officer during the 2010 student protests. They then tried to criminalise him. The man responsible for public prosecutions at the time? Keir Starmer.

a man with brown greying hair and a white shirt faces the camera, a microphone to the right of the screen and white bookshelves in the background

Report: Rory Stewart Slams Keir Starmer for ‘Disgusting’ Treatment of Jeremy Corbyn

Rivkah Brown

In an interview with Novara Media, the ex-Tory MP says “it’s mad” that Corbyn was suspended, saying the “controlling” Starmer “lacks confidence”. Rivkah Brown reports.

A man in a high vis yellow jacket and a black baseball cap, with a grey short beard, holds a sign on which is painted in graffiti-style font 'stop ulez'

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

57% of Londoners support the supposedly controversial scheme, writes Ell Folan.

Keir Starmer arrives at his London home.

Opinion: Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?

Aaron Bastani

If ‘progressive’ centrist politicians really want to strike a chord, they need a compelling story for the country, writes Aaron Bastani, not just more hard luck stories about themselves.

Tony Blair and Keir Starmer look unhappy

Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Position on Austerity Is Almost Identical to the Tories’

Aaron Bastani

With his 'tough' position on public spending Keir Starmer is being far more dishonest than Liz Truss - and far more outlandish than Jeremy Corbyn.

two white men sit opposite one another wearing headphones and with microphones stood in front of them, against a background of old books

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

From Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Ed Balls and George Osborne, political 'frenemies' are having a moment. It’s all part of a centrist attempt to turn politics into a dinner table argument rather than a matter of life and death, writes Juliet Jacques.

a woman in a keffiyeh holds a drum that says '75 years settler colonisation', with free palestine placards surrounding her

Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?

Ell Folan

The polls are unequivocal: nobody likes Israel, not even Tories, writes Ell Folan. So why are our politicians so absolutely committed to keeping their fingers in their ears?

A white woman with long grey curly hair, a beige cardigan and thick-rimmed glasses smiles besides a white woman with a brown bob and grey top

Report: One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs

Rivkah Brown

Julie Cattell, a non-Jewish Labour candidate in Brighton & Hove, told Jewish people they weren’t real Jews. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

Opinion: The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed

Joe Guinan

Opinion: Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him

Michael Chessum

Report: Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza

Clare Hymer

Analysis: Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Matthew Butcher

Opinion: The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians

Palestinian Youth Movement

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Report: Muslim MP Forced to Flee Labour Conference After Visiting Palestine Stall

Rivkah Brown

Report: Activist Disrupts Leader’s Speech at Labour Party Conference

Clare Hymer

Opinion: Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?

Michael Chessum

Opinion: How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Report: Rory Stewart Slams Keir Starmer for ‘Disgusting’ Treatment of Jeremy Corbyn

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?

Ell Folan

Report: One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs

Rivkah Brown

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Analysis: A Third of Keir Starmer’s MPs Defied Him Over the Vote for a Ceasefire

Simon Childs & Moya Lothian-McLean

Opinion: The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed

Joe Guinan

Opinion: Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him

Michael Chessum

Report: Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza

Clare Hymer

Analysis: Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives

Matthew Butcher

Opinion: The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians

Palestinian Youth Movement

Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief

Polly Smythe

Report: Muslim MP Forced to Flee Labour Conference After Visiting Palestine Stall

Rivkah Brown

Report: Activist Disrupts Leader’s Speech at Labour Party Conference

Clare Hymer

Opinion: Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?

Michael Chessum

Opinion: How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Report: Rory Stewart Slams Keir Starmer for ‘Disgusting’ Treatment of Jeremy Corbyn

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers

Ell Folan

Opinion: Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Position on Austerity Is Almost Identical to the Tories’

Aaron Bastani

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?

Ell Folan

Report: One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs

Rivkah Brown

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