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Seamus Logan: Labour's Victorian approach to welfare is shameful

A NEW report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) highlights the lack of progress made by the Labour Government on key measures of hardship ...

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Academics demand UK Government lift visa restrictions for trapped students in Gaza

MORE than 2000 academics from across the UK have demanded that the Labour Government remove visa restrictions for Palestinians with scholarships to…

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'If not now, when?': Cabinet ministers pressure Keir Starmer to recognise Palestine

Labour cabinet ministers are placing pressure on Keir Starmer to immediately recognise the state of Palestine, according to reports ...

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SNP call on Labour backbenchers to push for end to two-child cap

LABOUR backbenchers have been urged to use their "appetite for rebellion" to pressure the UK Government into dropping the two-child…

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SNP MPs in call for full arms embargo on Israel

SNP MPs have joined calls with more than 50 MPs for the UK Government to issue a full arms embargo on Israel

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Second train company nationalised and returned to public ownership

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Labour nationalises second train company

Operator c2c, which runs services between London Fenchurch Street and south Essex, was taken into public ownership on Sunday.

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Nationalisation of train operators ‘tackling deep-rooted problems’ – minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander made the claim ahead of c2c becoming the second operator to be nationalised by the Labour Government on Sunday.

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Labour are 'ruling out all options' to reduce Scots' energy bills, says John Swinney

LABOUR are “ruling out all options” to reduce Scots' energy bills, John Swinney has said ...

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Activists 'to defy Labour with illegal pro-Palestine T-shirts' at Edinburgh protest

PROTESTERS are set to defy the Labour Government’s proscription of the group Palestine Action at a demonstration in Edinburgh, The National…

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'Stop excuses and recognise Palestine', Labour told as France ramps up pressure

THE SNP have urged the Labour Government to “stop the excuses”, heed the words of European allies, and recognise the state of Palestine ...

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Cabinet minister refuses to confirm if two-child cap will be scrapped

A cabinet minister has refused to confirm whether the Labour Government will keep the the two-child benefit cap in place in a bid to save money

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NI Communities Minister attacks ‘shameful’ welfare reform plans

Gordon Lyons said the Labour Government had made an ‘incredible mess’ of its welfare reform agenda.

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Keir Starmer told keeping two-child cap is 'ultimate betrayal' after welfare U-turn

KEIR Starmer has been warned that keeping the two-child benefit cap would be the “ultimate betrayal” following reports that the Labour…

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Labour equate Palestine Action to 'Maniacs Murder Cult' in terror order

THE Labour Government is moving to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation at the same time as proscribing the neo-Nazi “Maniacs…

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Wes Streeting forced to admit Labour wants fewer people claiming disability benefits

THE Health Secretary was forced to admit that the Labour Government wants fewer disabled people to be able to claim benefits ahead of a crunch vote…

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Labour partially U-turn on benefits cuts in bid to win over rebel MPs

The Labour Government has partially U-turned on its cuts to welfare in a bid to appease rebel MPs

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OPINION - Letting illegal migrants work as delivery drivers is destroying London's social fabric

Last Friday, I made an unannounced visit to an asylum hotel in central London. I found clear evidence of illegal working.

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100 charities challenge Ian Murray and Scottish Labour to oppose UK welfare cuts

MORE than 100 charities have united to urge Scottish MPs to reject proposed welfare cuts by the Labour Government, claiming they would push more…

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EU, taxes, and Labour 'out of step': What we learned in John Curtice's polling report

NEW polling has shown the Labour Government is “totally out of step with voters” on a range of issues including the EU, taxation, and welfare ...

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Ian Murray 'does not understand how devolution works', SNP minister says

SCOTLAND will only ever be able to escape continued wranglings with the UK Government over social security through gaining independence, a Scottish…

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UK Government accused of 'actively participating in genocide' by training IDF

The Labour Government has been accused of 'actively participating in genocide' after it admitted that the UK is currently hosting and training…

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UK 'currently' training Israeli soldiers on UK soil, Labour Government admits

The UK is hosting and training soldiers from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) despite allegations that the military is engaged in genocide in…

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SNP urge Rachel Reeves to abandon disability cuts after winter fuel U-turn

THE SNP have urged Rachel Reeves to scrap the planned cuts to disability benefits in the wake of the winter fuel U-turn ...

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Labour Government ‘must protect’ UK-flagged Madleen aid ship seized by Israel

THE Labour Government has been urged to protect a UK-flagged Gaza-bound aid boat that has been seized by Israel ...

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