Jeremy Corbyn, 70, turns up at the House of Commons on first day of ‘virtual Parliament’ to watch from the backbenches as new Labour leader Keir Starmer makes PMQs debut – despite advice for the elderly to self-isolate as much as possible The Islington North MP took his seat on the deserted backbenches today He … Read more
Andrew Gwynne, Labour MP for Denton & Reddishwatching PMQs with one-year-old grandson Lyle It was an historic moment as British MPs sat in a ‘virtual Parliament’ for the first time ever as the coronavirus pandemic rages in Britain. But politicians taking part in Prime Minister’s Questions from the safety and comfort of their own homes … Read more
Dominic Raab faced off against Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons today as MPs returned to work in the first ever ‘virtual’ parliament. The Labour leader and Boris Johnson’s stand-in were among the few MPs in the chamber for Prime Minister’s Questions’ this afternoon as the hybrid legislature met for the first time. With just … Read more
Shock internal report into anti-Semitism in the Labour party says it was so rife that some members were borderline neo-Nazis Internal report found Jeremy Corbyn did little to help discipline offenders Found a ‘litany of mistakes and missed opportunities’ amid strained relations It also said a better approach to anti-Semitism complaints had been established By … Read more
Parliament will reopen digitally in little over a week’s time to allow ministers to face scrutiny over their much-criticised handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was confirmed today. The House of Commons will sit on April 21, the scheduled end of its Easter recess, despite the UK continuing to be under a stringent lockdown. Ministers, … Read more
Opposition parties unite to demand the recall of Parliament as new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for right to probe ministers as coronavirus death toll nears 10,000 Sir Keir said that the House of Commons must be open for business after Easter The new Labour leader said even if it means MPs asking questions … Read more
Momentum’s anger at Keir Starmer’s purge of Labour left as they call on Corbynistas to unite to stop party being ‘taken over’ by centrists’ The organisation has called on left-wing factions within the Labour party to unite Momentum backed Rebecca Long-Bailey in the election, who lost in a landslide New leader has spent his first week … Read more
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband returned to the party’s frontbench today as he was unveiled as part of Sir Keir Starmer’s new-look shadow cabinet. Mr Miliband has been brought back as shadow business secretary as Sir Keir announced a second wave of changes after replacing Jeremy Corbyn. The former party leader replaces Rebecca Long-Bailey after … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has made leadership rival Lisa Nandy his shadow foreign secretary as the new Labour leader announced a series of senior appointments to his top team – and ousted allies of Jeremy Corbyn. Sir Keir has handed massive promotions to shadow junior Treasury minister Anneliese Dodds who he has made his shadow chancellor … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer claims ‘serious mistakes’ have been made by Boris Johnson during the coronavirus crisis as the new Labour leader prepares to unveil his new look shadow cabinet Frontrunner Sir Keir Starmer elected as Jeremy Corbyn’s replacement yesterday Sir Keir immediately accused Boris Johnson of ‘serious mistakes’ on coronavirus Labour’s new leader is widely … Read more