Ed Miliband’s insistence that Labour will cut university tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000 a year may spark a civil war inside his party, insiders have claimed. The handout to students would be funded by a new raid on pension pots, prompting
Labour Members of Parliament want to introduce a “sin bin” for rowdy colleagues. Under their proposed system, Parliamentarians would be treated much like sportsmen: those handed a yellow card for poor conduct would be barred from a debate for an
Labour would give prisoners a say on how jails are run, it has emerged. They have justified the proposal on the ground that prison should be about rehabilitation, not just a form of punishment. The proposal was revealed in a
Senior Labour figures are attempting to kill off a proposed amendment to the law which would ban abortions from being performed purely due to the gender of the unborn baby. Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, has claimed that the
Ed Miliband has announced that former Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, is to re-enter politics as an advisor to the Labour leader. Whilst much of the media has greeted Prescott’s return to the front line as a joke he does
A Labour Party agent has been jailed for a third time for paedophilia. Andrew Palmer, 52, was sentenced to twenty months in jail after twice breaching a sexual offences order and a community order, the Peterborough Telegraph has reported. Palmer has
Ed Miliband is no stranger to awkward moments, but so far the worst he’s been faced with is a bacon sandwich – until yesterday when a worker at the BAE factory in Lancashire told him “we’re all voting Ukip.” Miliband was
The Labour party faces an “existential threat” in the south of England thanks to the continuing success of the UK Independence Party, a Labour parliamentary candidate has said. Brendan Chilton, the Labour candidate for Ashford in Kent made the comment
A former Labour peer who repaid £125,000 in wrongly claimed expenses, was given an interest free loan of £124,000 partly funded by a businessman accused of being a part of the Muslim Brotherhood. Baroness Uddin made the £125,000 payment despite
The Labour Party under Ed Miliband has long trumpeted its support for the cause of Palestine, but it denies any connections with Hamas. However, documents seen by Breitbart London show just how close the two have become in recent years,
I can’t help thinking that the ever increasing bills for “online engagements” are a re-hash(tag)ed tale of the Prime Minister’s New Clothes. Like every self-respecting political activist, I’ve lost uncountable hours trudging around housing estates come rain, shine or inevitably,
They’ve been accused of enacting “swingeing”, “crippling” cuts on the backs of the poorest in society, but an announcement by Iain Duncan Smith today revealed that the welfare budget has in fact grown under the Conservative-led coalition government. Since 2010,
Sadiq Khan, the Labour MP famous for being closely associated with a convicted terrorist, has climbed eight points’ polls for the London Labour Mayoral nomination. He has climbed from 11 percent in December to 19 percent, putting him in second
In an interview on BBC Newsnight last night, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham admitted that his party would put the ideology of socialised care ahead of patient choice and quality of healthcare. He also slammed the Coalition government for
Former Labour minister Lord Mandelson has avoided paying tax on £400,000 by authorising his company to loan it to him rather than taking the money as a salary. His company, Willbury Limited, collects payments for his speaking engagements and his
Labour has been accused of “rank hypocrisy” over the NHS as Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has admitted that the party plans to close hospitals and reduce the number of beds available if it takes power in May. His party
The MEP who is facing civil action from three Labour MPs after her passionate speech on stopping child grooming offended them is reported to have seen a huge surge in support from local residents. UKIP MEP Jane Collins, who represents
A Welsh MP has called for hairdressers to be officially regulated, to avoid “unscrupulous” and “incompetent” traders. Nia Griffith, Labour MP for Llanelli, raised the issue in a debate in Parliament on Wednesday, saying she was “quite shocked” hairdressers do
The Labour-run NHS in Wales is falling behind its English counterpart in almost every measure, detailed research by the House of Commons library shows. The figures demonstrate that not only do patients in Wales wait far longer for tests and
Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, has claimed the Labour leader Ed Miliband is leading a “traditional left-wing party” that will likely lose to the Conservatives at the next election. Blair told the Economist that May’s poll could become one
Yet another poll has put Labour on course to lose the vast majority of its Scottish MPs at May’s General Election. The ICM poll for the Guardian puts the party down 16 percent on the 2010 election, with the Scottish
An influential poll has revealed that the ethnic minority vote, which Labour relies on, is collapsing with three quarters of Indian voters abandoning the party. Dr Maria Sobolewska, an expert from Manchester University says that Ed Miliband’s party are mistaken
