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Angela Rayner has urged Labour colleagues to “step up” and make the case for why the party should be in power as the government attempts to…

Angela Rayner has called on Labour colleagues to “step up and make that case” for the government’s achievements, saying it was important to stress policies were…

Minister calls for Abbott suspension to be ‘resolved as swiftly as possible’Good morning and welcome to our coverage of UK politics. We’re now in recess but…

Every parent who battled their way through home schooling during the long months of lockdown, and every vulnerable person forced to shield themselves away, can have…

Angela Rayner has said she will not be “pushed around” by the Unite trade union after it voted to suspend her membership and rethink its ties…

Only a week after the government was forced to retreat on benefits reform, there’s now controversy over its plans for children with special educational needs and…

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss why backbenchers and campaigners are already gearing up for another fight, this time over children’s special educational needs and disabilities…

Downing Street should commit to education, health and care plans (EHCPs) to keep the trust of families who have children with special educational needs, the Labour…

For Aiden Robertson, a 35-year-old consultant from Burnley, Labour’s first year back in government can only be summed up as “incredibly disappointing”.The year had been marked,…

David Lipsey, who has died aged 77, was a significant and influential Labour party adviser, a political journalist and then a member of the House of…