Labour deputy leader contender warns party faces 'big threat' from left wing and Reform in London

Lucy Powell said that while campaigning in Lewisham she spoke to ‘a lot of traditional Labour voters who are frustrated’ with ...

New poll shows Labour clinging on to London as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges to more than 300 MPs

The seat-by-seat poll suggests Reform would win 311 MPs across Britain, while Labour would take 144 seats - a loss of 267 MPs ...

A four-minute sit-down with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer

Ahead of this autumn's party conferences, BBC London's political editor Karl Mercer is sitting down with leaders, or deputy ...

London Labour councillors quit party over 'Gaza and anti-immigration rhetoric' and defect to Greens

The Barking and Dagenham councillors form the first political opposition to Labour in the borough in over a decade ...

PM plays down far-right threat as Farage’s party gathers momentum

While a new poll shows Reform could win majority government, Anthony Albanese says he’s focused on political parties seeking ...

Trump assertion that London could introduce Sharia law is 'nonsense,' says Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's recent assertion that there was a push to apply ...

Carney, Starmer and other leaders discuss far-right threat at London conference

The two prime ministers, along with the leader of Iceland and Australia, examined how to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Morning Star

Burnham has raised ‘legitimate concerns’ over Starmer's leadership, London Mayor says

LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan said Andy Burnham had “legitimate concerns” about Sir Keir Starmer’s embattled leadership today.Mr ...

Sadiq Khan confirms he will seek fourth term as London Mayor

Sir Sadiq Khan has confirmed he will run for a fourth term as Mayor of London. Speaking live on LBC radio today, Mr Khan was ...

Killjoy Labour council defeated in bid to shut London’s ‘best’ beer garden

A killjoy Labour-led council has lost a bid to shut a pub 's beer garden. The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council argued that ...

London mayor calls Trump 'racist, sexist and Islamophobic' as feud intensifies

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called President Donald Trump "racist, sexist and homophobic" after the president used ...
The Economist

Labour has become the party of Britain’s rich

I t still pays to have working-class credentials in the Labour Party. The father of Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, was a toolmaker; Sir Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, had a father who drove ...