Two candidates confirmed in Labour race to replace Angela Rayner

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and ex-Commons leader Lucy Powell will go head-to-head in the race to replace Angela Rayner as Labour deputy leader. The pair secured enough nominations to make it through the first stage of the contest.

Multiple Labour MPs considering defecting to Greens, Zack Polanski claims

Exclusive: Sitting down with The Independent, the new Green Party leader said he was ‘absolutely’ having conversations with Labour MPs who are considering defecting

UK Labour Party Plans to Select Deputy Leader by Late October

The UK Labour Party’s National Executive agreed to a timetable for the election of a new deputy leader following Angela Rayner’s resignation last week, a person familiar with the matter said.

Police probe possible arson after fire guts Labour MP’s office

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack after a fire in the early hours of Thursday morning left the constituency office of Labour MP Sharon Hodgson badly damaged and the roof completely destroyed.

Norway’s Labor Party claims victory in general election

Norwegians are heading to the polls in the main day of voting for a new parliament, after a campaign in which the future of a wealth tax that dates to the late 19th century has been a central issue.

Norway ruling Labour Party wins reelection while populists score gains

Norway's minority Labour Party government won a second term in power on Monday while the populist right achieved its best-ever election result, official results showed, in a ballot dominated by concerns over rising living costs and wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
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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 a bus;
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