Winter fuel: thousands more could lose benefit if it becomes means tested, data suggests! B
A further 175,000 pensioners are likely to stop receiving allowance under such plans, official figures show A winter fuel payment ad van, launched by the Conservative party to coincide with the Labour conference, near Albert Dock in Liverpool. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty…
Business leaders raise concerns over flagship Labour investment summit! B
Scheduling of event two weeks before budget in late October criticised at party conference as ‘wrong way round’ Keir Starmer (left), Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Reynolds at the Labour conference in Liverpool. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Business leaders have warned that…
Labour’s benefit fraud crackdown would allow officials to access bank accounts! B
Proposals will require financial institutions to share data that may help identify scammers Keir Starmer says stopping benefit fraud would allow the government to ‘maintain support for the welfare state’. Photograph: Hugo Philpott/UPI/REX/Shutterstock Labour has promised to crack down on benefit…
Keep the faith, Starmer urges as he vows to build ‘a new Britain’! B
PM tells Labour conference he will not con people with false hope but says there is light at the end of the tunnel Keir Starmer gives his speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA Keir Starmer has urged…
Watch: Starmer calls for return of ‘sausages’ from Gaza in conference gaffe! B
Prime Minister misreads his script, which called for return of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas Sir Keir Starmer has called for the return of the “sausages” from Gaza in a slip-up during his speech at the Labour Party conference. In an…
Victoria Starmer borrows a new £1,105 dress for the Labour Party Conference! B
British designer Edeline Lee gets Lady Starmer’s vote again Lady Starmer’s Labour-red ress was borrowed from designer Edeline Lee for the event Getty If we’ve learned one thing about Victoria Starmer in the months since her husband Sir Keir became Prime Minister,…
Building a healthier population and a healthier economy in Britain! B
From workplaces and schools to our vast expanse of green spaces, readers suggest routes to better health in response to an IPPR report ‘Connecting with nature, from national parks to backyards, is a cost-effective and proactive response to worsening health…
Starmer promises swift action against welfare fraudsters! B
PM to pledge to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in bid to rebuild public services and save £1.6bn over five years Keir Starmer at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on Monday. Part of his speech will include a new fraud,…
Starmer to strike more upbeat note as Treasury plots spending boost! B
In first conference speech as PM, Labour leader will defend tough rhetoric but say there is light at the end of the tunnel Keir Starmer on the eve of his first speech as prime minister to the annual Labour conference. Photograph:…
Starmer lays ground for tax rises! B
Short-term pain the only way to achieve prosperity, Prime Minister to insist Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, speak to guests during breakfast at the Labour Party Conference Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe Sir Keir Starmer will insist on Tuesday that there…