Tom Belger

3 days ago | labourlist.org | Tom Belger

Some 59 of the 108 first signatories of the reasoned amendment opposing welfare cuts are new Labour MPs. Weren’t the newbies in the class of ’24 supposed to be ultra-loyal “Starmtroopers”? A year ago, the idea so many of the new intake would be publicly rebelling on such a high-profile issue within the new government’s first year would have felt laughable.

4 days ago | labourlist.org | Tom Belger

Keir Starmer faces one of the biggest rebellions his administration has seen yet, with rebel numbers into three figures going public to voice their opposition to the government’s welfare reforms. Over 100 Labour MPs have now put their names publicly to a “reasoned amendment” launched last night that would derail the government’s controversial welfare reform bill.

4 days ago | labourlist.org | Daniel Green |Tom Belger

More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a “reasoned amendment” seeking to thwart the government’s controversial welfare reform bill, in one of the most significant rebellions of Keir Starmer’s premiership to date. After weeks of behind-the-scenes discontent and lobbying over changes to personal independence payments and other benefits, over a quarter of Labour’s MPs have now gone public with their concerns.

1 week ago | labourlist.org | Luke O'Reilly |Tom Belger |Daniel Green

Olympic gold medallist and former Tory MP Seb Coe has been floated today as the potential Conservative candidate for London mayor, with Andrew Pierce writing in The Mail that he’s considered a shoo-in if he wants the nod. The question on many Labour figures’ minds though is of course who should stand for Labour – and whether Sadiq Khan will seek the nomination once more. Newly knighted Sir Sadiq remains tight-lipped about whether he will run again.

2 weeks ago | labourlist.org | Tom Belger

New figures published as part of the government’s Spending Review lay bare stark divides in the fate of different departments’ day-to-day budgets in the coming years, with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office looking like the biggest cash loser in years to come.