Labour Party: Policies, News & What They Stand For

Labour Party: Policies, News & What They Stand For

Britain's democratic socialist party. It is the governing party of the United Kingdom under Keir Starmer, having won the 2024 general election. The party was previously in power for 13 years under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown before being beaten in the 2010, 2015, and 2019 General Elections.

What They Stand For & Policies
The Labour Party constitution states: "The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few."

Latest Labour News

Sue Gray has been nominated for a peerage

Keir Starmer's former chief of staff and Partygate investigator Sue Gray to get peerage - list in full

2 days ago

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appearing before the Liaison Committee

Starmer says he wouldn't change anything he's done as PM and claims worst-off are 'already doing better with Labour'

3 days ago

Tulip Siddiq and Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer backs Labour minister Tulip Siddiq after she was 'accused of family corruption plot' in Bangladesh

3 days ago

Keir Starmer has been criticised over the Waspi women decision

Starmer under fire from Labour backbenches after government rejects call for Waspi women payouts

3 days ago

Tulip Siddiq

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq 'accused of family corruption plot' in Bangladesh, as investigation launched

3 days ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted Ukraine cannot defeat Russia on the battlefield

Zelenskyy admits Ukraine can’t defeat Russia on the battlefield, as Starmer urges Trump to ‘stand by Kyiv’

3 days ago

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Keir Starmer has said he is "not worried" by his decline in popularity

Keir Starmer 'not worried' by plummeting popularity but admits government needs to 'go further' to spark growth

4 days ago

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Keir Starmer has backed Trump's calls for NATO members to spend more on defence

'Europe must do more': Starmer supports Trump in calling out NATO countries not spending enough on defence

4 days ago

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Keir Starmer speaks to Nick Ferrari

Starmer refuses to commit to 3% defence spend as he insists priority is 'working collectively' with Nato allies

5 days ago

Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, in October.

EU suing UK for violating post-Brexit deal, despite Starmer's efforts to 'reset' relations

6 days ago

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner Visit Construction Site In Cambridgeshire

Angela Rayner to give mayors the power to stop planning delays as Labour continues war on nimbys

6 days ago

The UK will give £50million in aid to Syrians after the fall of the Assad regime, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced.

Lammy pledges £50m in aid for Syrians after fall of Assad regime

7 days ago

Labour says more than 13,500 migrants have been deported from Britain since their election win - as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper promises a 'step change' in preventing illegal working.

Labour 'removes 13,500 migrants from Britain' - as Home Sec promises 'step change' on illegal working

7 days ago

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has travelled to Italy for migration talks with the nation's government.

Home Secretary visits Italy for crunch migration talks with right-wing government

8 days ago

Brussels will demand access to British fishing waters and force the UK to follow EU laws as the price of a new trade deal for Sir Keir Starmer.

EU to demand access to UK fishing waters as Starmer seeks to reset Brexit relationship

8 days ago

Keir Starmer Leader of the Labour Party and Angela Rayner Deputy Leader of the Labour Party visit to Barratt Homes Centurion Village in Leyland, Lanca

Labour's vow to build 1.5 million homes during not possible due to 'national crisis' of skills shortage, says housing boss

8 days ago

Accommodation and food services dropped 1.2% this year, says Tina McKenzie

Small businesses can provide the growth Labour needs but Rachel Reeves must create a pro-business environment

Labour has pledged to build hundreds of thousands of homes

Labour's new housing plan is nothing short of an all-out attack on the Green Belt

Plans for new jails will be forced through

Rayner takes on the NIMBYs: New moves to stop towns and villages objecting to government infrastructure plans

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Five former Health Secretaries call for memorial to tens of thousands of stillborn babies buried in unmarked mass graves.

Five former Health Secretaries call for memorial to tens of thousands of stillborn babies buried in unmarked mass graves

Rachel Reeves

Chancellor vows to wield 'iron fist against waste' as government spending to be scrutinised in major budget review

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Government 'spending billions keeping people homeless' claims Rayner amid Labour plans to unclog planning regulation

Government 'spending billions keeping people homeless' claims Rayner amid Labour plans to unclog planning regulation

Labour will stop council planning committees from blocking development which meet local plan requirements, Angela Rayner is set to announce.

Labour to slash powers of councils in bid to unclog planning and bypass NIMBYs

Keir Starmer Delivers 'Plan For Change' Speech

Labour pledges to take on nimbyism and usher in 'biggest building boom' in 50 years with 150 new infrastructure projects

London Mayor Sadiq Khan attends the inauguration of the Coronation Food Project hub

Sadiq Khan 'to be knighted' in New Year honours list

PM has unveiled the government's 'plan for change' including extra police and 1.5 million new homes

Britain is heading for a Reform revolution if Sir Keir Starmer doesn't deliver his 'Plan for Change'

Starmer's six pledges explained: What is Labour's 'plan for change'?

Starmer's six pledges explained: What is Labour's 'plan for change' and what does it mean for you?

Keir Starmer unveils the six 'milestones' for his government

Starmer's six pledges: PM unveils government's 'plan for change' including extra police and 1.5 million new homes

Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a fraud offence

Haigh resignation a 'marked contrast' from Tories, says Starmer as Badenoch grills PM over fraud offence

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Ministers are looking at relaxing the Tory government's TikTok ban in a bid to woo younger voters online, LBC understands.

Ministers eye TikTok comeback to reach younger voters despite security concerns

South Western Railway will become the first train line to be transferred into public ownership

South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised in major Labour shake-up

Australian police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman sacked following manslaughter conviction

Australian police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old great-grandmother sacked following manslaughter conviction

US Election 2024

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters outside of the House Chambers in the U.S. Capitol on December 19, 2024 in Washington, DC.

US Government on verge of shutdown as Trump-backed funding bill fails to pass

Peter Mandelson is set to be named ambassador to the US

'Prince of Darkness' returns: Peter Mandelson to be named US ambassador as Starmer plans for Trump presidency
Labour MP seeks to block Elon Musk "gaming the system" over controversial rumoured $100 million donation to Reform UK.

Labour MP seeks to block Elon Musk "gaming the system" over controversial rumoured $100 million donation to Reform UK
Trump brands Ukraine's use of USA missies ‘big mistake’ as Starmer warns against wavering support

Donald Trump could stop Ukraine using US made missiles branding decision by Biden a 'big mistake'
Daylight saving has been criticised by lawmakers in the US

Trump to ban 'costly' daylight saving time in the US as he slams its 'inefficiency'

British troops could be stationed in Ukraine, a Trump ally has said.

Trump's counter-terrorism chief says British troops could be stationed in Ukraine if ceasefire is agreed
Meet the Press - Season 78

Donald Trump vows to end automatic citizenship for anyone born in US in new interview

Donald Trump has pushed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire in the Ukraine war after a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris yesterday.

Trump urges Putin to agree ceasefire in Ukraine war and says Zelensky is ready to 'end the madness'
Incoming president Donald Trump has vowed that the US will not get involved with the Syrian civil war as rebel groups look set to take the capital city Damascus.

Trump says US should not get involved in Syrian civil war as rebels look set to take Damascus from Assad
Prince William is set to join Donald Trump in the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral.

Prince William set to join Donald Trump in Notre Dame reopening

Latest Politics News

Donald Trump will appoint Mark Burnett, a former producer of reality show The Apprentice starring the incoming president, as special envoy to the United Kingdom.

Trump appoints former The Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as Special Envoy to UK

Donald Trump's former campaign manager has called Peter Mandelson "an absolute moron"

Trump ally brands Peter Mandelson 'absolute moron' for past comments after Labour peer named US ambassador
Peter Mandelson

Peter Mandelson confirmed as UK's next ambassador to the US as Starmer plans for Trump presidency
Andrew Healey said the government was considering boosting the UK's air defences

Ministers may boost UK air defences, Defence Secretary says, after 'underfunded' system branded 'negligible'
Humza Yousaf has 'grave concerns' about rise in support for Reform in Scotland.

Yousaf warns Reform 'juggernaut' hard to stop in Scotland

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands

Starmer's Chagos Island deal on the brink as new Mauritius leader rejects agreement

Waspi women have said that "the fight's not over" for them despite being denied compensation by the government

‘The fight’s not over’, vow ‘devastated’ Waspi women after ministers reject multi-billion pound payout plea
Scotland's former First Minister Humza Yousaf will not stand for election in 2026.

Humza Yousaf to quit frontline politics

HTS (Hayat Tahrir Al Sham) leader Ahmed Al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani

Britain holds talks with proscribed Syrian Islamist group HTS that toppled Assad

Some local elections 'may not take place' next years as changes made but 'shadow councils' could be created

Some local elections 'may not take place' next years as changes made but 'shadow councils' could be created