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# Labour

This week
21st July 2024 - 27th July 2024
Labour Party suspends seven MPs who defied UK Government in two-child benefit cap vote
23 Jul
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Last week
14th July 2024 - 27th July 2024
Protestors who tore down Grand Canal fencing call for ‘end to hostile architecture’
19 Jul
12.3k
King Charles makes first King's Speech under Starmer, confirms repeal of Troubles Legacy Act
In all, the chunky package features 40 pieces of proposed legislation.
Charles made the confirmation as he delivered the King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament.
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer had pledged to repeal the legislation.
Updated 17 Jul
22.7k
38
This month
July 2024
Tánaiste meets with new Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn at Hillsborough Castle
Updated 11 Jul
9.5k
37
Northern Ireland Secretary meets with First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Updated 6 Jul
9.1k
Who is Hilary Benn, the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?
Updated 5 Jul
31.3k
50
‘Strong Irish influence’: The Cork man behind Keir Starmer’s landslide Labour victory
5 Jul
30.6k
15
The Explainer: What next for UK politics after Labour's landslide election win?
5 Jul
2.6k
George Galloway loses seat after only four months as an MP
5 Jul
22.7k
What will the first 100 days in power look like for Keir Starmer and the Labour party?
5 Jul
7.1k
7
Emma DeSouza: Brighter times could be ahead for Northern Ireland under Labour
Emma DeSouza
5 Jul
10.3k
20
Keir Starmer: Who is the UK's new Labour prime minister?
5 Jul
13.8k
11
'Keir we go': What the papers are saying in Britain this morning
5 Jul
8.9k
10
Well, that was dramatic. Here's what to know about what happened in the UK election
Spoiler: there were more shades of grey than perhaps were expected.
5 Jul
12.7k
8
Bloodbath: Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Penny Mordaunt among top Tories booted out by UK voters
Updated 5 Jul
30.2k
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UK exit poll: Labour set for huge majority as Tories suffer defeat of historic proportions
Tonight’s exit poll was released seconds after the polls closed at 10 pm.
Keir Starmer's Labour could govern with 410 seats, a majority of 170.
The Conservatives could lose as many as 241 seats, putting some of the party’s biggest names at risk.
The Nigel Farage-led Reform party could pick up 13 seats, with the Green Party winning two.
The exit poll does not contain details of Northern Ireland’s 18 seats in Westminster.
Updated 4 Jul
21.7k
35
Peter Flanagan in the UK: 'People are ready to say goodbye to the Tories this time'
Peter Flanagan
Updated 4 Jul
12.6k
46
‘Farewell to those wazzocks’: UK papers make final pitch to voters as public head to the polls
4 Jul
14.8k
33
Voting has started in today's UK general election - here's what to watch out for
An electoral drubbing could be on the cards for the Tories.
Lauren Boland
4 Jul
19.2k
31
Labour's Irish chair on running for parliament, the Troubles and... Saturdays with Philomena Begley
Liam Conlon, son of Sue Gray, tells The Journal that a Labour government would attempt to undo the damage done by the Tories.
Órla Ryan
Reports from London
3 Jul
9.3k
Up to 200 jobs at risk as medical tech plant to close in Drogheda
3 Jul
12.9k
22
Meet the pro-Palestinian activist and former South African MP trying to take Keir Starmer's seat
Andrew Feinstein, the son of a Holocaust survivor, is giving the Labour leader a run for his money in London.
"My mother was a Holocaust survivor who lost dozens of her family in Auschwitz," Andrew Feinstein says
"It's very difficult to predict how it will play out electorally. But there is no doubt that we believe we can win."
Órla Ryan
Reports from London
3 Jul
9.0k
Last month
June 2024
Quiz: How well do you know British Prime Ministers through the years?
30 Jun
30.0k
Westminster Elections: Where does the UK media stand on the choice between Labour and Conservative?
30 Jun
5.6k
'People move on': Aodhán Ó Ríordáin on Labour gaining first seat in EU after 10 years
Ó Ríordáin told The Journal he plans to protect employment rights, push back against the far right and continue carrying the green torch in the European Parliament.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
25 Jun
8.9k
35
Dubliners to pay higher property tax as new council also pledges new hotel tourist tax
21 Jun
43.2k
120
Labour pulls out of DCC 'progressive alliance' talks over disagreements on Local Property Tax
17 Jun
16.8k
49
'It's a complex issue': Two of Ireland's migrant-background councillors talk about getting elected
13 Jun
12.7k
Here are the key promises from the local election manifestos of smaller parties
6 Jun
6.5k
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7 Jun
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7 Jun
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6 Jun
This year
2024
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn expelled from party after he announces bid to run as Independent
25 May
20.6k
86
PBP seeks vote-left transfer-left pact for local elections but excludes Labour and the Greens
1 May
12.8k
64
Labour's ex-small business rep resigns from party after WRC rules she underpaid employee
19 Apr
53.4k
Simon Harris expected to press pause on expanding sick leave as part of business support plan
8 Apr
33.8k
45
Wales set to appoint its first black leader, and first black leader of any European country
16 Mar
14.1k
Increasing housing targets to 50,000 per year not achievable this year or next, says Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar said a 50,000 housing target would be achievable in the longer term.
5 Mar
9.1k
38
George Galloway declares himself 'MP for Gaza' after chaotic British by-election campaign
1 Mar
15.5k
Tusla has cut ties with two for-profit agencies housing vulnerable children following audit
29 Feb
21.2k
Varadkar says he is abused on the street about Gaza, as Tánaiste says sanctions not ruled out
Varadkar said Israel has become “blinded by rage” and is not even listening to the advice of its close ally the United States anymore.
Taoiseach says he has been "shouted at and abused" by the public over the government's response to Gaza
Tánaiste says Ireland could impose travel ban on West Bank settlers even if EU does not make collective decision
UNRWA chief will meet with Micheál Martin in Dublin this week
13 Feb
21.8k
Labour select Ó Ríordáin as Dublin candidate for European Parliament Elections
27 Jan
12.1k
Government delay bill that would provide leave to women who experience a miscarriage
17 Jan
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