Labour

Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites

Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims stricter regulation of the licensed sector would further fuel illegal...

Sue Gray being paid £170,000 a year – more than Keir Starmer

Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been given a salary of £170,000 – more than the...

Starmer’s £100,000 in tickets and gifts more than any other recent party leader

Keir Starmer has declared more free tickets and gifts than other major party leaders in recent times, with...

Keir Starmer alleged to have broken rules over party donor’s gifts to wife

Keir Starmer is alleged to have broken parliamentary rules by failing to declare donations of clothing for his...

Winter fuel: 780,000 UK pensioners entitled to payment will lose it

About 780,000 pensioners who need the winter fuel payment will lose out on it when Labour begins means-testing...

Labour’s doom-and-gloom messaging on the economy risks backfiring

While most of the nation were enjoying the late August sunshine and the news that Oasis are getting back together, it seemed an odd...

After wood pellet reporting failures, it’s time for a proper review of Drax’s subsidies | Nils Pratley

A finding that you submitted dodgy data to the regulator on where your wood pellets come from sounds like very bad news if, like...

TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts

Keir Starmer has been warned against caving in to pressure to water down a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, after fresh evidence showing the...

Smoking could be banned in UK’s pub gardens and outdoor restaurants

Smoking could be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, outside hospitals and at sports grounds in the UK under tighter restrictions being considered by...

I can’t even afford to charge my wheelchair. So how are people like me expected to afford the energy price rise? | Thirugnanam Sureshan

I had hope for this government. That has all gone now. I expected better, but with the rise in energy bills by 10% it...

Labour failed to respond on time to people’s requests for their data, says ICO

Labour has been criticised by the UK’s data protection watchdog for failing to respond to people who had formally asked the party for what...