Tag: backbenchers

The Hillsborough Law, known officially as the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, was meant to prevent institutional coverups following the 1989 Hillsborough disaster when 97 Liverpool fans died

Labour pulls ENTIRE Hillsborough law following huge backlash from…

By MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Published: 19:13 EST, 18 January 2026 | Updated: 22:29…

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Ministers are set for a clash with backbenchers over plans to scale down the legal rights of children with less severe special needs (pictured: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson)

Ministers set for clash with backbenchers over plans to restrict…

Ministers are set for a clash with backbenchers over plans to scale down the legal rights…

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Keir Starmer's woes deepened today as a rebel MP offered to give up his seat for potential rival Andy Burnham

Starmer fights to cling on as rebel MP offers to give up his Commons…

Keir Starmer's woes deepened today as a rebel MP offered to give up his seat for…

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Sir Keir's rapid gesticulations – waving his arms, whacking the despatch box for dramatic stress – betrayed awareness of his hideous plight, writes Quentin Letts

As Sir Keir told the Commons Labour are a ‘united team’,…

By QUENTIN LETTS, PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHWRITER Published: 10:55 EST, 12 November 2025 |…

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Labour's deputy leadership contest was a referendum on the toxic premiership of Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) - and the verdict from his party was damning

DAN HODGES: It’s only a matter of when, not if, the Prime…

By DAN HODGES, DAILY MAIL COLUMNIST Published: 19:28 EDT, 25 October 2025 | Updated: 19:47…

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