Updated 07/05/2021 19:26 BST
Labour Reshuffle: Who Might Be In And Out Of Keir Starmer s Top Team
What s in store for Anneliese Dodds, Emily Thornberry, Lisa Nandy, Jon Ashworth and others?
As the results came in, the pattern was clear and, for Labour activists, painfully familiar.
Keir Starmer, the man elected to stop the bleed in the party’s so-called red wall, was instead presiding over yet more red ruin.
Boris Johnson’s Conservatives had not only captured the totemic Westminster seat of Hartlepool – a Labour constituency since its inception – but a slew of English council seats from County Durham to Dudley were turning from red to blue.
Labour has conceded defeat in the Hartlepool by-election with the Conservatives heading for historic victory
Shadow cabinet minister Jim McMahon said we haven t got over the line and Labour not close to winning
If confirmed, the Hartlepool result would be a hammer blow to Keir Starmer s leadership of the Labour Party
Counting is underway across England after all of the UK went to the polls for Super Thursday elections
Labour Party is bracing for grim results in council elections while the Tories appear to be making gains
Voters have cast ballots in council, mayor, Welsh and Scottish elections after 2020 polls were delayed
The long read: Britain s Goan flavour
Prasun Sonwalkar Filed on April 22, 2021
In a unique migration flow, tens of thousands of mostly young Goans have migrated to the United Kingdom before Brexit, adding another layer to the global Indian diaspora
December 31 is usually a time of revelry with vows and promises of new tidings, but there were little signs of that in 2020. The day was grey and gloomy for Britons facing tighter curbs over the Christmas-New Year holiday period due to a spike in Covid-19 cases. But there was also much handwringing about 7,500km away, in Goa, India. The reason: the day marked the completion of the Brexit process; the UK would no longer be part of the European Union (EU) from the next day, which meant that the doors until then open to a migration flow that uniquely conflated colonialism, political economy and long-distance nationalism would close from January 1. After Brexit, it is no longer possible for Goans to easily settle in Britain after
Britons have a duty to buy alcohol, soft drinks and food to help “save our pubs”, according to a Cabinet minister.
Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg also suggested MPs could “lead by example” in supporting the hospitality sector across the country.
Mr Rees-Mogg’s rallying cry came days after lockdown easing in England saw people able to enjoy visits to pub gardens.
Speaking in the Commons, Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield) raised data suggesting spending in pubs in his constituency on Monday was only at 43.9% of pre-Covid 19 pandemic levels – and asked for a debate on support for the industry.
Mr Rees-Mogg replied: “I’m pleased to hear the good news from Wakefield on the return to a degree of normality, but I’m sorry to hear that pubs are only at 43.9% of pre-pandemic levels.
Britons have a duty to buy alcohol, soft drinks and food to help save our pubs by heading to down to local beer gardens, according to Jacob Rees-Mogg.
The Commons Leader also suggested MPs could lead by example in supporting the hospitality sector across the country.
Mr Rees-Mogg s rallying cry came days after lockdown easing in England saw people able to enjoy visits to pub gardens.
Britons have a duty to buy alcohol, soft drinks and food to help save our pubs by heading to down to local beer gardens, according to Jacob Rees-Mogg
Speaking in the Commons, Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield) raised data suggesting spending in pubs in his constituency on Monday was only at 43.9 per cent of pre-Covid 19 pandemic levels - and asked for a debate on support for the industry.