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Housing Secretary Angela Rayner addresses party conference – her speech in full

Back at Conference, back in government and back here in Liverpool – this country’s second city – after Manchester, of course. Sorry Sadiq – the Prime Minister wrote that joke, so don’t blame me. I want to start by saying…

East Midlands mayor Claire Ward addresses party conference – her speech in full

It is a great honour to be able to address you today: not just as Mayor of the East Midlands, and that’s the best job in the world, but as a representative of the ten Labour Mayors we have leading regions across England.…

Sir Chris Bryant addresses party conference for the first time as Northern Ireland secretary – his speech in full

You think I’m talking about the situation in Drumcree. That’s why I was in Belfast yesterday and I’ll be flying back again this afternoon. I won’t even be here for the Leader’s speech. I had wanted to stand up here and…

UK must avoid US-style climate debate, minister says

The government will try to “build bridges” on energy policy where it finds common ground with Donald Trump's climate-skeptical White House, Climate Minister Katie White said, speaking at the POLITICO Pub at the Labour…

Her Child was Kidnapped by The State | Jerm Warfare

Instead of falling apart, they turned that hour into a co-created fantasy fiction series: "The Adventures of Gabriel" is now three books. They reach children worldwide and have won press and awards across the world. This…

Video shows Muslim women queuing for a clothing sale, not free childcare

Our verdict This is false. The video actually shows the women waiting to enter a pop-up sale for a modest clothing brand in Amsterdam. A video being shared widely online wrongly claims it shows “a queue of all Muslim…

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: The Long Read – ‘Who cares?’ Revisited

He has since founded Oak Insight, a public affairs company. Gaurav Menon is a social care executive with more than two decades of experience in highly regulated sectors. He is Registered Manager of Rosedale Retirement…

Scottish Labour leader says UK rejoining EU ‘not a realistic prospect’

“Politics in Europe, I think, is really unstable at the moment. It’s facing many of the same challenges that we are in the U.K. in terms of the global economic instability, challenges in the Middle East, and migrant…

Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig vows to put ‘grown-up shoes’ on when hosting Donald Trump

“And when people come to town, you’ve got to make sure that you’re hosting world leaders in a way that reflects the U.K. in a professional and serious way.” ‘Cool, calm heads’ Craig, who grew up in Northern Ireland, was…

Alan Milburn rejects tax cut for youth jobs

“In six months time, this is going to feel much more like a manifesto for change,” he said. The former health secretary — who was chair of the Social Mobility Commission between 2012 and 2017 — also warned that young…