Politics
Commons speaker apologises after Gaza ceasefire debate descends into chaos
Government boycotts precedent-breaking vote that saved Labour mutiny, leaving Tory and SNP MPs to aim fury at Lindsay Hoyle
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
21, Feb, 2024 @8:59 PM
Sir Lindsay Hoyle vowed to restore calm but now faces ‘toxic parliament’
Questions about speaker’s future after he causes uproar by breaking convention over Gaza motion
Ben Quinn Political correspondent
21, Feb, 2024 @8:20 PM
While people die in Gaza, the UK parliament goes to war over the ceasefire | John Crace
Everyone wanted a ceasefire. Only they wanted their own ceasefire, not anyone else’s
John Crace
21, Feb, 2024 @7:48 PM
How Keir Starmer averted Gaza ceasefire vote crisis
A last-minute intervention proved crucial as Starmer faced the biggest rebellion of his leadership
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
21, Feb, 2024 @7:37 PM
Tories and SNP furious as speaker hands Starmer a boost over Gaza vote
Lindsay Hoyle gives Labour leader greater chance of avoiding rebellion over calls for ceasefire by allowing amendment
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
21, Feb, 2024 @3:17 PM
Stakes are high as SNP and Labour wrestle over Gaza ceasefire call
With an election looming and voters increasingly horrified by events in Gaza, both parties are jostling to find the right position
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
21, Feb, 2024 @2:14 PM
Boris Johnson withdrew from Tucker Carlson debate after Navalny death
Johnson had agreed to debate with rightwinger, who interviewed Putin, for $1m fee which his team says would have gone to charity
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
21, Feb, 2024 @1:42 PM
Labour’s Gaza amendment is chance to ‘speak with one voice’, says Nandy
Shadow minister says Commons ceasefire motion is chance to lift debate away from party politics
Geneva Abdul and Libby Brooks
21, Feb, 2024 @10:29 AM
Emotional, messy and breathtakingly ruthless: the hidden life of Keir Starmer
The most working class leader of the Labour party for a generation, he is well ahead in the polls, but still a mystery to many. His biographer reveals what drives this unusual politician
Tom Baldwin
21, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM
Keir Starmer was beaten up as teenager trying to defend gay friend, book reveals
Book by Tom Baldwin also describes Labour leader’s ‘cold fury’ over homophobic attack on his niece in 2022
Pippa Crerar Political editor
21, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM
Brexit has cost UK food companies exporting to EU an extra £170m
Exclusive: Data shows costs have contributed to value of meat exports falling by 17% since 2019
Jack Simpson
21, Feb, 2024 @5:00 AM
Keir Starmer seeks to head off another Labour rebellion over Gaza ceasefire
Crucial vote on party’s new call for ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ goes before MPs on Wednesday as thousands of protesters expected in Westminster
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
20, Feb, 2024 @8:05 PM
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