Keir Starmer
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has partnered with Members of Parliament to secure a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the health and wellbeing of doctors. Sponsored by Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, the Welfare of Doctors debate called for the government and NHS leaders to take more steps to improve… Read more »
Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
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Sir Keir Starmer was elected Labour leader on April 4, 2020, with a resounding mandate. He received 275,780 votes, 56.2% of those cast, well ahead of left-wing candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey on 27% and Lisa Nandy on 16.2%. The Labour leader has now been in office for over 1000 days, in what has been a period… Read more »
2022 was a year of unprecedented chaos within government. The manic mayhem at the apex of politics gifted Britons three prime ministers, four chancellors, four home secretaries and five education secretaries. It has not been a good look for the Conservative party, whose preferred calling card with the electorate is a reputation for stable and… Read more »
