Keir Starmer
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 »
Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson MP has tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to keep the 50% cap on faith-based admissions in new religious schools. Since 2011 all new state schools have had to be free schools and they have been subject to such a cap. But the Schools Bill is set… Read more »
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The old adage that life is nothing more than a popularity contest is especially true in politics. The tenures of leaders across the political spectrum are defined by the level of support they retain amongst their own parties. So it may cause Sir Keir Starmer some concern that his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn, has been showing… Read more »
Sir Keir Starmer appeared on “The Andrew Marr Show” this morning, with the ongoing Labour conference in Brighton providing the backdrop. As expected, Sir Keir was met with a barrage of questions, touching on Labour policy and his own personal philosophy. But arguably the most difficult questions focussed on Starmer’s leadership style. Questions over leadership… Read more »
