Tag: Labour Conference
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Powell and Phillipson clash over Labour’s deputy leadership and the path to change
Closing speeches set the tone for Labour’s deputy leadership race As Labour’s annual conference drew to a close, the party’s deputy leadership contest took centre stage. The two candidates, Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson, faced questions from members as they framed the election as a choice about Labour’s future direction. Powell, who was sacked from…
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Powell vs Phillipson: Labour deputy leadership and division risk
Powell and Phillipson at the Labour conference hustings As Labour’s annual conference edges toward its closing speeches, the party finds itself debating not just public policy but the leadership dynamics that could shape its path for years. The two candidates vying for the deputy leadership, Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson, used the hustings to frame…
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Powell Labour deputy leader: Unity vs division warned
The central clash at Labour’s conference: unity or division As Labour’s annual conference moves into its closing speeches, the race for the party’s deputy leadership between Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson has crystallised into a defining question for the party: will Powell’s candidacy anchor Labour in a new era of unity with backbench voices at…
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Growth Is Antidote to Division: Starmer at Labour Conference
Growth as the antidote to division Keir Starmer is using his Labour conference address to argue that sustained economic growth can be the antidote to the disorder sown by populist right forces. He emphasizes that growth should lift living standards for people across all regions, not just a select few, and that the way wealth…
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Starmer: Growth Is the Antidote to Division at Labour Conference
Keir Starmer’s growth message: the antidote to division Keir Starmer is positioning economic growth as the central answer to a country he says is at risk of pulling apart. In a speech planned for the Labour conference in Liverpool, he will insist that growth can be the force that unites communities and raises living standards,…
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Keir Starmer: Growth Is the Antidote to Division for Britain
Keir Starmer frames growth as the antidote to division In a bid to reassert Labour’s direction at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, Prime Minister Keir Starmer cast economic growth as the crucial antidote to the divisions he says are stirred by the populist right. He argued that how growth happens — and who benefits…
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Beat Reform UK: Labour must debate its future direction
Burnham calls for a bold Labour debate on direction Andy Burnham used a fringe event at the Labour party conference in Liverpool to issue another pointed reminder that Labour should not underestimate the peril it faces. Speaking at a session hosted by the Re:State think tank, the mayor of Greater Manchester said he was intent…
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Burnham urges Labour to debate how to beat Reform UK
Burnham’s call for an open debate Andy Burnham used a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference to press for a candid and constructive debate about Labour’s direction. He said he wanted to launch a debate about direction and getting a plan to beat Reform, arguing that the party cannot afford to be “narrow and…
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: Starmer Faces Questions at Labour Conference
Starmer Takes the Stage as Labour Conference Opens As Labour gathers in Liverpool for its annual conference, Sir Keir Starmer faces a fresh round of scrutiny on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. The interview unfolds as the party seeks to rally support and present a credible pathway back to power, balancing internal debates with the need…
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: Starmer faces questions at Labour Conference
Sunday on air as Starmer faces Kuenssberg questions Keir Starmer arrives at a pivotal moment for Labour as the party gathers for its annual conference. The Sunday programme, hosted by a well known presenter, places the prime minister under the spotlight with a robust set of questions aimed at testing leadership, policy direction, and the…