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Ex-Labour chief Kezia Dugdale to join SNP fundraiser… with old foe Sturgeon

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Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is to appear at an SNP fundraiser alongside Nicola Sturgeon.

Will Labour’s move to limit ECHR deter the far right or alienate progressive voters?

www.theguardian.com

Previously sceptical MPs now want to modernise human rights law to prevent an overreach of the law and losing to the far right

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Iceland boss and top Downing Street aide among Starmer’s new Labour peers

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Sir Keir Starmer is introducing new Labour peers as he aims to rebalance the Tory majority in the Lords, and see off further challenges to his plans.

Iceland boss and top Downing Street aide among Keir Starmer’s new Labour peers

www.walesonline.co.uk

The series of Labour appointments to Parliament's upper chamber comes as the Government has faced staunch opposition from peers over its flagship workers' rights legislation

No change in schemes for unorganised workers after Labour Codes: Centre

www.thehindu.com

Several Central trade unions have raised concerns on the future of social security schemes for unorganised workers such as construction workers and beedi workers as Acts governing their welfare schemes are merged into the Codes

Iceland boss included in 25 new Labour peers

www.ft.com

Keir Starmer has become increasingly frustrated by House of Lords attempts to curb government bills

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Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords

www.theguardian.com

Labour says appointments needed to balance upper house and chooses former advisers to No 10 and the chancellor

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Keir Starmer's ex-spin chief and Rachel Reeves' former top aide get peerages as PM again swells Labour's ranks in the House of Lords - while Tories hand seat to Sharron Davies

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The Prime Minister on Wednesday announced he was creating a total of 25 new peerages as he once again swelled Labour 's ranks in the House of Lords.

Iceland boss and top Downing Street aide among Starmer’s new Labour peers

www.shropshirestar.com

Sir Keir Starmer is introducing new Labour peers as he aims to rebalance the Tory majority in the Lords, and see off further challenges to his plans.

Iceland boss and top Downing Street aide among Starmer’s new Labour peers

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Sir Keir Starmer is introducing new Labour peers as he aims to rebalance the Tory majority in the Lords, and see off further challenges to his plans.

Don’t be fooled by talk of reversing Brexit – this is what Labour’s really doing

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Some Labour MPs may appear warm to reopening the debate - but there's no real prospect of a closer relationship with Europe any time soon

No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – UK politics live

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Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker

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Labour want to know if there’s a link between race and rape – I can tell them

metro.co.uk

He seemed to be suggesting to the public that immigrants are not only bad, they will sexually assault children.

What Labour’s migration reforms mean for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

theconversation.com

For LGBTQ+ people, ‘safety’ does not switch on when their countries’ laws change or a conflict stops.

NHS maternity shame as 1 in 5 women have their concerns dismissed during labour

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New mums and mums-to-be are often unable to get the help they need when using NHS maternity services or do not feel confident they are given the right advice.

Labour targeting drivers over 70 with new safety proposals

Crackdown comes after one in five raised concerns about elderly driving habits.

Conservatives force Labour to think again over controversial plans for Yarm High Street

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Stockton’s Labour Council has been forced to extend a new consultation over their plans to redevelop Yarm High Street after residents were left in uproar at the botched proposals. The plans included ‘rusty’ plant pots and the removal of…

Epping Forest MP criticises Labour Government’s plans for compulsory digital ID

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Speaking in this week’s Commons debate, Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson has criticised the Labour Government’s plans to introduce a mandatory national digital identity system, warning that it is unnecessary, intrusive and unlikely to…