Starmer left-wing purge row is not dying down
The Labour leader is facing a backlash over claims he is freezing out left-wing election candidates....
Labour and Tories make VAT pledge as Greens and Plaid Cymru launch campaigns
After Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledges no VAT rise, Labour make the same commitment – denying they were “bounced” into it....
Abbott accuses Labour of left-wing candidate purge
The veteran MP criticises her party’s candidate selection, but Labour insists there has been no purge....
Labour, Tories and Lib Dems pledge not to raise VAT
The parties are trading blows over their spending plans as the official five-week campaign period begins....
Labour and Tories rule out raising VAT after election
It comes as the two main parties traded blows over their spending plans....
Labour want me excluded from Parliament, Diane Abbott tells supporters
Speaking at a rally in Hackney, the veteran MP says she is being “banned” from standing for the party....
Labour suspends MP Russell-Moyle over complaint
The Brighton Kemptown MP says he will be “exonerated” but has been told he can not stand as a Labour candidate....
Starmer denies Abbott barred from standing for Labour
Labour leader says MP’s suspension has been lifted but no decision taken on if she can be a party candidate....
Diane Abbott says she has been banned from standing for Labour at election
The veteran MP was readmitted to the Parliamentary Labour Party after comments she made about racism last year....
Labour promises to hit 18-week NHS waiting target
Party pledges to achieve goal within five years as it sets out steps to tackle backlog in England....