As Labour settles into its first term in government in 14 years, cracks already seem to be appearing at the seams of its policy-making

The Labour Government is under increasing pressure to launch a national inquiry into the sexual abuse of women and children in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE - Liz Truss has suggested Keir Starmer is refusing a fully funded independent inquiry into grooming gangs because of Labour politicians' own roles.

Keir Starmer, a centrist who worked to fight antisemitism in his party, has become the United Kingdom’s prime minister following Labour’s landslide victory in British elections Thursday.

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Keir Starmer is facing the prospect of a nightmare by-election after a former Labour MP pleaded guilty to assault. Mike Amesbury could be jailed when he reappears for sentencing at Chester Magistrates Court on February 24.

The DWP will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank accounts under the drive to tackle benefit fraud.

Tensions with the Labour Left have been a dominant theme of Sir Keir’s tenure since he took over from Mr Corbyn, who was later expelled from the party. He was accused of attempting to “cull” Left-wing candidates ahead of the election and provoked a backlash for taking a zero-tolerance approach to the seven rebels last year.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged patience in what he promises will be a “decade of renewal” for the UK. The recent swings in City of London financial markets show that time is a luxury he doesn’t have.

Michael Saunders, a former member of the BoE's monetary policy committee which sets interest rates, said the latest inflation figure would be "some help" in trying to ease some of the worries over the UK economy - more on that in our next post.

Sir Keir Starmer faces a by-election nightmare after MP Mike Amesbury pleaded guilty to assaulting a man. Reform is to pull out all the stops in a bid to win his Cheshire seat if Amesbury, who was elected as a Labour MP, is forced to resign from the House of Commons.