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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicLabour Party

Topic: Labour Party

There’s a new ‘ism’ in town. Left, Right & Centre are losing to it

In the new world, the only idea that cuts across enough vote banks is populism. Its beauty, charm and success lies in its ease of use, in how little it demands from your head or heart.

As UK seeks FTA with India, key negotiator’s representative joins Sikh separatist event in Parliament

Preet Kaur Gill, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jonathan Reynolds who is negotiating the FTA, was present at the Gurpurab gathering hosted by a pro-Sikh separatist group.

Labour budget to ‘fix foundations’. churn ‘new path’, says UK PM

PM Starmer pledges long-term growth, investment, and more money for working people.

Trump’s campaign accuses UK’s Labour Party of interference in US elections

LONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the U.S. presidential election after its volunteers

UK elects record number of 26 Indian-origin MPs & 264 women to House of Commons

Labour politician Rachel Reeves has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st female to hold the post. Of the Indian-origin MPs, 6 belong to Conservative party, including Rishi Sunak.

Keir Starmer, 400 paar — Labour storms to victory in UK, Tories break records in defeat

Political landscape in the UK has fragmented with Conservatives suffering 250-seat loss. Eleven cabinet ministers & ex-PM Liz Truss among Tories who lost their seats.

Will Starmer-led Labour score landslide win? Britons vote to seal fate of Sunak’s Tories

Sunak’s Tories are fighting to finish 2nd, ahead of Liberal Democrats. Both Labour & Tories have promised to complete negotiations for a free trade agreement with India.

JK Rowling & the biological definition of sex: Author backs Communist Party over trans rights stance

Rowling, a former Labour donor, accused party leader Keir Starmer of ‘abandoning women’ who are concerned about trans rights & said she does not trust his judgment.

Way behind in polls, UK PM Sunak wades into culture wars, pledges biological definition of one’s sex

Amendment to Equality Act would define people's sex as assigned at birth, not what they identify as. Conservatives have been trying to shore up their base with series of pledges.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to stand as independent in UK election

Corbyn was suspended in 2020 following a report into how anti-Semitism complaints were handled under his leadership.

On Camera

A bride enjoying her wedding day is a radical act

They say a happy bride is the best bride. To me, this once felt like a redundant statement. It’s her wedding, duh. Of course,...

Budget 2026 targets turning coconut into a global Indian brand by 2030

India is the highest producer of coconut globally. About 30 million people, including 10 million farmers, depend on coconut for their livelihood.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.