Labour delegates at the party’s conference in Liverpool have backed a motion urging the government to “employ all means reasonably available to it to prevent the commission of a genocide in Gaza”. The non-binding motion also called for a full suspension of the arms trade with Israel. Another motion called on the government to suspend...
Police have made a number of arrests at a protest in support of Palestine Action outside the Labour party conference centre in Liverpool. A group of around fifty people sat on the grass outside ACC Liverpool holding handwritten placards reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”. Merseyside Police said officers “are in the process...
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Shahrar Al Former Green Party deputy leader Dr Shahrar Ali has launched a second legal claim against the party after he was expelled last year. Ali, who won a landmark case against the Green Party of England and Wales in February 2024, has accused the party of “procedural abuse”, and continuing to...
Chris MasonPolitical editor PA Media Sir Ed Davey’s speech to close the Liberal Democrat conference was punchy. Here was a leader knowingly painting in primary colours and determined to be heard in our noisy politics. This was a gathering of a party willing to double down on being more aggressive in making its arguments –...