Labour Party
Political party in the United Kingdom
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| March 2025 | Labour Together proposed plans for restructuring NHS England and other quangos, dubbed 'project chainsaw', which were discussed by the government. |
| 2025 | Jack Leader and Willow Parker lead the club during Michaelmas term, with no specified leadership for Hilary and Trinity terms. |
| February 2025 | Labour Party membership revealed to be 309,000 members. |
| January 2025 | The Times reported Labour Together made redundancies, with up to 15% of staff leaving since the previous summer. The organization was described as losing its sense of direction and shifting from public policy discussions to private policy influencing. |
| January 2025 | Party membership further declined to 329,957 members. |
| January 2025 | Young Labour's membership significantly decreases to 30,000 members, representing a substantial decline from its previous peak. |
| 2024 | Susan Hall ran as the Conservative candidate for London Mayor under Rishi Sunak's leadership, securing 32.7% of the vote and finishing 2nd. |
| 2024 | By this year, two-thirds of families affected by the benefit cap were single-parent families, with half having a child under five. |
| 2024 | Angela Rayner assumed the role of Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the general election. |
| 2024 | Issy Waite succeeds Jonathan Heywood as Secretary of Labour Students National Committee for 2024- term. |
| 2024 | The 'Organise' faction won a majority in the Young Labour National Committee, with Jack Lubner elected as chair, effectively ending the leadership crisis and removing Lula da Silva as honorary president. |
| 2024 | Labour Party continued its electoral success, winning 11 seats in the London Assembly election. |
| 2024 | In the United Kingdom General election, Labour's long-standing position as the second largest party underwent a significant change. |
| 2024 | Sadiq Khan wins a third successive term as London Mayor, with the election now using the first past the post voting system. |
| 2024 | Amy Gallagher was the SDP candidate in the London mayoral election |
| 2024 | The SDP contested 122 constituencies in the United Kingdom general election, with an electoral pact with Reform UK in some constituencies, campaigning on a manifesto titled 'Homecoming' |
| 2024 | In the most recent Westminster general election, the Social Democratic Party dramatically increased its participation, running 122 candidates and receiving 33,811 total votes (0.1% of the vote), though still not winning any parliamentary seats. |
| 2024 | Kathy Bushell made a £35,000 donation to the party and was a candidate in the general election. |
| 2024 | David Bettney ran as the SDP candidate in the South Yorkshire Mayoral election, receiving 20,835 votes (7.6%), a 3.7% increase from the previous election |
| 2024 | The SDP won its third council seat in the Middleton Park ward of Leeds |
| 2024 | Keir Starmer led Labour to a landslide general election victory, continuing the party's tradition of successful electoral campaigns. |
| 2024 | In the United Kingdom general election, Labour won a landslide with 411 candidates elected, but with a record low 34% vote share, reflecting potential tensions within the party regarding its stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict. |
| 2024 | Five Labour Together staff or policy fellows (Josh Simons, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Hamish Falconer, Chris Curtis, and Gordon McKee) are elected as Labour MPs in the general election. |
| 2024 | Labour Together supports the Labour Party in the general election, aiming to help the party secure a first and potentially second term in government. |
| 2024 | The Labour Party returns to government following a general election victory, marking a significant political shift after years in opposition. |
| 2024 | Niamh Balroop and Thomas Taborn lead the club during Michaelmas term, with Akshita Anand and Joseph Thomas in Hilary term, and Mhairi Beken and Hattie Simpson in Trinity term. |
| 2024 | Internal elections saw the victory of the 'Organise' faction, backed by Labour First and Progressive Britain, defeating the left-wing 'Socialist Future' group. |
| 2024 | Ruby Herbert replaced Ben McGowan as chair following the faction victory in internal elections. |
| 2024 | Labour wins the general election with a landslide majority of 174 seats, securing 33.7% of the popular vote and ending fourteen years of Conservative government. |
| 2024 | Rachel Reeves appointed as Chancellor, becoming the first woman to hold this office in UK history. |
| 2024 | Labour won 27 seats in the general election in Wales. |
| 2024 | Lord Hanson of Flint was ennobled to the House of Lords. |
| 2024 | The Conservative Party faces significant electoral challenges and declining popularity in preparation for the upcoming general election. |
| 2024 | Implemented a ban on smoking for future generations, with a strategic goal of making England smoke-free by 2030. |
| December 2024 | Labour Together advocated for the Starmer government to establish long-term targets for reducing immigration and 'de-risk' supply chains by reducing reliance on China for critical minerals. |
| December 2024 | In December, the New Statesman reported the group's membership was 'nearly 100' members. |
| October 2024 | London Metropolitan Police's Special Escort Group provided top-level security for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, sparking a political controversy about free concert tickets for Labour politicians. |
| October 2024 | A political scandal emerged when Conservative Party politicians accused Labour Party members, including Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan, of receiving approximately £20,000 in free Eras Tour tickets in exchange for pressuring police to grant security for the tour. |
| October 2024 | Labour Together provided donations totalling £1.5 million to over 100 different Labour MPs, with contributions ranging from £5,000 to £137,168. The group also published a report recommending increased power for regional and city mayors over budgets and public services. |
| October 3 2024 | Oliver Wright, policy editor for The Times, states that the controversy has 'snowballed into a scandal that has left the prime minister's authority in tatters'. |
| September 27 2024 | The Guardian reported Starmer received an additional £16,000 in clothing gifts from Alli in late 2023 and early 2024, initially declared as money 'for the private office'. |
| September 22 2024 | Keir Starmer led the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, which ran from 22 September to 25 September for the third consecutive year at this location. |
| September 21 2024 | Opinium Research poll reveals Starmer's net approval rating has fallen to -26%, a significant drop of 45 percentage points since the start of his term as Prime Minister. |
| September 21 2024 | Labour Party Conference in Liverpool with Ellie Reeves as Chair, marking the first conference after Labour's general election victory under Keir Starmer's leadership |
| September 20 2024 | Starmer, Reeves, and Rayner announced they would no longer accept clothing from donors at the Labour Party Conference. |
| September 18 2024 | George Eaton of the New Statesman argues that the Labour Party freebies controversy does not constitute a scandal, as no Parliamentary rules were broken. |
| September 17 2024 | 10 Downing Street announced the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards would not investigate the gifts controversy. |
| September 15 2024 | Reports emerged that Starmer failed to declare £5,000 in clothing gifts for his wife Victoria, including £2,435 worth of eyeglasses from Waheed Alli, Baron Alli. |
| August 2024 | The London Metropolitan Police's Special Escort Group provided high-level security for Taylor Swift's London Eras Tour shows. |
| August 24 2024 | The Times reported Lord Alli received an unrestricted Downing Street security pass after Starmer became prime minister, subsequently hosting a donor party, raising 'cash for access' suspicions. |
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