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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:53:03 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/tags/labour.html en-gb http://www.itn.co.uk/news/7a4c2df6ad59f6c920a1242fee5c78c0.html Labour and Solidarity will reveal their candidates to stand at the Glasgow East by-election later. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/7a4c2df6ad59f6c920a1242fee5c78c0.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:53:03 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/845b866541365f1081eb85f69b6c8ad6.html Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been accused of rushing through the Glasgow East by-election. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/845b866541365f1081eb85f69b6c8ad6.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:48:21 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/10073fbd00db69de6722754d802c21cb.html Gordon Brown has marked his first anniversary at No 10 with a humiliating by-election drubbing as the Tories held their Henley seat. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/10073fbd00db69de6722754d802c21cb.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:35:57 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/e3cc8203bbdb26c4d7817c54f2f2c0c1.html A backbench rebellion is likely over planning law reforms which will affect major projects such as nuclear power stations and motorways. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/e3cc8203bbdb26c4d7817c54f2f2c0c1.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:18:14 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5885e467fb104a69af34044e2635c65b.html Labour's internal NHS targets will be scrapped under radical plans proposed by the Conservatives. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5885e467fb104a69af34044e2635c65b.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:09:48 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/15e733931ac9d9baccdcd5dc87386080.html Labour is trailing the Conservative Party by 23 points one year after Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, an opinion poll has revealed. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/15e733931ac9d9baccdcd5dc87386080.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:16:18 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5b0d84cb3b26bcc2d10d646d5083fb1c.html A new poll shows support for the PM continuing to fall, and Labour trailing the Tories by 20 points. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5b0d84cb3b26bcc2d10d646d5083fb1c.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:20:11 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/24bbc5d95222ad6add06a9038f4e2068.html The nanny at the centre of an expenses row has backed Tory chairman Caroline Spelman. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/24bbc5d95222ad6add06a9038f4e2068.html Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:39:43 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/9700993b258bb56d88ab3779fb0f5b60.html London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced he is stepping down as Conservative MP for Henley. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/9700993b258bb56d88ab3779fb0f5b60.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:38:44 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/83b7ee702fa98cd7a39d703c2310c41d.html A new opinion poll claims that Labour has slipped to its worst rating since records began in 1943. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/83b7ee702fa98cd7a39d703c2310c41d.html Fri, 30 May 2008 23:21:02 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/aaad005a7b2a6524d88a12d00a29a6ca.html A new opinion poll claims that Labour has slipped to its worst rating since records began in 1943. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/aaad005a7b2a6524d88a12d00a29a6ca.html Thu, 29 May 2008 23:25:40 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/e8abf586b668a73ec833dc13fde683b3.html Gordon Brown is facing a gloomy week ahead if a poll on Thursday's crucial by-election pans out. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/e8abf586b668a73ec833dc13fde683b3.html Sun, 18 May 2008 23:10:04 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/2da4378a4c5c6cdc4a9d5e1428f676f9.html Labour has lost out to the Tories in another poll - with David Cameron considered sexier than the Prime Minister. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/2da4378a4c5c6cdc4a9d5e1428f676f9.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:37:33 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/db18002e2e147b0171ae12202f8291e1.html Support for Gordon Brown's Labour Party has slumped to its lowest since records began in 1930, according to an opinon poll. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/db18002e2e147b0171ae12202f8291e1.html Fri, 09 May 2008 07:52:26 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/4d9c2d2bbc7f57d80c9f55980a5d1c0e.html Most Labour supporters believe the party would be better off if Gordon Brown stood down as leader, according to a new poll. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/4d9c2d2bbc7f57d80c9f55980a5d1c0e.html Wed, 07 May 2008 14:22:36 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/baeef1a387f4dd4add319e915c7635a5.html David Cameron has renewed the pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the 10p tax rate. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/baeef1a387f4dd4add319e915c7635a5.html Tue, 06 May 2008 23:01:59 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a946d2524f8e960a15d29b3abbc2989c.html The Scottish Labour leader has supported calls for a referendum on independence, for the first time. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a946d2524f8e960a15d29b3abbc2989c.html Tue, 06 May 2008 08:13:01 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a54d3aaeb09a59cc104d6e020e141456.html Gordon Brown is expected to scrap a series of controversial policies following disastrous local election results. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a54d3aaeb09a59cc104d6e020e141456.html Mon, 05 May 2008 17:13:12 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/42e4d0a073797e6fab72497d6a9e82db.html Labour can win a fourth term in Government despite the results of local elections, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/42e4d0a073797e6fab72497d6a9e82db.html Sat, 03 May 2008 11:37:55 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/1c293d7fb272d74dea42879927872f39.html More than 35 Labour MPs have signed a rebel motion against Prime Minister Gordon Brown's decision to scrap the 10p tax rate. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/1c293d7fb272d74dea42879927872f39.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:02:12 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/0dde51e2aead605d13431d339c1c10f6.html Ministers have moved to head off a potential backbench rebellion over the abolition of the 10p income tax rate. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/0dde51e2aead605d13431d339c1c10f6.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:40:45 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/35afdfc04239cf36cf3ea920704e1642.html A Labour minister has accused the Government of "too often" failing to tackle issues affecting ordinary people. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/35afdfc04239cf36cf3ea920704e1642.html Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:23:20 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5875458155007e81fd4147eb442b9925.html Gordon Brown is helping to launch Labour's local election campaign with a slogan that harks back to the Blair leadership. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5875458155007e81fd4147eb442b9925.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:35:00 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/f4b9d214f01c70a8b7b598e0f44d1679.html Support for Britain's ruling Labour Party has slumped to a 25-year low, according to a poll. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/f4b9d214f01c70a8b7b598e0f44d1679.html Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:42:27 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/d3aba25a65a8c5bb9b5e2d9257f1dcd8.html Britons appear less than pleased with MPs who have family members on their payroll. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/d3aba25a65a8c5bb9b5e2d9257f1dcd8.html Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:14:01 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a049df77e71defbbb51443d9dc1d06b4.html Patients groups have reacted angrily after a minister said the provision of single sex wards in hospitals was not practical. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a049df77e71defbbb51443d9dc1d06b4.html Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:06:08 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/7d987a972b8ea2ecb38e9dc49538432e.html Health Secretary Alan Johnson has denied any wrongdoing in the latest donations scandal to hit the Labour Party. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/7d987a972b8ea2ecb38e9dc49538432e.html Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:32:41 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/1efddcd2df42e3f1adbd87de97a91afb.html The Tories have doubled their opinion poll lead over the Labour Party, in a further blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leadership. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/1efddcd2df42e3f1adbd87de97a91afb.html Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:39:02 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/6917c617a21e97dec0e5530fe0be32ff.html The Conservatives have doubled their lead over Labour to 10 points, according to a new poll. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/6917c617a21e97dec0e5530fe0be32ff.html Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:49:04 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/3bff849a5b3b21852ae10780fc48b768.html Prime Minister Gordon Brown is promising "real and serious changes" in 2008 in his New Year message. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/3bff849a5b3b21852ae10780fc48b768.html Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:01:00 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/48641b420ea5f264610600d89c89e25c.html A former Labour Mayor and his wife have been jailed for fraudulently claiming state benefits. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/48641b420ea5f264610600d89c89e25c.html Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:38:40 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a81865301e0e7e9dde51c062b8ddadf4.html Deputy Prime Minister Harriet Harman has said she will not resign over controversial Labour Party donations. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a81865301e0e7e9dde51c062b8ddadf4.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:09:07 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5aca6a242ee172174dec059dae5bf151.html Labour has launched an internal investigation after it received a series of donations of almost £400,000 from a secretive supporter. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5aca6a242ee172174dec059dae5bf151.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:03:57 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/60f4a5bed08ae70f2cd3608efb2574ff.html The Conservatives have surged to a nine-point lead in the first opinion poll conducted since the missing discs scandal broke. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/60f4a5bed08ae70f2cd3608efb2574ff.html Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:11:37 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/cf050b64323cdfc16193a5c01a5ded0a.html A senior Labour MP has compared the Government's stance on the new EU treaty with appeasement of the Nazis to the fury of David Miliband. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/cf050b64323cdfc16193a5c01a5ded0a.html Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:34:27 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/f37f59cc0fe83c5665f7896d1353b465.html The political inquest into Gordon Brown's move to kill off an autumn election is intensifying with critics slamming him for "bottling it". http://www.itn.co.uk/news/f37f59cc0fe83c5665f7896d1353b465.html Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:36:25 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/ec521b4cb1579eb703470771e5c5462c.html Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not call a general election this year, it has been confirmed. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/ec521b4cb1579eb703470771e5c5462c.html Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:28:30 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/c4696fb2cfbdd96f0fb18e6d79a93dba.html The prospects of a snap election have been thrown into doubt with opinion polls showing Labour's lead over the Tories has been slashed. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/c4696fb2cfbdd96f0fb18e6d79a93dba.html Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:06:31 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5105949946fea7b397af80de3306339e.html A series of opinion polls have shown Labour's lead over the Conservatives has been cut and one suggests they are level. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5105949946fea7b397af80de3306339e.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:31:01 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/bb0e404171596c0a48fe7ecbb1360f79.html The Conservative Party has snatched a Sunderland seat from Labour in the latest council by-elections. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/bb0e404171596c0a48fe7ecbb1360f79.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:44:44 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/076505f4c2272cb81a046f0174403fe4.html Homeowners are set to get more protection from prosecution if they defend themselves from burglars. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/076505f4c2272cb81a046f0174403fe4.html Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:27:14 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8c35f3e241a0414ed9d98ba1bc21091d.html Gordon Brown has called for further action to end the genocide in Darfur. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8c35f3e241a0414ed9d98ba1bc21091d.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:23:50 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8ca41c87e12f3e4af0b2549d266dbfc9.html Health Secretary Alan Johnson has unveiled measures aimed at improving security for NHS staff and tackling hospital superbugs. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8ca41c87e12f3e4af0b2549d266dbfc9.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:14:37 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/3d126204df3f11209f0c14ec9ac19354.html Foreign Secretary David Miliband has faced down demands for a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/3d126204df3f11209f0c14ec9ac19354.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:05:17 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/e5f36b369a873dd9b389a5bf8162f4d9.html Defence Secretary Des Browne has admitted the Taliban must be involved in a successful Afghanistan peace process. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/e5f36b369a873dd9b389a5bf8162f4d9.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:01:53 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5a6ae9ec3b041285eeb92c3a6b487c4d.html Gordon Brown has given his first speech to the Labour Party Conference as the country was kept guessing about a possible General Election. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5a6ae9ec3b041285eeb92c3a6b487c4d.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:13:58 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/be030407e14d7fc08a29847fd54a4aee.html Chancellor Alistair Darling has vowed to learn lessons from the financial turmoil of the last few weeks and promised further protection. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/be030407e14d7fc08a29847fd54a4aee.html Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:26:03 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/7e5148634bb65fcae5cf81801093501c.html David Cameron is Britain's least popular party leader among voters, according to a new poll. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/7e5148634bb65fcae5cf81801093501c.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:00:39 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/caeb0ba9c049d4c865ba0992431bb29c.html Former science minister Lord Sainsbury has donated £2 million to the Labour Party. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/caeb0ba9c049d4c865ba0992431bb29c.html Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:43:57 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/03909dfbdcb13ff52f70122d101a61f2.html Gordon Brown has promised "a new type of politics", involving opposition MPs, citizens' juries and a citizens' summit in government. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/03909dfbdcb13ff52f70122d101a61f2.html Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:49:08 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a2ed7ef1697fd217a25f20a75347a4e8.html The Conservative Party has claimed hundreds of millions of pounds in overpaid tax credits may have to be returned. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a2ed7ef1697fd217a25f20a75347a4e8.html Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:53:56 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/318cd59a2ad63b459901a0bd56908a2f.html John Prescott has said it has been a "huge privilege" to be MP for Hull East, after announcing he is to step down as an MP. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/318cd59a2ad63b459901a0bd56908a2f.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:20:30 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/af0277bb72c96fd5a1fb2ed6097d0939.html A poll showing Gordon Brown is leading with a double figure over the Tories, has sparked speculation that a snap election may be called. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/af0277bb72c96fd5a1fb2ed6097d0939.html Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:15:26 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/72801fc3a197d5a06a060b92895db5f4.html An opinion poll has given Labour its biggest lead for nearly two years. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/72801fc3a197d5a06a060b92895db5f4.html Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:17:02 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/6d72db6b0484021c2780c7f25167bb0d.html The Prime Minister has ordered an investigation into the attendance of a convicted rapist at a Labour party fund-raiser. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/6d72db6b0484021c2780c7f25167bb0d.html Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:18:58 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/b67d2e4670bef6679d54efe69bff95e3.html Tory MP Quentin Davies has defected to Labour on the eve of Gordon Brown taking over as prime minister. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/b67d2e4670bef6679d54efe69bff95e3.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:44:39 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/4697119bb9a1f07a91d623771844d304.html Gordon Brown, who was earlier confirmed as the next Prime Minister, has promised a new style of government. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/4697119bb9a1f07a91d623771844d304.html Thu, 17 May 2007 17:59:19 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/466503385b0f84633ef3f37968d0415d.html Gordon Brown has moved a step closer to becoming the next Labour leader, with 307 nominations from his fellow MPs. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/466503385b0f84633ef3f37968d0415d.html Wed, 16 May 2007 23:42:12 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/93cffb93023fdf23b24b3183efc1f55e.html Tony Blair said ten years as Prime Minister was "long enough" as he announced he will bow out on June 27. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/93cffb93023fdf23b24b3183efc1f55e.html Thu, 10 May 2007 23:37:39 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/63921f7a70836d7e3abcbbd806a8fefc.html Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke will not challenge Gordon Brown for Labour's top spot, he said. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/63921f7a70836d7e3abcbbd806a8fefc.html Sat, 05 May 2007 10:38:03 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a1a92cdc86a1041a625c1f5188004d7a.html The Scottish National Party is claiming a historic first after winning the most seats in the Scottish Parliament election. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/a1a92cdc86a1041a625c1f5188004d7a.html Fri, 04 May 2007 21:58:51 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/1f2da063ce5742d578fdbfae791f97ae.html Gordon Brown has said that the public poll would reflect badly on the entire Labour party as people "will be voting on all of us". http://www.itn.co.uk/news/1f2da063ce5742d578fdbfae791f97ae.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:40:12 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/0f6b57e320aa4d6a7b99b30b9c4bbb86.html Gordon Brown is unrepentant about his decision to ditch a tax break despite warnings it could wipe billions of pounds from pension funds. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/0f6b57e320aa4d6a7b99b30b9c4bbb86.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:01:43 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8e42e8c36d2ac82ff3ab63d585e89d51.html David Miliband would be a "human sacrifice" if he stood in a Labour leadership battle, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett warned. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8e42e8c36d2ac82ff3ab63d585e89d51.html Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:52:10 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/d70a5e15c446d79916dfbf6f2c158764.html Commons leader Jack Straw has announced he will run Gordon Brown's campaign for the Labour leadership. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/d70a5e15c446d79916dfbf6f2c158764.html Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:07:29 +0100 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/45e7a5d9416def150878011d59398612.html David Cameron has accused Labour of turning the NHS into an "inhuman machine". http://www.itn.co.uk/news/45e7a5d9416def150878011d59398612.html Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/4249a410cc613862cc401848b7a4edaf.html MPs have backed controversial Government plans to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/4249a410cc613862cc401848b7a4edaf.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:30:37 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/aeb9ca2dac674cdabcbe496b7f9cdfeb.html Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has paved the way for potential power-sharing with Labour. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/aeb9ca2dac674cdabcbe496b7f9cdfeb.html Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:22:01 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8df3f62e2c7b06c8f2e038906cd6f64a.html Former Labour Cabinet ministers Charles Clarke and Alan Milburn have launched a website on the future of the party. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8df3f62e2c7b06c8f2e038906cd6f64a.html Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:52:12 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/2bd73d6939cbf09a100b825bd3e790cb.html Labour chairwoman Hazel Blears has joined the race for the deputy leadership. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/2bd73d6939cbf09a100b825bd3e790cb.html Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:41:35 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/2a5e3823fa0a045153a6d33711e28462.html Former environment minister Michael Meacher is to challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/2a5e3823fa0a045153a6d33711e28462.html Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:44:19 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5ad3edde7d2e7d1aa61929b40330000c.html MPs have been getting hot and sweaty at the annual Westminster pancake race. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/5ad3edde7d2e7d1aa61929b40330000c.html Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:53:52 +0000 http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8f84d3b486fded062429861c10d3c0a7.html Oasis' Noel Gallagher reckons if he was a solo artist he could be "bigger than Elvis" but says being in a band is "more fun". http://www.itn.co.uk/news/8f84d3b486fded062429861c10d3c0a7.html Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:40:37 +0000