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Top Labour MP resigns, decrying ‘greed and power’ of Starmer’s party  – POLITICO

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Top Labour MP resigns, decrying ‘greed and power’ of Starmer’s party  – POLITICO

Starmer’s leadership, Duffield said, was “more about greed and power than making a difference … I just can’t take any more.” In her resignation letter, published in the Sunday Times, Duffield said Starmer had acted hypocritically by accepting lavish gifts while maintaining a controversial cap on child benefits and slashing winter fuel payments for as … Read more

Labour plots radical shake-up at heart of British government – POLITICO

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Labour plots radical shake-up at heart of British government – POLITICO

The aim is to streamline the way government departments work, reversing measures taken by the Conservatives during David Cameron’s premiership a decade ago, in an effort to deliver budget savings.  Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out in a statement to Parliament last week how she is seeking efficiencies in Whitehall in an effort to balance the … Read more