In a move that's both innovative and nostalgic, schools in Kerala are phasing out traditional backbench seating — a setup long associated with either mischief or mystery. The new plan? A U-shaped ...

Sir Keir Starmer is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership as more than 150 MPs are preparing to vote against his forthcoming welfare cuts. It is understood that there is growing upset among ...

The Tory leader responded that he ought to be more worried about “his own backbenchers, not my frontbenchers” – a reference to Labour MPs fretting over government policy in trans issues in ...

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Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a major rebellion over his stance on the Gaza conflict, losing eight frontbenchers as dozens of Labour MPs backed a ceasefire. High-profile shadow minister for ...

The vote calling for the ceasefire was defeated by 293 votes to 168, but eight of Starmer's frontbenchers resigned from the frontbench after supporting the amendment. Labour MPs had been ordered ...

Sir Keir Starmer suffered the biggest rebellion of his leadership last night as eight Labour frontbenchers defied him over a vote for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Keir Starmer has suffered a major blow to his authority after Labour MPs staged a major rebellion over his stance on a ceasefire in Gaza. A total of 10 members of the Labour leader’s frontbench ...

Three Labour frontbenchers have so far defied the Labour leader to back calls for a ceasefire in Gaza in a Commons vote.