Tag: Gordon Brown

Starmer Says UK Is ‘Broken Model’ as Labour Unveils Replacement for House of Lords

December 5, 2022
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The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, has described Britain as a “broken model” and said the country was “crying out for a new approach.” Speaking in Leeds at the launch of a report (pdf) by Labour’s Commission on the UK’s future, headed by ex-premier Gordon Brown, Starmer said the country needed…

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Liz Truss Slams ‘Gordon Brown Economics’ of Raising Tax and Benefits

August 10, 2022
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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made a veiled dig at Conservative Party leadership contest rival Rishi Sunak by criticising a policy of “putting up taxes and then also giving out benefits” to help with the cost of living crisis. Truss referred to it as “Gordon Brown economics” during a hustings debate in Darlington, in the northeast…

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UK to Ensure Lawmakers Remain Accessible to Public Despite MP’s Killing

October 17, 2021
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The UK government will ensure lawmakers remain accessible to the public following the killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess by a suspected terrorist, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Sunday. Amess, 69-year-old MP for Southend West, was fatally stabbed on Friday at Belfairs Methodist Church in the English town of Leigh-on-Sea. He was holding…

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