Labour

Summer recess in Westminster and Stormont is coming to an end

UFU Commodity watch: Are politicians listening?

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Government urged to put food production centre stage

Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

Professor Green. Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Going Green: Positive change is already happening

Omagh based accountant Seamus McCaffrey

Latest update from accountant Seamus McCaffrey

Jeremy Moody

Central Association of Agricultural Valuers reflect on new government

The SDLP's Patsy McGlone

McGlone calls for solution on animal medicine shortage threat

The basis of UFU lobbying at Westminster over the next five years will be focused the three keys asks.

The next UK Parliament

UFU president William Irvine on his County Armagh farm. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

UFU to work with new Labour government

UFU president William Irvine on his County Armagh farm. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

UFU comment on election outcome

Tom Bradshaw

NFU reacts to Labour landslide

Marion Cotillard (photo: Getty Images)

​Which way to vote to stay squeaky green?

Sunak has chosen to take his party to the right, despite elections being won on the centre ground. Picture: Jonathan Porter /Press Eye

If polls are right the blue hedge could well be clipped in election

Jeremy Hunt will announce the 2024 Budget. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty/Adobe

Budget 2024: Hunt cuts NI again and reforms child benefit

Valued at €521 million (farm gate value) horticulture is the fourth largest sector in Ireland after dairy, beef and pigs in terms of gross agricultural commodity output value. Picture: Submitted

Four years of significant input price inflation in horticulture sector

The dairy farmer works 66 hours per week on average.

Labour availability on NI dairy farms – embracing change

​Research by Arla in 2022 suggested that half of UK dairy farms are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit staff and that there is currently a 12.2% vacancy rate on UK dairy farms.

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Andy McDonald, the MP for Middlesbrough, has been suspended by the Labour Party after he used the phrase “between the river and the sea” during a speech at a pro-Palestine rally at the weekend.

Labour MP suspended over speech at pro-Palestine rally

Sir Keir Starmer giving his speech in Liverpool. Credit: Getty

Keir Starmer promises to build 1.5m houses in five years

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

The Labour Party has confirmed that Alan Haworth died on holiday in Iceland on Monday morning - Credit: Gov/Wiki

Labour politician Lord Alan Haworth dead at 75

Keir Mather. Credit: Getty

Johnny Mercer launches attack on Keir Mather - what was said

Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters who demand ‘no more U-turns’ from Labour leader

Watch: Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters

Teachers promised £2,400 bonus by Labour to cap ‘mass resignations’

Labour plan to offer teachers £2,400 bonus to cap mass resignations

This weekend is the Great Get Together celebrating Jo's ‘More in Common’ values, seven years after her murder.

Husband of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox to remarry

Glenda Jackson has died aged 87 (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Tributes paid to actress and MP Glenda Jackson who died aged 87

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Swansea West MP Geraint Davies was suspended over inappropriate behavious allegations. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Female MP says she was warned to “watch out” for Geraint Davies

A female colleague has come forward to say she was warned about suspended Labour MP Geraint Davies’ ‘inappropriate behaviour’ in their first weeks in Westminster.

Rahmah Ghazali

Di Wastenage

RABDF roundtable sets out plans on labour crisis in dairy sector

Labour MP Diane Abbott attends a Stand Up to Racism rally outside Downing Street. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty

Diane Abbott has Labour whip withdrawn after “deeply offensive” letter

The next general election is set to take place towards the end of 2024

Autumn 2024 outlined for next UK general election

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer publishes tax details

Former PM Boris Johnson leaving his home for the Commons Privileges Committee

Boris Johnson Privileges Committee: what we learnt from hearing

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Watch live as Boris Johnson faces MPs at Privileges Committee

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

Mobile phone ‘Armageddon alert’ date set: UK primed for new public warning system siren test

‘Armageddon alert’: UK primed for mobile phone public warning siren

Eddie Izzard changes name to fulfil a dream she’s had for over 50 years - find out what to

Eddie Izzard changes name to fulfil lifelong dream

Rishi Sunak talks to local business leaders during a visit to a Coca-Cola factory in Lisburn, Northern Ireland yesterday (Picture: Liam McBurney/WPA pool/Getty Images)

New figures show 54% of people in the UK would vote to remain in EU

Minette Batters, NFU president

NFU warns the clock is ticking for government to back British farming

Tearful Nadine Dorries confirms she’s standing down as MP amid Boris Johnson tirade - watch

Nadine Dorries quits as MP in tearful tirade - watch

Former Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O'Mara

Former MP Jared O’Mara guilty of expenses fraud to fund cocaine habit

Rod Stewart tells Sky News phone-in Tories should ‘give Labour a go’

Free School Meals For All bill reading delayed in Parliament

Keir Starmer said he would raather sit next to Piers Morgan over Jeremy Corbyn at an Arsenal game.

Keir Starmer reveals who he would sit next to at an Arsenal game

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

How to watch Prime Minister’s Questions live

Matthew Macfadyen plays John Stonehouse in the series (Photo: ITV)

How to watch ITV drama Stonehouse and full cast including Keeley Hawes

The DEFRA minister, Therese Coffey, confirmed this week there will be no change of approach and no aid for farmers to help with input costs

The government has fallen victim to really bad timing

Keir Starmer will set out Labour's new vision for the constitutional future of the UK today.

Keir Starmer looks to abolish House of Lords in ‘transfer of power’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer defends ‘responsible journalism’

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has pledged to ‘free the BBC’ and oppose the privatisation of Channel 4 should he become Prime Minister. Credit: Getty Images

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer defends ‘responsible journalism’

'Some people have been quick to say that politicians are all the same, but Keir Starmer is proving them wrong. He is a man of integrity and honesty.' Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour lead: latest polling would equate to 346 seat majority

The National Minimum Wage will rise from April adding an extra 82p to hourly pay (Getty Images)

The National Minimum Wage is changing from April 1 - how it will impact you

Pornography websites will be legally required to verify users are 18 or over (Photo: Adobe)

Porn sites must legally verify users’ age under new robust checks

‘Pig sector pressures must be addressed’

New restrictions ‘unlikely’ to cancel Christmas despite Omicron surge

Boris Johnson is fighting fires on multiple fronts today as more Downing Street party allegations have emerged (image: Getty Images)

Downing Street spin doctor ‘gave speech and handed out joke awards at illicit ba...