Election Special LGBT+ Labour raises “record funds” to support LGBTQ+ parliamentary Labour candidates LGBT+ Labour has announced it has raised £27,500 to support LGBTQ+ Labour parliamentary candidates ahead of the general election on July 4, surpassing the previous record held since the 2015 general election. LGBTQ+ Labour said: “LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms are increasingly under threat: from the ris By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Sickening”. Rishi Sunak’s trans jibe – made while mother of Brianna Ghey attended Prime Minister’s Questions – condemned by Amnesty International Rishi Sunak has been criticised for aiming a political jibe about trans people at Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer – while the mother of murder victim Brianna Ghey attended Prime Minister’s Questions. In Prime Minister’s Questions, his weekly showdown with MPs and the leader of the opposition, Mr Suna By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Keir Starmer LGBTQ+ News Sir Keir Starmer vows to ban trans ‘conversion therapy’ if he becomes PM Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has vowed to push ahead with a ban on transgender ‘conversion therapy’ if Labour wins at the next general election. The Labour leader reiterated his party’s commitment to a ban on ‘all forms of conversion therapy’ at an LGBTQ+ event in Parliament , where By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Shadow women’s and equalities secretary resigns Labour MP Marsha de Cordova has abruptly resigned from her position as the shadow women’s and equalities secretary. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Stephen Timms General News Labour MP praises anti-LGBTQ+ church UK Labour MP Stephen Timms has been criticised for praising the Jesus House church. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News LGBT+ Labour holds meeting with Starmer following controversy LGBT+ Labour has met with party leader Keir Starmer following his controversial visit to Jesus House church. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Downing Street stands by Johnson’s visit to anti-LGBTQ+ church Press secretary Allegra Stratton said Downing Street stands by the prime minister’s decision to visit Jesus House. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Keir Starmer General News Keir Starmer criticised for visiting anti-LGBTQ+ church UK Labour leader Keir Starmer has come under fire after visiting Jesus House. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Maureen Colquhoun dead at 92 Maureen Colquhoun, feminist pioneer and the UK’s first out lesbian MP, has died at 92. Colquhoun was a Labour politician, representing Northampton North from 1974 to 1979. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Labour launches trans equality campaign The UK Labour party has launched a trans equality campaign (Labour Trans Equality) after the group was criticised for failing to address internal transphobia. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
