Tees Valley mayor election: Meet Labour candidate vying to oust Tory ‘golden boy’ Ben Houchen with polls neck and neck After Ben Houchen won the Tees Valley mayoral race in 2021 by a huge margin, some might imagine… Daniel Green 29th April, 2024, 6:15 am
Comment Local elections: ‘Key council tests for Labour in each region’ Last year’s local elections saw plenty of Labour celebrations in areas like Medway, Swindon, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent as… Jonathan Carr-West 28th April, 2024, 8:00 am
News Humza Yousaf woes deepen as Labour files no-confidence vote in government The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has filed a ‘no confidence’ motion in the Scottish government today, heaping… Tom Belger 26th April, 2024, 10:27 am
Comment ‘History and poll leads suggest Labour can be bolder, even if it costs some votes’ Should Labour members get ready to party like it’s 1997? The consistent message of opinion polls certainly suggests… Dr Mark Garnett 26th April, 2024, 8:00 am
News Labour warned ‘ethical foreign policy’ inevitably sparks charge of ‘hypocrisy’ Labour risks “accusations of hypocrisy” if it claims to be pursuing an “ethical foreign policy”, a leading academic… Katie Neame 26th April, 2024, 7:30 am
Comment Sarwar: ‘Humza Yousaf’s leadership is in tailspin. The time for change has come’ This week will go down as one of the most significant in recent Scottish political history. Fresh from… Anas Sarwar 25th April, 2024, 7:56 pm
News Haigh: We won’t shut ticket offices or cut jobs – or nationalise water Labour has pledged to protect ticket offices and staff if elected to power, as part of its planned… Daniel Green 25th April, 2024, 10:43 am
News Lou Haigh to reveal ‘roadmap’ for public ownership of railways within first term Labour’s Louise Haigh has pledged to deliver the “biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation” ahead of… Katie Neame 24th April, 2024, 10:30 pm
News Rochdale Labour says brick thrown at candidate’s home with ‘f*** Labour’ note The Labour leader of Rochdale council is urging other local political leaders to join him in calling for… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 24th April, 2024, 1:27 pm
Comment ‘Frank’s poverty mission lives on at his charity – but he’d scrap two-child cap’ Frank Field has long been a hero of mine, and he will remain so for the rest of… Andrew Forsey 24th April, 2024, 1:02 pm