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Poll blow as Labour slips behind Tories and May stretches lead over Corbyn

Council by-elections: Labour vote soars in Greater London seat

Jon Ashworth: Toxic privatisation agenda destroys the soul of our NHS

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Labour pick child poverty expert to unseat Tory Brexiteer Philip Davies

The desire help create a better life for all burns within us – Corbyn speech at UN

Unite lodges complaint with Labour over postal votes in Watford selection row

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GMB and Momentum aim to help housing campaigner take York Outer

“Ridiculous and late” – Khan, Starmer and O’Grady lead reaction to PM’s Brexit deal

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FBU on ‘industrial footing’ as general secretary prepared for strikes this year

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright has said his union is putting its members on “an industrial…

Daniel Green

12th January, 2026, 12:00 am

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Letters to the Editor – week ending 11 January 2026

Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…

LabourList Staff

11th January, 2026, 4:00 pm

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It’s bin a year…Unite strikes in Birmingham continue past the 12 month mark

As the clock struck midnight and fireworks began to mark the beginning of a new year, Birmingham City…

James Tibbitts

10th January, 2026, 9:00 am

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