Luke Akehurst: Corbyn deserves credit – now he must banish the entryists and bring back shadow cabinet elections
Seven weeks ago the party looked on the brink of electoral destruction. That wasn’t just something invented by…
Luke Akehurst MP
Luke Akehurst: Want to win the election? It’s all about the marginals
Winning in First Past the Post elections is very little to do with the national vote share and…
Luke Akehurst: Our losses in local government were unprecedented
Every May since 2011 I have written a guide to what might constitute success for Labour in the…
Luke Akehurst: Forget the progressive alliance – we need to win votes from the 55 per cent who back the Tories or UKIP
I’m bemused by the call by Clive Lewis and Jon Cruddas for Labour to stand down and give…
Luke Akehurst: This election is a fight for the survival of the Labour Party
Labour is, like the Light Brigade, charging into the valley of death. Fans of Lord Tennyson’s poetry will…
Luke Akehurst: These simple facts show Labour has declined in council by-elections
I’ve been regularly reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections for LabourList. What’s happened on this front in…
Luke Akehurst: What would a good series of local election results look like?
In the run up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election I write…
Luke Akehurst: McDonnell should forget about claims of a “soft coup” against Corbyn and focus on the Budget
Bemusement, bafflement, despair and laughter. These have been common reactions to the recent antics of our shadow chancellor…
Luke Akehurst: Momentum clutch at straws for an explanation of Copeland – when the fault lies with them
It was fascinating to read the litany of excuses for the Copeland by-election defeat put forward by Momentum’s…
Luke Akehurst: Labour needs a leader who can win back the voters lost since 2005
Something is going on in the Labour Party and it isn’t on the moderate wing of the party.…
