’40 years on from the miners’ strike, this Durham Miners’ Gala was a special one’
The Durham Miners’ Gala, held on the 2nd Saturday of July and in its 138th year, is a…
Morgan Jones
Durham Miners’ Gala 2024: Live updates as event marks 40 years since strike
Tens of thousands of people are assembling for the Durham Miners’ Gala today, for the first time in…
‘Elphicke hardly comes up’: A day on the doorstep fighting to hold Dover and Deal
It’s the final stretch of the general election campaign. The streets around Deal station are crowded with yard…
Finchley and Golders Green: Can Labour win back Britain’s most Jewish seat?
Finchley and Golders Green, Sarah Sackman tells LabourList, is the “epitome of a battleground”. She should know: she…
East Thanet: Inside the battle for coastal ex-UKIP stronghold not won since 2005
The parliamentary constituency of East Thanet will be contested for the first time this year. It’s the successor…
Sheffield Hallam: ‘Can Labour’s Olivia Blake hold on in Nick Clegg’s old seat?’
If polling is to be believed (and given that postal votes are already dropping, it should be), Labour…
Poll: Labour voters back proportional representation over first past post
A new poll by Savanta has found that Labour voters support replacing the first past the post (FPTP)…
IFS: ‘Sharp cuts’ likely under Labour to justice system and further education
A leading think tank is warning Labour and other major parties are “silent on the inevitability of cuts”…
Labour wants a new generation of new towns. Can it win in Milton Keynes?
Labour is pledging to build a generation of new towns; within six months of coming to power, they…
‘The manifesto’s not perfect, but at the launch you could feel change is coming’
I watched the 2019 manifesto launch on a livestream in a cluttered campaign office with now-NEC member Abdi…
