Morgan Jones

Good morning. While national eyes might be focused on a spat over the Elgin marbles between Rishi Sunak and the Greek Prime Minister, we here at LabourList are, as ever, focused on the internal machinations of our beloved party. A meeting…

Good morning. On LabourList this morning, we have a new rolling list of all the MPs elected for Labour at the last election who are now sitting without the whip. There are nine of them, all in, and how the party deals with them will be of…

by Alison McGovern It’s already clear that the next election will be fought on the economy. Up and down our country, it's got much harder to make ends meet. Too many families have battled through the past year, just trying to make sure…

Good morning. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on Wednesday, and so we can expect a week of chat about the economy, kicking off with remarks from Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, set to be delivered…

Good morning. This evening, we expect a vote on the SNP amendment to the King's Speech which calls for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza and Israel. A large number of Labour MPs have publicly committed to a ceasefire, including numerous…

Good morning. The first draft I wrote of this email began by stating that the question of whether the Prime Minister would sack the Home Secretary after her incendiary – and reportedly not signed off – piece in The Times last week was…

Good morning. Yesterday's King's Speech was widely criticised as laying out a thin and short termist agenda, setting terms for the forthcoming general election rather than making the long-term decisions Rishi Sunak's been talking a big game…

Darlington council deputy leader Chris McEwan has been selected as Labour's candidate for next year's Tees Valley mayor election. McEwan will therefore take on sitting mayor Ben Houchen, who has been dubbed the Tory "golden boy" of…

Good morning. Today is the day of the King's Speech, where the monarch will lay out the government's plans for the coming parliamentary session. It's Charles III's first speech since becoming head of state, and likely the last before the…

Eleven councillors in Burnley, including the council leader, have resigned from Labour over its stance on the conflict in Gaza and Israel, describing membership as "untenable". They support a ceasefire and council leader Afrasiab Anwar has…

The leader of a charity providing medical aid to Palestinians has thrown her hat in the ring to be Labour's candidate for a new south London seat, LabourList can reveal. Medical Aid for Palestinians chief executive Melanie Ward has joined…

Reaction to Starmer's speech on conflict in Gaza and Israel Good morning. Yesterday, Keir Starmer used a speech to set out his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict – you can read the full text here. Starmer doubled down on resisting calls…