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A new document seen by LabourList reveals Labour's national executive committee's (NEC) key campaign priorities ahead of a general election. The document "sets out proposed aims and objectives for 2024" for the party's governing NEC to…
All of the recommendations of the Forde report have either been completed or considered but not progressed, according to a document provided to Labour's national executive committee at its November meeting. The document, seen by LabourList…
Keir Starmer is fleshing out what to expect from a Labour government's economic policy in a speech at the Resolution Foundation think tank later today, including warning voters not to expect the party to "quickly turn on the spending taps"…
"If an election was called tomorrow, as a member of the national executive committee, I feel confident that we’d be able to deliver a really outstanding election campaign." Nesil Caliskan is one of two local government representatives on…
Tributes have been paid by leading politicians to the "decency", "wry humour" and "wisdom" of the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, after his family announced his death.
Another week, another reminder of the grim local government legacy Labour may inherit as another council issues a section 114 notice. Nottingham City Council has said it can't meet its legal duty to balance the books, with a £23m shortfall…
With the Tories doubling down on anti-green attacks, Ed Miliband gave Labour's 'green jobs and lower bills' messaging an interesting twist in a speech at a Centre for Progressive Policy event I tagged along to yesterday. He said 80% of…
The leader of the Local Government Association Labour group has declared that Labour councils are "providing a shield" for residents amid "austerity part two", but warned that financial pressures could see local authorities "tip over". In…
Several prominent Tory politicians could be at risk of losing their seats to Labour, according to new research suggesting even Rishi Sunak's seat is at risk if Labour sustains current poll leads. The research – undertaken by Electoral…
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his autumn statement in parliament today, setting out a budget and new policy announcements that could become key Conservative-Labour dividing lines in the run-up to the general election. Labour's Shadow…
A new poll vindicates Reeves' optimism about what voters make of her work on economic policy so far. It puts Keir Starmer (40%) ahead of Rishi Sunak (33%) on who most embodies the ability to "build a strong economy".
Some 64 per cent of Muslims in a recent poll said they plan to vote Labour, with the Israel-Palestine conflict only ranking fourth among important issues they expect to shape how they cast their ballot. Author and politics professor Rob…
