Spending Review: Labour tried looking prudent. Do we now want to look lavish?
For much of this government’s life, ministers have tried hard to look as prudent and downbeat as possible…
Tom Belger
Interview: Burnham on party factions, spending review and scrapping the whip
“A Northerner in London, this is what happens,” jokes Andy Burnham as we hurl ourselves back off a…
Spending Review: Some MPs resigned to cuts but others warn PLP won’t play ball
Gloom is setting in among Labour MPs amid fears of swingeing cuts to some departmental budgets next week,…
Burnham, Rayner and Streeting top party members’ poll for next Labour leader
Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting would be the top picks among Labour members to succeed Keir…
Spending Review: Councils demand cash to stave off bankruptcy – and Reform
More than a dozen urban councils risk declaring effective bankruptcy and Reform could make further gains unless the…
Compass event: Is the soft left back – and a beauty parade to lead it underway?
It has been a difficult few years for the soft left. But is the least factional of Labour’s…
‘Too much timidity and factionalism’: Burnham issues a radical rallying cry
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has set out a wide-ranging critique of the government and an alternative left…
Lou Haigh: ‘We need change that spark fights – and a new economic settlement’
Louise Haigh has issued a stark warning to the Labour cabinet she left only months ago, warning Labour’s…
‘No transparency’: CLP rep revolt over NPF policy process for next manifesto
Labour’s policymaking process for the next election has come under fire from almost half the member representatives on…
Labour goes quiet on membership data after LabourList reports falling numbers
Labour officials have stopped regularly sharing membership data with the party’s national executive committee, after LabourList reported on…
