Makerfield or Breakerfield
Andy Burnham has been officially selected as Labour’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election. So begins a test of…
Analysis
What does Labour’s NEC do and how does it work?
Labour’s governing body – the National Executive Committee – is responsible for the running and finances of the…
Movers, shakers and Makerfield
The Makerfield by-election is expected to take place exactly one month from today, on June 18. And if…
King’s Speech may have set out legislative agenda, but did not change Labour’s conversation
The King’s Speech is how the government sets out its agenda for the year to come. It is…
What are Labour’s rules for a leadership election if Keir Starmer is challenged?
It is widely anticipated that several MPs are gearing up to challenge the Prime Minister for the leadership…
WATCH: How did Labour get it wrong? LabourList 2026 Election Analysis
The 2026 election results have triggered one of the most difficult moments for Labour in recent years…
Go West? Will a leadership contest be triggered today?
One of the strongest motivating forces in politics is the sense that ‘something must be done’. The despair…
‘Why these local election were so tough for Labour’
Less than two years after its landslide general election victory, Labour has faced a tough set of local…
‘An exceptionally bad year across all measures’
Every year since 2011, I have written a preview of the local and devolved elections and a scorecard…
Starmergeddon
The internal conversation that Labour has been having in mutters and whispers is now bursting forth into a…
