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‘Still all to play for’: Scottish Labour candidates defiant despite polls
As the campaign kicks off in earnest, Scottish Labour see this election as the chance for years to get rid of the SNP and prevent another decade of SNP decline.
‘Don’t do it as a protest vote’: Can Labour survive a Green wave in Cambridge?
Dominic McGrath goes on the ground with Cambridge Labour and unearths the issues driving the conversation in this Labour held green target.
‘France’s municipal elections are a warning Labour cannot ignore’
When representation disappears and political cultures crumble, politically vacant spaces become fertile ground for competing world-views.
‘Holyrood hope’
A preview of our coverage as we speak to Scottish Labour candidates across the campaign trail as they hope to defy the polls.
‘Give us more time to do more’: Hackney Labour’s campaign to retain control of local council
James Tibbitts visited Hackney Labour to find out about their local election campaign while they fight off an insurgent populist threat...
Starmer attempts to reassure Britons amid fears of inflation spike, but did he go far enough?
With the prospect of yet another inflationary shock looming and airlines warning of potential fuel supply disruption due to the Iran conflict, the Prime Minister attempted to soothe the worries of a concerned nation.
Fight for London begins as Labour launch local election campaigns across England
As Labour launch their local election campaign, the fight remains on for London where polling suggests safe seats may be under threat...
‘Labour’s foreign policy challenge is projecting confidence not aggression’
How Labour responds to conditional confidence on war will shape its foreign policy credibility, and the PM relationship with the electorate.
“We were all immigrants here once”: Is the ‘red island’ of Milton Keynes under threat from Reform?
Milton Keynes has long been a Labour bastion. Is that about to change?
Where do Labour’s factions stand on the ongoing war in Iran?
Labour MPs from across the party’s ideological spectrum have begun to make their positions clear on the ongoing conflict in Iran, with a broad consensus backing the Prime Minister on avoiding active British intervention.
‘The by-election where all was to play for – and the spectre of Reform loomed throughout’
In Gorton and Denton, Labour failed to unite the progressive vote and came dangerously close to losing to a steadfast Reform UK voter bloc.