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The resignation of Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland last week provides yet more political opportunity for Labour as a general election approaches. Whilst leadership changes can give parties an opportunity to reset, the SNP looks…
Andy Beckett’s new book is, he writes in the introduction, “the story of a group of political explorers and of a series of interlocking political journeys which are rarely considered as a whole”. The explorers in question are Diane Abbott…
With the enormous caveat that only a third of the results had come in as this was written – it is overall looking pretty grim for the government
Over the last few years, Labour has won a string of by-elections in both places it broadly expected to win – like Wakefield and Rutherglen, both held by the party in 2017 – and in places it would not, in a normal election year, devote…
Labour notched up 22 more councils overall at last year's English local elections, while the Conservatives lost control of a net 48 local authorities. But for all the wind in Labour's sails on polling day, the Tories only control 18 of the…
Unless Labour can offer genuinely positive change and demonstrate the credibility to deliver on their promises, we may see more political applecarts upset this year even as they head to victory.
With the promise of flights taking off for Rwanda in a matter of weeks, have voters been drawn back to the Conservatives on immigration?
Last year’s local elections saw plenty of Labour celebrations in areas like Medway, Swindon, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent as the dramatic evening saw Labour overtaking the Conservatives as the largest party in local government for the first…
Hartlepool almost spelt the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership before it really began, as a recent biography revealed. Labour’s loss of the town in County Durham, which had been held by the party for almost six decades, in a 2021 by-election…
A rundown of some of the councils worth keeping an eye on during 2024 local elections as we (inevitably) look ahead to the general election:
For the first time in its history, voters for this district council on the Sussex coast look set to elect a Labour administration
This piece was published in April. For the latest on Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, read our coverage here. The Labour Party has begun offering voters the chance to sign up to view its general election manifesto "at the earliest…
