Analysis

Liz Truss will today announce her plan to make sure households are not driven into poverty (anymore than they already are) by sky-rocketing energy bills. Plans reported over the past few days suggest that the government will cap annual gas…

"She’s the fourth Tory Prime Minister in six years. The face at the top may change, but the story remains the same," Keir Starmer told MPs during his first head-to-head with new Tory leader Liz Truss. That the Labour leader would focus on…

Liz Truss is our new Prime Minister, and she is under considerable pressure to set out a plan to support households with the worsening cost-of-living crisis. Having offered precious little for worried consumers during the leadership…

Parliament is back. MPs return to Westminster this afternoon after their summer break. Before they do, we can expect the results of the Conservative leadership contest from around 12.30pm. Liz Truss is widely expected to be announced as the…

"If you try to underpay you just get annihilated in the comments. You have to delete the post" – Kevin Walshe, road worker and Facebook group moderator. Despite its many sins, Facebook has been instrumental in providing a new way for…

Labour has today unveiled a plan to respond to the cost-of-living crisis and protect consumers from sky-rocketing energy bills. Appearing on BBC Radio 4 this morning, Keir Starmer said Labour was “not going to stand by” while millions of…

34 Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) have chosen their candidates for the next election. As LabourList revealed earlier this year, Labour's governing body agreed 35 seats in which the local party would be allowed to begin the process early…

Keir Starmer delivered a speech in Liverpool this morning, focusing on Labour's plans for economic growth. Below are four quick takeaways from his address... 1. 'It's the economy, stupid' The Labour leader's argument today was simple –…

Labour has more work to do if it wants to turn Tory voters, an exclusive focus group run by Public First indicates. Recent comments by Rachel Reeves that Labour would “tax fairly, spend wisely” were met with general positivity by the group…

Conservative voters in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, the seat represented in parliament by outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have shared their thoughts on the Labour Party, the 'cost-of-living crisis' and the Tory leadership election. In…

Boris Johnson's final Prime Minister's Questions was a fairly predictable affair. The outgoing Prime Minister reeled off his usual list of achievements in office: the speed of the UK's vaccine roll-out, how quickly the country was brought…

Two years after it was commissioned, and following many (many) delays, the Forde report has finally been published. Tasked with looking into an internal report leaked in 2020, and initially issued a deadline of July 15th that year, Martin…