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“They know they are out of ideas and they are out of touch – and if they had any decency they would get out of the way for the next Labour government.” That was Keir Starmer’s verdict on the Conservatives this morning, following two…
It was obvious that the rail strikes would be a focus of today's Prime Minister's Questions whether Keir Starmer liked it or not. In his response to the Labour leader's first question, Boris Johnson accused Starmer of not having the…
80% of train services were axed during the 24-hour RMT strike on Tuesday. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch praised the “fantastic” turnout of members and said they had “exceeded expectations in our struggle for job security, defending…
“It’s not just a shame. It’s a huge historic amnesia." That was what Barry Gardiner said to me when we spoke about Labour's current relationship with the unions back in April. He stressed the need for the party to "understand our roots" and…
Open Labour has launched a new position paper setting out what it has described as some "Britain-boosting" policy programs. The 37-page document is wide-ranging, covering areas from health and social care to internationalism and Labour…
Nominations have closed in Labour's national executive committee (NEC) elections. Check out our finalised nomination lists for the local party rep positions, BAME, disabled members, youth, Welsh and local government reps. But what can we…
Labour needs to show what it is for and it needs to do it quickly, according to Andy Burnham. "There can’t be much further delay now in saying ‘this is what we are about’ so that people can get the sense of where the next Labour government…
"To lose one adviser on ministers’ interests may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two looks like carelessness.” That was the reaction of Tory MP and Boris Johnson critic William Wragg to the news yesterday that the Prime Minister's…
“The opportunity is not there,” Rachel Reeves said yesterday when asked whether she would stand to be Labour leader. “There’s nothing to see here. There’s no leadership contest.” Reeves is tipped as one of the favourites to succeed Starmer…
The world's biggest four-day working week trial began in the UK on Monday. More than 3,300 workers across 70 companies are involved in the scheme, which will see participants work reduced hours with no loss of pay for a period of six…
"Your pandemic preparation during six years as Health Secretary was found wanting and inadequate." Not a Labour criticism of the government, but a tweet from Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries directed at Jeremy Hunt after the latter…
Boris Johnson has an interesting understanding of the word "decisive". That was one of the words the Prime Minister used to describe last night's confidence vote, which he won by 211 votes to 148. With only 59% of Tory MPs voting in favour…
