Analysis

Keir Starmer has strengthened support for his leadership in the party machine with yet more internal party victories. In elections held yesterday between members of Labour’s ruling body, the national executive committee (NEC), the Corbynite…

The UK has reported another record-breaking number of coronavirus deaths, for the second day running. A further 1,820 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid test. Boris Johnson described the figure as “appalling” and warned the…

“I don’t want to see the Labour Party tied up in court proceedings. I want to see the Labour Party out there campaigning,” Keir Starmer told Sky News yesterday. But he was speaking as Corbyn v Evans reached the high court, with a hearing in…

Labour has forced a vote in the House of Commons today on government plans to cut Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits. Back in April, the government grudgingly granted a £20-per-week increase to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits…

Richard Leonard has resigned as Scottish Labour leader. The decision announced yesterday was abrupt, but not exactly surprising. He was associated with the Corbyn era, which has clearly come to an end, as signalled by the election of Jackie…

Cast your mind back to January 2020. Jeremy Corbyn is Labour leader, corona is a beer you put fruit in, bubbles belong in the bath – and Keir Starmer has just told Labour members that, if elected leader, he will deliver a "radical…

It is worth taking a moment to pause and reflect on the latest death toll. 1,564 was the recorded figure yesterday, which means 1,564 people with lives, family, friends, neighbours are no longer here. There have now been more deaths in the…

The election of Christina McAnea as UNISON's new general secretary is historic: the UK's largest union will now be led by a woman for the first time. This is particularly appropriate as around three quarters of UNISON members are women. The…

We were presented with a familiar scene at the coronavirus press conference yesterday. Boris Johnson made reassuring noises and even appeared to hint at necessary extra financial support (he said the government would “look at” the unfair…

Exactly 100 years ago, trade union leader Mary Macarthur died on January 1st, 1921, aged just 40. Her early death robbed the British labour movement of the most charismatic female leader of her generation. Had she survived, she would almost…

2020 is finally coming to an end. We've been through a lot this year. It kicked off with Labour leadership elections when we were trying to recover from a terrible general election defeat. It is ending with Brexit 'getting done'. Above all…

Keir Starmer faced off against Boris Johnson in what the Labour leader described as "probably" the last Prime Minister's Questions session of the year this afternoon. Probably, because there is still no post-Brexit trade deal and MPs may…