Analysis

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…

Covid cases are doubling every seven days in some areas and the situation is particularly bad in London and the South East. Matt Hancock declared on Monday that there was “not a moment to spare” as he announced that the capital, along with…

Keir Starmer went virtual at Prime Minister's Questions this week. He is self-isolating and – instead of deputy Angela Rayner stepping up as she did last time – he arranged a video link. That was the first big difference. The other was that…

We were told the real deadline for a post-Brexit trade deal was Sunday night, or possibly Monday morning. Both because the whole thing is well overdue now and because the UK government is pressing ahead with legislation that breaks…

To what extent do local Labour parties need to be constricted in the wake of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report on antisemitism? This is the question many activists are now discussing. The EHRC did not find the party to be…

Thursday evenings are a popular time for local party meetings in the Labour Party. General secretary David Evans sent an email before many took place last night: all motions relating to the withholding of the Labour whip from Jeremy Corbyn…

"Our health emergency is not yet over and our economic emergency has only just begun," Rishi Sunak told us as he launched into his spending review. 2.5 million public sector workers will see their pay frozen – including 90% of police, 80%…

In April this year, after losing the leadership, deputy leadership and ruling body by-elections, the Labour left was pronounced dead. Just seven months later, it won a majority of the members’ seats on the party’s national executive…

This Prime Minister's Questions, ahead of the long-awaited spending review later shortly afterwards, saw Keir Starmer contrast Tory cronyism and wasted taxpayer cash against the struggle of key workers facing the prospect of a pay freeze…

We saw another dramatic day in Labour land yesterday as 13 members of the national executive committee (NEC) walked out of the first meeting held by the new ruling body. It was an ‘away day’, exploring internal governance, safeguarding and…

Keir Starmer kicked off Prime Minister's Questions today with the row that has engulfed Downing Street since Boris Johnson's loose-lipped devolution comments on Monday. The Labour leader told MPs this afternoon: "The single biggest threat…

Everyone claimed victory following the release of Labour’s national executive committee results – and with good reason. The Labour left’s 'Grassroots Voice' slate did better than expected by winning five of nine local party representatives…