MPs must come together to confront the growing divide between rich and poor
If you fancy a look at how the other half live, just take a stroll down Phillimore Gardens,…
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Starmer’s biggest task is convincing voters things can only get better
In 1997, Tony Blair swept to victory on a wave of optimism, declaring: “A new dawn has broken,…
Johnson inquiry saga drags on while Starmer pledges a cleaner politics
It’s Whitsun recess this week, so parliament is not sitting and things are generally pretty quiet. The big…
Cheaper energy, lower bills: climate change is a bread and butter issue
In the wake of the local elections, the talk has almost exclusively been centred around what the results…
Labour should trust GPs to do their job, not make us all salaried
Labour’s plan for progress in the NHS includes many laudable aims that the Royal College of GPs can…
Labour’s core purpose is a patriotic one – and we must not be shy about it
No politician was ever chosen to govern a major democratic country without being at ease with its national…
Labour fleshes out plans to ’tilt balance of power’ within housing market
Labour’s housing policy blitz continues to roll on – not even taking a break over the long weekend.…
Starmer can’t achieve his missions alone – government needs partners
The five missions outlined by Keir Starmer last month signal a fundamental shift in how a Labour government…
Reform to graduate repayments could be more progressive than scrapping fees
Who should pay for higher education in England? Labour has reopened this question – which is welcome because…
Our victory in Medway was years in the making. Here’s how we went about it
I am writing this from Labour-led Medway. Words I thought I would never write. But, as widely reported…
