Today, MPs should be voting on Labour’s sewage bill – but the Tories shredded it
There isn’t a corner of the country free from the threat of raw human sewage being dumped in…
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‘The best campaign ever’: Swindon Labour hopes to end two-decade Tory era
“This is probably the best campaign we’ve ever had,” Swindon Labour council candidate Stanka Adamcova tells LabourList following a…
Labour shies away from rail strikers and PR, but tacks left on bus ownership
The unions continue to set the agenda today, and not just by paying their respects online on International Workers’…
Jon Ashworth is right: the government must adopt an ‘into work guarantee’
Jon Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has thrown the gauntlet down on welfare reform.…
Labour cannot shy away from the debate on public service reform
Within the Labour party there is continued disquiet around the ‘R’ word. It’s a word that evokes painful memories…
Soaring mortgage costs may win Labour more votes than its housing policies
Labour goes on the offensive today over housing, releasing new analysis suggesting children born this year have a one-in-three…
The simple step Labour can take to stop Britain failing care leavers
The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care laid out a damming picture of the challenges faced by those who…
People are pulling their own teeth out — Labour must urgently fix NHS dentistry
The NHS is unquestionably the Labour Party’s greatest achievement. It is often said Labour succeeded in establishing the…
PMQs: Starmer shows his weaknesses in fumbled session targeting economy
In today’s PMQs, Keir Starmer attempted to target the dire Conservative economic record but somehow missed. While he…
Why USDAW now backs proportional representation — and Labour must too
USDAW this week took the historic decision to back proportional representation (PR) for Westminster elections. Our union represents…
