Labour can and must own ‘levelling up’, and define it on its own terms
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won a mandate to ‘level up’ the UK at the 2019 general election. The…
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The hunger crisis in East Africa should be a wake-up call for us all
Someone in East Africa dies of hunger every 48 seconds. This is the result of the imperfect storm…
RMT workers are defending not only their jobs, but the public interest too
Network Rail, the company that owns and maintains Britain’s railway infrastructure, has recently announced plans to cut over…
Momentum members get “cast-iron” control over leadership endorsements
The leadership of Momentum, elected in 2020 on the ‘Forward Momentum’ platform, promised change. And they now reckon they’ve…
In a scandal even the PM cannot deny, No 10 is still not a living wage employer
Low-paid cleaners in East London came together in 2001 with their churches, mosques and community institutions and began…
Momentum is now a more democratic and responsive socialist organisation
There comes a time when every organisation must change, and Momentum is no exception. In our early years,…
Rachel Reeves on Rishi Sunak’s windfall tax U-turn: “We lead, they follow”
Below is the text of the speech delivered by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves in response to the government’s…
Government looks to distract from Gray report with new cost-of-living measures
Rishi Sunak is to bring forward additional cost-of-living support measures today, expected to include Labour’s proposal of a…
The levelling up bill threatens local authority control over budgets
Coverage of the reading of the levelling up and regeneration bill earlier this month was broadly dominated by…
Leader’s report, parliamentary selections and local elections – Labour NEC report
The national executive committee (NEC) met in the Labour borough of Westminster, the first time anyone has been…
