Labour’s plan for councils: authoritarian, or a mechanism designed to help?
National executive committee (NEC) members are set to approve a list of 21 local parties that will begin…
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Asbestos is a matter of life and death for working people. We need urgent removal
More people die each year from breathing in asbestos fibres than in road traffic accidents. And Britain boasts…
Even some Tories can see that ministers are choosing to let people struggle
“He’s choosing to let people struggle when they don’t need to,” Keir Starmer said of Boris Johnson during yesterday’s…
PMQs: People “priced out of existence”, while Tories ‘dither’ over a windfall tax
The first Prime Minister’s Questions of the new parliamentary session bore a striking resemblance to the final one…
The Tories are out of touch on the cost-of-living crisis, but Labour has a plan
Today is the last day of debate on the Queen’s Speech and on this government’s legislative agenda for…
Labour must make clear the cost-of-living crisis is a result of political choices
People need cash. The average annual cost for gas and electricity under the energy price cap rose by…
Labour must set out a vision for a wholesale revolution of adult education
We face a huge skills challenge in the UK. The skills demanded by employers are constantly evolving as…
In the wake of P&O, Brexit gives us a chance to strengthen employment law
800 workers dismissed on the spot and replaced with cheaper labour. Handcuff-trained security guards ready to remove seafarers…
Labour turns up the pressure on cost of living with Queen’s Speech amendment
Labour is looking to drive a wedge between the Conservative leadership and Tory backbenchers over the cost of…
Another world of work is possible. How a shorter working week can work for all
The last few years have exposed profound inequalities and a deep crisis in working life in this country…
