Labour says reshuffle changes nothing, and picks three more candidates
Good morning. The first draft I wrote of this email began by stating that the question of whether…
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Council funding crisis: Another pressing challenge for Labour in government
Council funding woes continue Councils’ financial struggles are back in the news this week, with Birmingham City Council revealing an expected…
Ceasefire row rumbles on as Senedd backs calls and frontbenchers speak out
Labour urged not to row back on recognising Palestine A former shadow minister has urged the party not to further…
King’s Speech: Sultana files ceasefire amendment as Labour tensions grow
Good morning. Yesterday’s King’s Speech was widely criticised as laying out a thin and short termist agenda, setting…
Starmer on King’s Speech: “Gimmicks, division, and more of the same”
Good morning. Today is the day of the King’s Speech, where the monarch will lay out the government’s…
Do councillor resignations spell trouble for Starmer?
Eleven councillors in Burnley, including the council leader, have resigned from Labour over its stance on the conflict…
Israel-Palestine: New poll shows what councillors really think
The national media, including LabourList, have reported a lot in recent weeks on two dozen councillors quitting and several hundred writing letters pushing for a…
Baillie dubs SNP ‘politics of the past’ after Scottish Labour poll breakthrough
What’s in a poll? Scottish Labour figures will likely have been rubbing their eyes at the results of…
Party responds to Starmer speech setting out his opposition to ceasefire
Reaction to Starmer’s speech on conflict in Gaza and Israel Good morning. Yesterday, Keir Starmer used a speech…
Starmer uses Israel-Palestine speech to reclaim agenda amid tensions over McDonald
Starmer’s big moment Good morning. It can feel a little parochial and cold reporting only on events in…
