Plans for internal party reform dominate Labour leadership race
Internal party structures are the talk of the Labour leadership race at the moment. Perhaps this reflects that,…
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Why LabourList and LGA Labour are hosting local government week
Welcome to local government week on LabourList. The party has just suffered another devastating defeat in a general election,…
Labour may be distracted by its leadership race, but self-reflection is needed
It was ‘Super Thursday’ for local party nominations last night – another excellent round for Keir Starmer, who went up…
What happened to the Long-Bailey/Rayner joint ticket?
Rebecca Long-Bailey and Richard Burgon have become the latest candidates to secure places on the final ballot paper.…
What happened at Labour’s NEC post-election ‘away day’
Labour’s national executive committee held its delayed ‘away day’ – the first full post-conference meeting – yesterday, which…
Why is Keir Starmer ahead in Labour’s leadership election?
Labour’s leadership election is flagging a little. There are no big policy announcements that are detailed enough for…
Labour leadership candidates grapple with ideas for constitutional reform
Although the official Labour Party leadership hustings set to be held on Saturday was cancelled, the deputy one went…
Nandslide, “machine politicians” and CLP nominations
Lisa Nandy had a good evening for CLP nominations, picking up six and bringing her total to seven.…
How many leadership candidates can make it to the ballot?
We had interviews all over the shop yesterday. Leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey spoke with both the BBC and…
Nandy makes headway as Long-Bailey throws down gauntlet
And then there were four. Jess Phillips has withdrawn her Labour leadership bid, saying the party must “select a…
