Susan Hinchcliffe: Why I want to be Labour’s candidate for West Yorkshire mayor
I’m the leader of Bradford Council and chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. I led the negotiations…
Local Government
Everything you need to know about Labour’s West Yorkshire mayor selection race
As part of a new devolution deal, West Yorkshire is soon to elect its own mayor. LabourList has put…
Government has been treating local leaders with “contempt”, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has declared that the government has been “treating local communities, particularly in the Midlands, North West…
UK Labour must reinvent itself. Local councils have already started
Labour must reinvent itself as a party of opposition. Foundations are already being laid nationally. In this, the…
How Starmer’s Labour could “hand power down to level up”
From Gogglebox to left-wing Twitter, Keir Starmer has faced much criticism in recent weeks as some believe the…
Keir Starmer must articulate his view of democratic socialism
There are many in the Labour Party who are concerned that Keir Starmer has yet to articulate any…
Here’s what Rishi Sunak must do next to avoid a cliff edge in November
It is no secret that areas like Brent have been amongst the worst affected by the pandemic thus…
Why 1,200 Labour councillors are backing the ‘Alliance for Full Employment’
Our country is facing an unprecedented jobs crisis. The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that, by the end…
1,200 local Labour leaders urge PM to rethink end of furlough
1,200 council leaders, mayors and councillors across the country have called on the Prime Minister to rethink the…
Why the Labour left is backing Joe and Seema in Haringey
In internal elections among Haringey Labour councillors this Thursday, the leadership of the Labour-controlled local authority is set…
