England has the worst Covid death rates in Europe. Labour needs to say so
Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething recently pointed out a startling statistic: if Wales had had the same excess…
Local Government
Labour mayors join TUC to launch ‘Time Out to Help Out’ campaign
The mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool city region have joined with the TUC to launch the…
Party refuses to restart selection process for West of England mayoral candidate
The south west regional office of the Labour Party has rejected calls to restart the selection process for…
Hugh Goulbourne: Why I want to be Labour’s West Yorkshire mayoral candidate
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, but already we are seeing the huge strain that it is…
Labour councils are leading the way on housing. The government must follow
Southampton’s Labour council plans to build its way out of the pandemic crisis. In July, the council approved…
Labour MP demands PM investigate gerrymandering by Tory council leader
Update, 6pm: Havering Council monitoring officer has launched an investigation, to be conducted by an officer from another…
Labour councils are on the Covid frontline. We need funding and powers
Coronavirus has had a devastating impact in every part of our country, but in the face of this…
Tory council leader planned “politically advantageous” boundary changes
A recording of a Conservative local council leader has been leaked, appearing to reveal the councillor planning boundary…
WATCH: London “not ready” for a local lockdown, says Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan has said that London is “not ready” for a local lockdown, calling for the government to…
The government’s coronavirus response must address our housing crisis
For most of the lockdown, we have been told to ‘stay at home’ – but what if you…
