Together, we will produce a genuinely bold and radical manifesto for London
Labour’s mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is now seeking a mandate for a crucial second term, and is…
Local Government
Why Labour should put more councillors in the upper chamber
The House of Lords is an almost all-appointed upper chamber, whose members are generally nominated by the two…
Elected leaders, pensions and pizza – local government leadership hustings
Three of the Labour leadership candidates and Jim McMahon took to the stage at the Labour Local Government…
Our disabled people’s commission can identify barriers and deliver change
Labour has traditionally led the way in challenging ableism. More recently, this has meant standing up to central…
For the sake of Labour councillors, bin the democracy review and start again
It’s not been easy as a council leader over the past four and a half years, supposedly forming…
Our leadership candidates must set out a localist vision for Labour
The Labour Local Government conference taking place in Nottingham today will hear from all four of the party…
Over 35% of Labour council leaders endorse Starmer for leadership
Over 35% of Labour council leaders in England, Wales and Scotland – a total of 46 out of…
Labour left and soft left councillors join forces to back Rayner for deputy
Angela Rayner is bringing together councillors from the left and soft-left wings of the party today to help…
Labour councillors are right to ask: “What exactly do we get for our money?”
As an Association of Labour Councillors executive member, the most common question I am asked is: “What exactly…
Labour councils and trade unions must work together to fight Tory cuts
In February 2018, it was announced that all five of Salford’s ‘outstanding’ rated nurseries were set to close.…
