Council by-elections: Labour make gains as Tories lose safe seats
The Tories lost five seats – including four safe seats – in the latest round of council by-elections.…
Local Government
Local government is short of 3,000 women councillors – we must do better
Part of a LabourList series on International Women’s Day 2018. Why do so few women hold elected office in…
5 things Labour can learn from the latest London polls
Former party chairman and Tory donor Lord Ashcroft has commissioned research into the views of London voters. It…
A lack of diversity in local government? Not in my back yard
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. Today Theresa May is set to…
Alice Perry: How to improve diversity in local government
For many years, the Labour Party has been working hard to ensure our elected representatives reflect the diversity…
“Protect our children” – McDonnell’s plea to Tory chancellor amid funding crisis
Today Labour’s John McDonnell used Treasury Questions to call on Philip Hammond to act as even the chancellor’s own…
5 reasons Labour won 67% of the vote in the East Brighton by-election
Even though I had watched the ballot papers pile up in my tray at the count, I was…
The Tory government designed devolution deals to devolve blame for austerity
The introduction of metro mayors formed part of Cameron’s devolution project. The directly elected metro mayors for cities…
Bring public services back in-house, McDonnell tells local councils
Updated at 1.30pm. Today John McDonnell will call for an “urgent change of direction in local government funding”…
Sadiq Khan: Upcoming local elections are a referendum on Tory police cuts
The local elections this May will be a referendum on eight years of a Tory government that…
