Who are the Labour candidates today?
The polls have opened in local and mayoral elections in England, Wales and Scotland. Several big-hitters from the…
Local Government
Margaret Hodge: Labour needs more women at the top of local government
The lack of women in Westminster is rightly decried. But with local councils spending £94bn of public money…
We are gaining ground on our rivals – now let’s expose the Lib Dems’ cowardice, metro mayor candidate writes
As voters prepare to go to the polls tomorrow, I want to ask: where have the politics been…
The metro mayors can show what a Labour government would look like, says heartland candidate
“My whole agenda is about jobs and job creation,” begins Sue Jeffrey, Labour’s candidate for the Tees Valley…
Councillor and Unison rep chosen to defend north-east Brexit seats
Labour officials have turned to local government and the trade unions again as they appointed two candidates to defend…
North East councillor wins selection battle for heartland Labour seat
Labour officials have chosen a Gateshead councillor as the parliamentary candidate in one of the party’s safest seats…
Metro mayor votes next week show how we can win with green vision for social justice
The election clock is ticking. After May’s shock announcement, Labour now has just six weeks to present its…
Council by-elections: Labour holds Chester ward but loses London seat to Tories
Labour has retained a council seat in Chester with nearly 60 per cent of the vote on a…
This is not a protest vote – Kezia’s warning as she launches local election push
Votes in next month’s local elections “really matter” and shouldn’t be used as a protest against the Scottish nationalist’…
Local elections not all about Corbyn’s leadership, shadow cabinet minister says
Labour will not need to “defy the critics” in the local elections in fewer than three weeks’ time,…
