Comment Winning Westminster was a historic turning of the tide. Here’s how we did it The City of Westminster, like our ward Lancaster Gate, truly is a tale of two cities. An abundance… Ryan Jude & Ellie Ormsby 4th June, 2022, 10:42 am
Comment The levelling up bill threatens local authority control over budgets Coverage of the reading of the levelling up and regeneration bill earlier this month was broadly dominated by… Paul Dennett 26th May, 2022, 10:27 am
Daily email PM prepares to make statement as Gray report delivered to Downing Street Six months after the first ‘partygate’ allegations appeared, Sue Gray handed her report over to Downing Street this… Elliot Chappell 25th May, 2022, 10:39 am
News Labour Party to crack down on councils “underperforming” in local elections National executive committee (NEC) members are set to agree measures to deal with local Labour groups that have… Elliot Chappell 19th May, 2022, 7:17 pm
Comment Assessing the local election results: Progress made but much still to do Last month, I set out my annual benchmarks for the May elections. How did Labour do against the… Luke Akehurst 9th May, 2022, 3:05 pm
Comment Exeter Labour: “We are on people’s side, and that’s why we keep winning” “In neighbouring places, like East Devon, you can say look at the Labour council in Exeter and what… Elliot Chappell & Katie Neame 4th May, 2022, 11:19 pm
Comment Glasgow Labour activists: “Being the biggest party is a reasonable ambition” “We’ve got realistic ambitions to be the largest party,” leader of the Labour group on Glasgow City Council… Katie Neame 4th May, 2022, 12:41 pm
Comment It is “absolutely all to play for” in Greater Manchester, Labour activists say “I don’t think it’ll be enough to win the council back this time,” Emily Mort tells me during… Katie Neame 29th April, 2022, 8:32 am
Comment How Hackney Labour is leading the way in the fight against the climate crisis The upcoming elections in May are pivotal, with trust in democratic institutions and politicians at an all-time low,… Mete Coban 26th April, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment The Conservatives have form, and cannot be trusted on council housing Call me cynical, but Michael Gove announcing an “explosion” in new council housing less than three weeks before… Mark Williams 25th April, 2022, 3:05 pm