‘Andy Burnham said he would end business as usual – he needs to mean it’ Andy Burnham’s assured performance in his first few weeks as Prime Minister has won grudging admiration from political… Michael Jacobs & Neal Lawson 15th September, 2026, 6:00 am
News New group Consensus aims to unite Labour after months of splits A group of Labour MPs and activists from across the party is about to launch a new unity… Peter Edwards 21st March, 2016, 3:13 pm
News Lord Levy threatens to quit party over anti-Semitism claims Lord Levy has warned he would consider leaving Labour if the leadership fails to respond to claims of… Sarah Pine 21st March, 2016, 3:07 pm
Comment It’s time for Nicky Morgan to trust local people to run schools rather than impose change from Whitehall The Government talks a good game on devolution but that talk seems lost on the Department for… Ann Waters 21st March, 2016, 1:00 pm
Comment Consensus will oppose factionalism and try to bring people together In September 2015, five committed members of the Party made their way to Brighton for the annual Labour… 21st March, 2016, 10:18 am
Comment Poor pay the price for Osborne’s failure as “national living wage” is cut Low pay is a blight on the UK economy, denying millions of hard working Britons the dignity of… Rachel Reeves 20th March, 2016, 7:00 am
Comment Six key mistakes in IDS’ six year reign of error The bedroom tax Perhaps the most controversial of all of the spending cuts delivered by Iain Duncan Smith,… Peter Edwards 19th March, 2016, 1:57 pm
News Tories in turmoil as IDS quits over disability cuts Iain Duncan Smith stunned Westminster on Friday night by quitting the Cabinet over George Osborne’s plans to slash support… Peter Edwards 19th March, 2016, 12:00 am
News Momentum under pressure from Umunna over plan to “picket” Labour candidate Chuka Umunna has weighed into the row over claims Momentum is set to picket an event with a Labour councillor by… Sarah Pine 18th March, 2016, 5:17 pm
Comment Steve Reed: Osborne’s cynical Budget delivered back-door local government cuts When it comes to local government, the Government says one thing but does another. They talk localist and… Steve Reed 18th March, 2016, 3:45 pm
News Burnham: Leave campaign “peddling fraudulent patriotism” Andy Burnham has accused the Leave campaign of “peddling fraudulent patriotism” in his strongest attack yet on… Sarah Pine 18th March, 2016, 2:52 pm