The woman who forced Labour’s hand: inside Catherine West’s leadership ‘bid’
For around 72 hours in May, Catherine West was catapulted from backbench select committee member to prospective contender…
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‘Why do we keep learning the same lessons?’
The publication of the Ockenden and Amos reviews should force Labour to confront this uncomfortable question. When it…
Mainstream top CLP nominations for NEC elections
Mainstream have topped the list of Constituency Labour Party nominations for the upcoming NEC elections. All three of…
‘It may be Keir Starmer’s bill, but it will be Andy Burnham’s problem’
Labour inherited a chaotic asylum system. It deserves credit for fixing parts of it. But the new Immigration…
‘The government should shift to a rights-based approach to outsourcing’
There is much talk at the moment about public control – especially from the incoming Prime Minister –…
‘‘Let’s make devolution work’
Andy Burnham’s economy speech last week was a big moment. After Labour’s long “hot essay summer”, here at…
What is the process of selecting Labour’s next general secretary – and who’s in the running?
Hollie Ridley’s resignation as Labour general secretary triggers the process for appointing someone new to replace her as…
He’s running… scared
Nigel Farage set the table, laid out the meagre feast, sent out the invites. But no one is…
‘Unlock small breweries’ potential so we can all cheer with a local beer’
Like me, I’m sure you’re enjoying the bumper summer of sport this summer. And if you’re anything like…
Burnham has higher approval than Starmer, but lags behind Badenoch – poll finds
Voters have a more positive view of Andy Burnham than Keir Starmer, but he lags behind Conservative leader…
Labour’s quiet in–sourcing revolution – and where Burnham could take it
If socialism is ‘what Labour does’, this government’s has often been watered down and whispered. This is certainly…
