Andy Burnham elected MP for Makerfield with over 54 per cent of the vote Andy Burnham will return to Westminster after winning the Makerfield by-election winning 24,937 to Reform’s Rob Kenyon on… Daniel Green 19th June, 2026, 3:18 am
News Azhar Ali to stand in Rochdale by-election as independent as Labour pull support Labour has withdrawn support from its Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali, leaving it without a candidate as it… Tom Belger 12th February, 2024, 8:07 pm
Analysis Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali: Is Labour right to stand by its man? Voters head to the polls this week in Wellingborough and Kingswood (and you can read our interviews with… Tom Belger 12th February, 2024, 11:23 am
Comment ‘Here’s what Labour’s broad, ambitious New Deal means for working people’ Workplace rights are set to be one of the key battlegrounds at the next general election. This week… Paddy Lillis 11th February, 2024, 8:30 am
Events Event: What would Labour’s New Deal mean for working people? Join us online Get your tickets here to join us online to get the inside track on Labour’s plans for the… LabourList and Usdaw 11th February, 2024, 6:23 am
Comment ‘2023 was a huge success for Labour councillors. Now we must build on that’ We were delighted to be elected late last year as the new chair and vice-chair on the executive… Vince Maple & Sharon Thompson 10th February, 2024, 7:30 am
Comment ‘Here’s what visiting the US taught me about why progressives win or lose’ The Labour Party has one job in 2024: delivering Keir Starmer a majority that is deep, durable, disciplined… Kirsty McNeill 9th February, 2024, 7:00 am
News £28 billion U-turn: Almost 30% of our readers say Starmer right to ditch pledge Labour leader Keir Starmer’s confirmation that the party’s £28 billion green spending target is being “stood down” prompted… Tom Belger 8th February, 2024, 9:41 pm
Comment ‘Labour’s £28bn green plan was a potential liability. It is right to drop it’ Where the rest of Labour’s platform has been resolutely cautious and incremental, saving most of our fiscal and… Matthew Oulton 8th February, 2024, 9:44 am
Comment ‘Tory attacks on Labour green plans are desperate. They are vital for growth’ Comedian Jasper Carrott used to tell a great joke about the “awesome speed” of the lightweight three-wheeler car,… Lord Peter Hain 8th February, 2024, 9:05 am
News £28bn green U-turn confirmed as Labour says Tories ‘maxed out UK credit card’ Labour has confirmed it has ditched a £28 billion spending target for its Green Prosperity Plan today, with… Tom Belger 8th February, 2024, 7:12 am