Government abandons plans to delay 30 local elections in England
Plans to delay local elections in 30 councils across England have been abandoned by the government ahead of…
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Starmer would lose leadership contest to Streeting, Rayner, Burnham and Miliband
Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting would all win a head-to-head leadership contest against Keir…
‘Sixteen days, ten years, one promise: Labour must stick to its mission to halve violence against women and girls’
Exactly three years ago, I sat across a table from Keir Starmer MP, then the Leader of the…
Cabinet rankings: Mahmood sees sharp drop in approval among Labour members
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‘Time for MPs to stop being ‘Super Councillors’ and start being legislators again’
MPs have increasingly become ‘super councillors’ as opposed to legislators. In practice this means MPs are expected to…
Budget 2025: What do MPs, trade unions and think tanks want from Reeves?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her second Budget next week, with the mood music surrounding the…
‘Big Tech sexism must end’
The technology, the method, may be new, but the issue, sadly, is not. Women’s health has always been…
Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories
When Oasis announced their reunion tour last year, bad actors were quick to take advantage. They hoovered up…
‘Bond markets explained: How in hock are we – and can we break free?’
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‘If Labour wants to end child poverty, it must improve access to childcare’
Last month, as the PM’s conference speech gained momentum, so too did my phone. It buzzed with texts…
