Holborn and St Pancras by-election date set for October 8
Voters in Holborn and St Pancras are set to go to the polls early next month to elect…
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‘Show the difference Labour can make,’ Starmer to tell local elections launch
Keir Starmer will launch Labour’s local elections campaign by urging party activists to “show people the difference Labour…
The illegal migration bill is a backwards step in efforts to tackle modern slavery
For many months, the government has conflated tackling modern slavery with issues of people-smuggling and immigration. Some of…
Ann Black: Why I voted against the NEC motion to block Corbyn’s candidacy
My first reaction to the Jeremy Corbyn motion was that it was fundamentally dishonest, because the reasons given…
Luke Akehurst: Why I voted for the NEC motion to block Corbyn’s candidacy
I was one of the 22 national executive committee (NEC) members who voted for Keir Starmer and Shabana…
PMQs: Rayner taunts jittery Raab over bullying allegations in clash of deputies
Today is Betty Boothroyd’s funeral, and with both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer attending, Prime Minister’s Questions was…
Cooper: Tory plan to house migrants in military sites an “admission of failure”
Yvette Cooper has declared that the government’s announcement of plans to house asylum seekers in military sites as…
Labour’s new campaign will spotlight Tory neglect of armed forces housing
Labour is the party of housing. A decent, affordable home for all runs in our DNA. We know…
What next after NEC blocks Corbyn from Labour candidacy?
The national executive committee yesterday voted to block Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the next general…
Barring Corbyn is wholly unjustified. But I hope he won’t stand as an independent
I sat next to Alan Johnson in the TV studio on election night in 2019 when he delivered…
Labour’s messaging on migration echoes that of the right. It must change course
The government’s illegal migration bill continues to be debated in parliament. While Labour frontbenchers pointed out some of…
