‘Manchesterism must reach beyond the city regions’
Economic growth was the central mission of Labour’s 2024 manifesto. It was the change Labour was elected to…
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How Labour is taking climate action in the Red Wall – and why it’s a vote-winner
I’ve heard too many times the debating point that ‘traditional’ Labour voters don’t care about climate action. The…
WATCH: Focus group on Keir Starmer, from “down-to-earth” to “bit bland”
The latest focus group by James Johnson of J.L. Partners that aired today on Times Radio offered a…
Labour criticises £1.7bn “stealth tax” on self-employed “buried in Budget”
Pat McFadden has criticised a “stealth raid on self-employed people” hidden in Rishi Sunak’s Budget that will see…
Thornberry on poverty in childhood, “terrible father” and Rochester tweet
Emily Thornberry has used an interview with Gloria de Piero on GB News today to share her experiences…
COP26: World leaders pledge to stop and reverse deforestation by 2030
The main COP26 news of the day is a commitment on deforestation. Over 100 countries, including leaders Joe…
Banning plastic in wet wipes would be a win for consumers and the environment
We use a staggering 11 billion wet wipes every year in the UK and 90% of them contain…
Tories defend Budget as Reed warns UK “more unequal than in living memory”
Michael Gove and Rishi Sunak have defended the Budget and Conservative promises to ‘level up’ the country as…
PM must “follow through on his rhetoric” at COP26, says Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband has responded to Boris Johnson’s keynote address to COP26 by calling on the Prime Minister to…
Government plans for Electoral Commission criticised as “power grab”
Campaigners have warned that government proposals to reform the Electoral Commission amount to a “power grab” and called…
Raise taxes for top 1% to help tackle carbon emissions, Rishi Sunak urged
Labour MP Richard Burgon has called on the government to increase taxes for the top 1% of earners…
