Labour members name Blair as favourite leader – poll
Tony Blair is the most popular Labour leader of the last 40 years among party members, exclusive polling…
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Reeves highlights Tory sleaze as MPs prepare to grill Cameron over Greensill
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Kim Leadbeater joins race to replace Tracy Brabin in Batley and Spen
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Reeves criticises “thin” Queen’s Speech and demands “real and lasting change”
Rachel Reeves has criticised the Queen’s Speech delivered on Tuesday as “thin” and told Rishi Sunak that “the…
Full text: Rachel Reeves delivers first speech as Labour’s Shadow Chancellor
Below is the full text of the first speech delivered by Rachel Reeves MP as Labour’s Shadow Chancellor.…
Everything we do in the North of Tyne is aimed at improving people’s lives
In 2002, the people of Hartlepool chose H’Angus the Monkey for their directly-elected mayor. Real name Stuart Drummond,…
Starmer pushes for independent Covid inquiry to start this year
Keir Starmer has welcomed Boris Johnson’s announcement of the start date for a public inquiry into the handling…
The lesson of the May election results: Labour needs a grand strategy
In 1940, Winston Churchill as Conservative leader of the opposition set out his vision for Britain’s place on…
Electoral reform campaigners launch ‘roadshow’ urging Labour to back PR
Labour for a New Democracy will launch a ‘roadshow’ series of events to “put beyond doubt” the need…
Labour must be prepared for when the shine wears off this government
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Blair, Mandelson and Rayner offer thoughts on Labour’s electoral problems
Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson are taking to the airwaves and print to publicly offer their analyses of Labour’s…
