Andy Burnham announced as new Labour leader after unopposed contest
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as Labour’s new leader after commanding the support of all of the party’s…
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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
There were plenty of warnings that Hartlepool would be a struggle if you cared to look for them.…
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…
How our readers reacted to Labour’s May 2021 election results
In our daily emails around the May 6th elections, we invited readers to share their thoughts on the…
Queen’s Speech “merely papers over the cracks”, Starmer tells Johnson
Keir Starmer has told the government that the Queen’s Speech delivered today “merely papers over the cracks with…
The ‘Red Wall’ could crumble further. No silver bullets, but there are solutions
Now we know that 2019 was not as low as Labour can go. The party’s grim mauling in…
Leadership changes take place in Labour-run councils
Several Labour-run councils have seen leadership changes as challengers ousted incumbents in Ealing and Haringey, the leader of…
