Round up of Burnham’s ministerial appointments
The following have been appointed to serve in Andy Burnham’s government: HM Treasury Rt Hon James Murray MP,…
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Democracy is in retreat here in the UK. How should Labour respond?
This piece is based on the introduction to a new book from Open Labour and Politics for the…
Dr. Williams Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love NEC Impositions
It was over in a flash: Labour’s selection process for picking its candidate in the upcoming Hartlepool by-election…
They want a war over statues. I’d rather see a plan for rehabilitating offenders
The old phrase is that politicians ‘campaign in poetry but govern in prose’. The truth is that Boris…
Local elections offer chance to send message on NHS pay, Labour tells voters
Jonathan Ashworth is telling voters that the May elections represent an opportunity for the public to “send a…
Dr Paul Williams announced as Labour candidate for Hartlepool by-election
Dr Paul Williams, the former MP for Stockton South, has been announced as the Labour Party’s candidate for…
Starmer: Labour faces “significant” Tory “vaccine bounce” ahead of May elections
Keir Starmer has said that the Labour Party is facing what he described as a “very significant” boost…
Why I’m opposed to single-authority directly-elected mayors
Long before entering parliament, my opposition to single-authority directly-elected mayors has been consistent, and my views have not…
Tories criticised as online harms bill “kicked further down the road”
Labour has accused the Conservatives of having “kicked further down the road” plans to bring forward an online…
Exclusive: Labour draws up longlist of one candidate for Hartlepool selection
LabourList has learnt that a Labour Party selection panel has drawn up a ‘longlist’ of one candidate –…
Ashworth: Vaccine delay disappointing after “unspeakably horrific year”
Jonathan Ashworth has called the delay in coronavirus vaccine supply, revealed in a letter to local vaccinators on…
