Comment ‘Listen first, act second and speak later – Labour and rural voters’ “Something rare happened in Norfolk this month. Labour gained a rural division in the Norfolk County Council elections.… Ben Goldsborough MP 19th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Analysis Movers, shakers and Makerfield The Makerfield by-election is expected to take place exactly one month from today, on June 18. And if… Emma Burnell 18th May, 2026, 9:17 am
Comment ‘Learning Lessons’ Last week’s elections were catastrophic for Labour. We lost 1,500 Councillors in England. We failed to unseat the… Joe Dromey 18th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘ After these Local Elections there can be no doubt: Labour’s future lies in electoral reform’ The writing is on the wall, for those willing to read it: Britain’s multi-party electorate is here to… Alex Sobel MP 18th May, 2026, 6:00 am
News Wes Streeting confirms he will stand for Labour leader in future contest Wes Streeting has confirmed he will be standing for Labour leader in a future leadership contest, just days… Dominic McGrath 16th May, 2026, 3:41 pm
Comment ‘Skates faces an uphill climb. His first task is thus to dump the baggage’ Nostalgia abounds in reporting Labour’s collapse in Wales last Thursday. It is indeed the end of the first… David Collins 14th May, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘The grass may look greener on the other side, but it rarely is’ I have a rather unfashionable opinion, but one I believe is quietly shared by many other Labour MPs… Luke Akehurst MP 11th May, 2026, 3:59 pm
Comment ‘It’s time for Labour to deliver on its promise for the UK’s touring musicians and creatives’ “We will…. seek to …. help our touring artists,” said the 2024 Labour manifesto. It was a simple… Maddy Radcliff & Imogen Tyreman 7th May, 2026, 6:00 am
News Labour members back call for manifesto pledge to rejoin EU, exclusive poll reveals Almost two-thirds of Labour members would like to see the party commit to rejoining the European Union at… Daniel Green 3rd May, 2026, 6:00 am
Analysis Existentialism, electoralism – or both? For much of the last year, Labour’s strategic conversations have been dominated by the threat from Reform UK.… James Tibbitts 28th April, 2026, 11:03 am