‘Labour can cement its Blue Wall gains by seizing the one-nation, moderate baton’
In so many senses, Labour has found itself in an unexpectedly positive position. From leading by 20-plus points…
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Read Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection statement as backlash grows
Tory MP for Dover and Deal Natalie Elphicke has announced she is quitting the Conservative party and joining…
‘In facing up to the country’s problems, Labour needs to draw the line with the Conservatives on tax and spend’
The Conservatives’ slide into electoral gloom has been borne out by the local elections. The Tories lack political…
Thurrock election results 2024: Labour wins council in Leave-voting target seat
Labour has won control in Thurrock council in Essex, in a significant achievement for the party in a…
Tom Baldwin: ‘What Blackpool’s deckchairs can tell us about its by-election’
Ten years ago, Blackpool council sold off its entire stock of 6,000 municipal deckchairs, claiming the holidaymakers who…
‘Why Jamie Driscoll’s campaign should give Labour pause for thought’
With just a few days to go, the race to elect a new mayor of the North East…
John Curtice warns Labour’s pre-election caution could be its ‘undoing’ in power
Labour’s caution ahead of the general election could be its “undoing” if it enters government, limiting its “freedom…
‘History and poll leads suggest Labour can be bolder, even if it costs some votes’
Should Labour members get ready to party like it’s 1997? The consistent message of opinion polls certainly suggests…
‘I disagreed with Frank Field, but he was no Tory and I loved him all the same’
This piece was originally published on Philip Collins’ Substack and can be found here. I think of Frank…
Frank Field and David Marquand: Tributes flow in to ‘social justice crusader’ and ‘giant of social democracy’
Tributes have been paid to the former Labour minister and cross-bench peer Frank Field, after his family announced…
