Comment Labour manifesto: ‘What GB Energy will do and why we desperately need it’ At the centre of Labour’s manifesto today was a commitment to create GB Energy: a new publicly owned… Melanie Brusseler & Mathew Lawrence 13th June, 2024, 4:19 pm
Live blog Labour manifesto launch as it happened: Key highlights on Starmer’s ‘change with caution’ Keir Starmer unveiled the Labour party’s manifesto today three weeks out from the 2024 general election, outlining a… Katie Neame, Daniel Green & Tom Belger 13th June, 2024, 1:00 pm
Comment ‘Deselection alienates voters and members. What about the broad church?’ The treatment of Diane Abbot has gnawed at the very soul of the Labour Party which is or… Jon Lansman 31st May, 2024, 10:04 am
News Labour to reveal plan to restore trust in Westminster and stop harassment Labour’s Lucy Powell will pledge that the party is “prepared to do the hard yards” to restore trust… Katie Neame 14th May, 2024, 5:00 am
Analysis 2024 local election results on Friday: Labour wins key councils and new mayors despite Tees and Gaza troubles ***This live-blog of Friday’s results is now closed. We’re posting the latest results, updates, reaction and analysis on… Katie Neame, Tom Belger, Daniel Green & Morgan Jones 3rd May, 2024, 8:00 pm
speech Read and watch Rachel Reeves full speech: New Labour left UK economic weakness ‘exposed’ This is a copy of the full text of Rachel Reeves’ annual Mais lecture as written. To look… Rachel Reeves 20th March, 2024, 9:45 am
Israel Palestine Unions hit back at calls for MPs and unions to cut ties with Palestine Solidarity Campaign Nine trade unions have called on the government, Labour and other political parties to reject a proposal to… Daniel Green & Tom Belger 12th March, 2024, 10:19 am
Comment ‘Why Trump, Ukraine and Europe could define Starmer’s time in power’ Liz Truss was at least right about one thing in her embarrassingly obsequious speech to the gathering of… Ed Owen 29th February, 2024, 9:57 am
Comment Four ways Labour could fix the crisis in local council finances England’s councils are in serious financial trouble. Six including Birmingham, Nottingham and Croydon have effectively announced their bankruptcy,… Kevin Muldoon-Smith 24th February, 2024, 8:00 am
Columnist ‘We can’t see abuse and harassment of elected officials as normal’ A recent BBC investigation found that abuse of councillors and staff putting is democracy at risk. This isn’t… Alice Perry 21st February, 2024, 8:00 am