News Full list: Labour MPs standing down at the next general election Below is a rolling list of Labour MPs who have announced that they will not be seeking reselection… 28th May, 2024, 11:00 am
general election 2024 Islington North: Two councillors make shortlist as Paul Mason misses out Labour’s shortlist for its candidate in Jeremy Corbyn’s seat of Islington North has been announced, with two London… Katie Neame 23rd May, 2024, 10:02 am
News 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… Tom Belger 8th May, 2024, 12:04 pm
News Momentum co-chair and deputy council chief quit Labour over party direction Co-chair of Momentum Hilary Schan has resigned from the Labour Party and her role at the left-wing campaign… Daniel Green 5th May, 2024, 6:00 pm
Book review The Searchers by Andy Beckett: ‘A vivid profile of left MPs, down but not out’ Andy Beckett’s new book is, he writes in the introduction, “the story of a group of political explorers… Morgan Jones 5th May, 2024, 7:30 am
Analysis Dudley: Where Labour’s local campaign began, and it cannot afford to lose Labour notched up 22 more councils overall at last year’s English local elections, while the Conservatives lost control… Tom Belger 1st May, 2024, 11:03 pm
Comment ‘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… Dr Mark Garnett 26th April, 2024, 8:00 am
Comment ‘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… Philip Collins 24th April, 2024, 10:28 am
News 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… Tom Belger 24th April, 2024, 8:00 am
Columnist ‘National flags and identity can be inclusive – we’re right to embrace them’ From the very beginning, Keir Starmer’s Labour has been proudly patriotic. The 2022 Labour Party conference opened with… Alice Perry 23rd April, 2024, 10:10 am