News £28 billion U-turn: Almost 30% of our readers say Starmer right to ditch pledge Labour leader Keir Starmer’s confirmation that the party’s £28 billion green spending target is being “stood down” prompted… Tom Belger 8th February, 2024, 9:41 pm
Comment ‘Labour has looked to Biden for ideas. Could he also have learnt from Starmer?’ Among the unlikeliest of the 16,000 basketball fans that filed into the Capital One Arena in Washington DC… Ed Owen 3rd February, 2024, 9:00 am
Comment ‘Carry on, Keir. Voters want neither more “vision” nor Tory division’ For any political geeks who still insist there is no real difference between the two main political parties,… Ed Dorrell 22nd January, 2024, 3:13 pm
News Labour Students elections: Rival pro-Starmer and left slates battle for roles Candidates on rival pro-leadership and more left-wing slates are battling it out for early nominations in elections for… Morgan Jones & Tom Belger 12th January, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Starmer should leave fake tax cut promises to the Tories’ In all the conversations I’ve had in focus groups about the cost-of-living crisis, not once (I think) has… Ed Dorrell 4th January, 2024, 3:08 pm
News Young Labour and Labour Students elections: Full left and pro-Starmer slates Slates of candidates on both the left and pro-leadership wings of the party have been unveiled for elections… Katie Neame 3rd January, 2024, 3:05 pm
Daily email What do we know about Starmer’s new year’s message? Good morning. Keir Starmer is set to deliver his new year’s message tomorrow, and accordingly there’s been a… Morgan Jones 3rd January, 2024, 11:06 am
Comment ‘The party of service: Is Starmer’s new rhetoric smart or empty?’ “Service” seems to be Keir Starmer’s word of the month. Earlier in December, the Labour leader praised Margaret… Olly Gough 29th December, 2023, 8:30 am
Comment ‘Biden’s approval rating struggles hold lessons for Starmer and Reeves’ The Labour leadership has warmly embraced “Bidenomics” as the inspiration and proof point for its own economic and… Ed Owen 22nd December, 2023, 8:30 am
Daily email ‘How Labour can trump the Tories on welfare – and how Starmer will govern’ One little-noticed feature of Labour’s most recent reshuffle was the beefing up of shadow minister Alison McGovern’s duties,… Tom Belger 15th December, 2023, 2:07 pm