News Supreme Court verdict on women and Equality Act: Government welcomes ‘clarity’ but Labour tensions flare The Supreme Court has ruled that the term sex refers to biological women in the Equality Act, in… Luke O'Reilly & Tom Belger 16th April, 2025, 10:09 am
News Runcorn and Helsby by-election: Labour candidate Karen Shore on Reform, the NHS, and closing asylum hotels Karen Shore, Labour’s candidate in the Runcorn and Helsby, is under no illusion who her biggest threat is… Luke O'Reilly 7th April, 2025, 5:00 am
Comment ‘Your voice is vital: how you can help shape our decade of national renewal’ Having spent 19 years on the National Policy Forum, first as a youth rep and now as an NEC… Ellie Reeves 31st March, 2025, 3:00 pm
Comment ‘Canada’s Liberals are riding a national pride wave – could Labour do the same?’ The first time I noticed “it” was on a Friday night, trying to tune out the stressful news… Trish Hennessy 30th March, 2025, 6:00 am
Comment Defence spending, building targets, and election strategy – Labour NEC report The chair Ellie Reeves welcomed members, and Luke Akehurst gave a eulogy to former NEC member and Hackney… Ann Black 29th March, 2025, 6:00 am
Comment Spring Statement: ‘Government should break the disability-poverty link, not entrench it’ As a Liverpudlian who moved to Middlesbrough to study during the Thatcher years, I was reminded last week… Emily Brothers 27th March, 2025, 7:15 am
News MPs on Spring Statement: ‘Let’s soothe the nation, not kick it in the teeth’ Tensions are brewing among Labour MPs ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement, with some warning further cuts will… Luke O'Reilly 25th March, 2025, 9:22 am
Comment Spring Statement: ‘The Chancellor must not make foreign aid cuts worse’ The UK is preparing to make unprecedented 40% cuts to its international aid spending, a move that will… Sarah Champion 22nd March, 2025, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Labour needs to start selling a narrative before it drowns in bad comms’ Labour’s freshly announced welfare changes have been described as “stomach turning,” “cruel” and “attacking the most vulnerable.” You… Dave Cohen 20th March, 2025, 10:21 am
News ‘The rhetoric’s turned people’s stomachs’: MPs challenge Kendall over welfare cuts A string of Labour MPs and union leaders have challenged the Work and Pensions Secretary in the Commons… Daniel Green & Tom Belger 18th March, 2025, 2:57 pm