Budget 2024 ‘McSweeney’s new role should end in-infighting, but Labour must radically reform government itself to win in 2029’ Dysfunction and disquiet at No.10 has forced Keir Starmer to act. The prime minister has replaced chief of… Jordan Urban 8th October, 2024, 4:45 pm
Comment ‘How can Keir Starmer deliver his pledge to rebuild trust in politics?’ After weeks of leaks and in-fighting, Sue Gray, Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff, resigned on Sunday. Gray’s… Billy Huband-Thompson 8th October, 2024, 8:10 am
News ‘There’s an appetite, fundamentally, for our type of ideas’: The Co-operative Party has plans for government At Future Yard in Birkenhead on the Saturday before Labour Party conference, flippy haired teenagers with guitars are… Morgan Jones 8th October, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘A year on from HS2’s cancellation, what should Labour learn to Get Britain Building?’ One year ago today at Tory conference in Manchester, the then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled the northern leg… Will Murray 4th October, 2024, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Affordable universal benefits are still possible – just look at Wales’ Universal benefits vs means tested benefits is often where the battle for the soul of the Labour Party… Chris Carter 1st October, 2024, 1:24 pm
Comment ‘Coal switch off: Achieving Labour’s original energy mission’ This week marks a significant milestone in the UK’s clean energy transition. On Monday, after some 142 years,… Patrick Geddis 29th September, 2024, 7:00 am
News Douglas Alexander slams ‘post-imperial delusion’ of Brexit Britain’s trade policy Labour minister Douglas Alexander has attacked the trade policy pursued by governments since the 2016 Brexit referendum as… James Moules 27th September, 2024, 11:01 am
News Treasury ‘reconsidering non-dom tax status plans’, reports claim The Treasury is said to be reconsidering Labour’s plans to strengthen the abolition of the non-dom tax status,… Daniel Green 27th September, 2024, 8:19 am
Labour conference 2024 Labour conference backs unions’ motion urging full ban on zero-hours contracts Labour conference delegates have backed a Unite and GMB motion calling for the party to ban all zero-hour… Tom Belger 26th September, 2024, 9:45 am
speech Conference 2024: Rachel Reeves pledges “a Budget to rebuild Britain” and condemns Tory waste Conference, thank you. This time last year, I stood on this stage and I made a commitment. I promised… Rachel Reeves 23rd September, 2024, 2:45 pm