Comment ‘Why removing the remaining hereditary peers from Parliament isn’t constitutional wrangling’ In the debate on the King’s Speech, Rishi Sunak described the planned House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill… George Peretz 27th July, 2024, 8:44 am
News NEC member warns of CLP ‘resentment’ over twinning and cut-off IT access Local Labour Parties in non-target seats “resented” losing access to online campaigning tools during the general election campaign,… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 26th July, 2024, 11:01 am
Analysis ‘A black hole, CQC woes, prison crisis: Tories get taste of their own medicine’ Labour strategists will be pleased to have notched up yet more frontpage stories on multiple newspapers this morning… Tom Belger 26th July, 2024, 9:57 am
News General election result, campaign strategy, conference – Labour NEC report The national executive committee (NEC) met for the first time in 14 years under a Labour government, and… Ann Black 25th July, 2024, 3:30 pm
News Assisted dying debate: ‘How to get the law on a sensitive topic right’ Assisted dying, and plans to reform the law in this area, will soon be debated in the House… Jake Richards 25th July, 2024, 7:00 am
Analysis Two-child cap: ‘Why Starmer punished MPs who voted to tackle child poverty’ Few people in Labour will have enjoyed the spectacle of the party whipping its MPs to vote down… Tom Belger 24th July, 2024, 9:35 am
News Liz Kendall rejects four day week as government unveils back-to-work drive Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has ruled out introducing a standard four-day working week as she set… James Moules 23rd July, 2024, 3:04 pm
Comment ‘Welsh Labour is right to unite behind Eluned Morgan, but big headaches loom’ The past seven months have been tough and heartbreaking for Welsh Labour members, despite the euphoria of a… Chris Carter 23rd July, 2024, 1:14 pm
Comment ‘Bidenomics shows growth is not enough to halt populism: poor towns must feel it’ Last week’s King’s Speech kicked off this parliament with a crammed legislative agenda. Within the mammoth 40 bills… Ben Franklin 22nd July, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Why Labour needs to empower and resource councils in county areas’ After Labour’s landslide this month, the electoral map has changed. This is especially true for England’s county and… Sam Corcoran 19th July, 2024, 8:00 am