Comment Local elections and the next manifesto – NEC and joint policy committee reports Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) met in the party’s new headquarters at 160 Blackfriars Road, further from… Ann Black 30th January, 2023, 4:34 pm
Daily email Given Amazon’s huge profits, few would deny today’s strike is a “badge of shame” Amazon workers in Coventry are taking part in the company’s first ever strike in the UK today. Hundreds of GMB… Katie Neame 25th January, 2023, 10:50 am
News Labour to pursue “relationship of equals” between national and local government Lisa Nandy is expected to declare that the UK’s political system “must change or die” and outline Labour’s… Morgan Jones 24th January, 2023, 10:30 pm
Comment “We will reconnect Britain” – Lammy’s foreign policy speech to Chatham House Below is the full text of Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s speech to Chatham House this afternoon. Thank… David Lammy 24th January, 2023, 12:29 pm
Daily email The pressure mounts on Sunak to remove Zahawi over unpaid tax row David Lammy will today set out Labour’s plans to “reset” the UK’s foreign policy, accusing the government of leaving the… Katie Neame 24th January, 2023, 11:45 am
Comment Healing our fractured society must be a central part of the take back control bill Arguably the most radical aspect of Labour’s policy vision so far has been the party’s commitment to transform… Sam Dalton 18th January, 2023, 6:43 pm
News Nandy announces Labour would scrap government levelling up missions Lisa Nandy has announced that Labour would scrap the government’s ‘levelling up’ missions, declaring that it is “fundamentally… Katie Neame 17th January, 2023, 2:45 pm
Comment A pledge on minimum bus services would be revolutionary for coastal communities The Tories’ recent £2 bus fare cap was billed as a helping hand with cost-of-living pressures. But it’s… Tony Vaughan KC MP 16th January, 2023, 3:56 pm
News Starmer: “I have to be realistic about what is possible” with leadership pledges Keir Starmer has argued that he has to be “realistic about what is possible” when asked about accusations… Katie Neame 16th January, 2023, 1:09 pm
Comment The minimum service levels bill is a shameful attack on the right to strike When Grant Shapps presented the Tories’ new legislation to parliament restricting the right to strike, I told him… Richard Burgon 16th January, 2023, 8:39 am