Spring Statement: Reeves ‘confident’ civil service could cut 10,000 roles as Blunkett decries fiscal rules
The former Home Secretary David Blunkett has urged the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to loosen Labour’s fiscal rules, as…
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Survation poll: Half of Labour members say party going in wrong direction
Almost half of Labour members think the party is heading in the wrong direction, an exclusive poll suggests.…
‘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…
‘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…
‘People want New Labour-style spending now. Here’s why it’s just not possible’
Here’s one for you: New Labour’s landslide victory in 1997 took place nearer in time to shillings and…
Welfare benefit cuts: ‘What’s the least bad way to find savings?’
Rachel Reeves is said to be on the verge of cutting billions of pounds from health-related benefits. But…
IWD: ‘Politics isn’t focused on women’s needs or voices. We can fix it with more women councillors, MPs and mayors’
I’ve been in a reflective mood as we’ve approached this International Women’s Day. 263 women now serve in…
Labour to scrap current oil and gas windfall tax – but resist new drilling
The government is set to end the windfall tax on oil and gas giants in 2030 and replace…
‘Labour activists cannot dismiss women’s concerns over single-sex spaces’
“No, I won’t be voting Labour. They don’t know what a woman is.” The door slams in my…
Number 10 and Labour figures react to ‘troubling’ Trump-Zelensky clash
Labour figures have criticised Donald Trump following his verbal attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a White…
