Allowing the Tories to be the party of devolution would be a catastrophic failure
Whilst Labour has been arguing over Brexit and a range of other issues, it has largely ignored another…
Andy Burnham
WATCH: Andy Burnham says he would like to lead Labour
The mayor for greater Manchester has said that he “would like to lead the Labour Party”. Andy Burnham…
Sunday shows: Boris Johnson, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham
The Andrew Marr Show The first interview slot went to Boris Johnson, who was mainly asked about his…
Sunday shows: No deal Brexit, Iran, North and South
Ridge on Sunday Hilary Benn outlined his reasons for opposing a no deal Brexit. On the recent Labour-led motion…
Labour must embrace devolution in the age of automation
The upheavals of recent years suggest that making predictions about British politics is increasingly a fool’s errand. But…
The Tory government designed devolution deals to devolve blame for austerity
The introduction of metro mayors formed part of Cameron’s devolution project. The directly elected metro mayors for cities…
The ambiguity cannot last – Labour must either back or block a Tory Brexit
Owen Jones wrote a thoughtful article recently in which he defended Labour for accepting Brexit. He covered electoral triangulation,…
Chuka Umunna: Brexit squeeze is leaving people poorer and starving our public services of the cash they need
The chancellor wants us to believe that this Budget will make Britain fit for the future. But no…
Forget the PM’s cough – it is the policies and pictures from May’s meltdown that show Labour where it can win
Never before, it seemed, had a prime minister been assailed by such a flurry of disasters in less…
A “vacuous, embarrassing rant” – labour movement reacts to chancellor’s speech
Shadow cabinet ministers, Labour backbenchers and trade unionists have given their take on Philip Hammond’s keynote speech at…
