Labour policy tracker: Full list of new (and ditched) pledges that could shape manifesto
Labour’s decision to ditch a string of policies in recent years has sparked significant attention and controversy, but…
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‘Labour’s childcare review is overdue. Here’s three ways to fix a broken system’
Last week in Liverpool, Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced in her party conference speech that Sir David…
‘Conference speech: ‘No-one can say Starmer lacks vision or purpose any longer’
Some people have said Keir Starmer needs a little stardust. He wouldn’t have wanted his speech to start…
‘Why smashing the class ceiling should be key to Starmer’s conference speech’
I am happy to admit that I wasn’t convinced by the “class ceiling” phrase when Keir Starmer unveiled…
Rachel Reeves conference speech: What to expect – and what businesses say
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will make her keynote Labour conference speech in Liverpool on Monday, promising what the…
‘We need political action to end violence against women, not just rhetoric’
In the two and a half years since the murders of Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman…
Labour conference guide 2023: What, when and where are the best events?
Whether it’s your first or your fiftieth (if it is, get in touch), conference can be a daunting…
Labour conference: Neil Kinnock backs motion urging closer EU ties
The former Labour leader Neil Kinnock is urging Labour party delegates to back a motion committing the party…
‘Rutherglen gives Labour no guarantees, but shows voters are ready to listen’
“Stands Scotland where it did?” That question, first asked by MacDuff in Act 4 of Macbeth, was the…
‘Labour won’t condemn Israeli apartheid. It musn’t backtrack on Palestinian rights’
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be bringing the cause of justice for the Palestinian people to the Labour…
