Revealed: Labour website says party ‘needs help’ defending 16 seats in more Muslim areas – including ultra-safe seats
More than a dozen Labour-held seats with a significant number of Muslim voters have been described by the…
Bradford
Public health in a time of Covid – the view from Bradford
A woman regularly emails me as leader of the council, telling me exactly what she thinks. I’ve never…
Susan Hinchcliffe: Why I want to be Labour’s candidate for West Yorkshire mayor
I’m the leader of Bradford Council and chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. I led the negotiations…
Council by-elections: Labour (sort of) wins one seat, loses in Tower Hamlets and Bradford
Labour won a seat in Buckinghamshire but lost one to the Lib Dems in Bradford and one to…
Nationalisation, Brexit and immigration – Corbyn’s key manifesto pledges
Labour has launched its 123-page manifesto. It was an emotive occasion in which Jeremy Corbyn was cheered, as…
Take Back Control and how we aim to tackle division around Britain
Jack Thorp and Andrew Dolan are Take Back Control Organisers in Bradford and London respectively. Last Tuesday saw the…
Bex Bailey: Labour has some brilliant women in local government – now we need to act to ensure there are more of them
It’s easy to feel down about women’s progress at the moment – not least in local government –…
Brexit represents a huge failure to speak for the communities we seek to serve – now is the time for radical renewal
In summer 1816, the UK was experiencing a period of rapid change and unrest. Across much of…
Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe steps down
Gerry Sutcliffe, Labour MP for Bradford South, has announced that he will be standing down at the next…
Getting young people back to work in Bradford
As 2012 drew to a close Labour’s Youth Jobs Taskforce rolled into Bradford where we met Cllr Dave…
