Select committee elections: Who are the Labour candidates running to be chairs?
As recess comes to a close, the elections for the new chairs of Parliament’s select committees are expected…
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NEC elections: ‘Give councils tools we need to rebuild communities – for good’
Local authority finances are a problem for the new government. We’ve all seen news stories about Birmingham City…
‘A case against factionalism: why the party should elect independents to the NEC’
The Labour national executive committee election is billed as an annual confrontation between Labour to Win (centre-right) and…
Labour seeks new party general secretary as tributes paid to outgoing David Evans
Labour general secretary David Evans is set to stand down from his post at party conference, the party…
‘AfD: What lessons should Labour draw from far-right success in Germany?’
Elections in two states in eastern Germany, Thuringia and Saxony provided results which pose a huge challenge to…
‘The five parts of Labour’s electoral coalition – and why they’re all fragile’
Labour’s election victory was built on winning very specific types of parliamentary constituencies. My work in Labour Together’s…
UK suspends 30 arms export licences to Israel, David Lammy announces
Some arms sales from the UK to Israel are being suspended, Labour’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced.…
Winter fuel allowance: New MP urges Labour to delay scrapping universal payments
One of Labour’s new intake of MPs has publicly urged the government to push back its plans to…
‘They don’t always get what they wish for: A history of how Labour elects its leaders – and when reform goes wrong’
We are now in the season before conference, when ideas are floated to test support before delegates gather.…
‘Scrapping one-word Ofsted judgements shows not all bold reforms need cash’
If you were asked to name the Tory cabinet minister who had most impact during the dog-days of…
