People with lived experience of social injustice should shape policy, new Labour group urges
A new campaigning group within Labour is urging the party to involve people suffering from social injustices in…
David Blunkett
‘Managing the campaign come down: Labour still needs you, activists and staff’
I lost my job when we went into government in 1997. I’d spent two years working as a…
David Blunkett: ‘Rejoice – but tough choices loom handling so many new MPs’
Rejoice, celebrate, find a sense of relief and if, I’m honest, apprehension. We’ve actually won! No one could…
Autumn statement: Four ex-Labour ministers warn against welfare cuts
Senior Labour politicians have urged Jeremy Hunt to increase benefits in line with inflation following reports that the…
Starmer digs in on attack ads with poll lead lowest since Sunak took office
If you were a Labour member hoping for a quiet Easter weekend on the politics front, I am…
Former aide to Vernon Coaker picked to fight target seat of Corby
Labour activists in the swing seat of Corby have picked a former advisor to Vernon Coaker and David…
Corbyn set to name new shadow cabinet minister after Champion furore
Jeremy Corbyn is set to appoint a replacement for Sarah Champion within days after the Rotheram MP quit…
Yvette Cooper: We are told a payment was made to a suicide bomber – so what happened to the money?
This is the full test of the urgent question tabled by Yvette Cooper, chair of the home affairs…
As the dust settles on the vote for Brexit, it is time to reach out to our democracy’s missing millions
At a critical point in the development of the Labour party leadership, this article offers a few thoughts…
Exclusive: Blunkett and union boss launch funding pool to revive grassroots of “mainstream” Labour
Lord Blunkett has joined forces with a former trade union general secretary to launch a funding platform to…
