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Eight weeks ago, I warned of "huge embarrassment" if the party did not sweep the mayoral board. Richard Parker’s nail-biting win in the West Midlands and David Skaith’s triumph in Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire avoided the worst case, but losing…
The resignation of Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland last week provides yet more political opportunity for Labour as a general election approaches. Whilst leadership changes can give parties an opportunity to reset, the SNP looks…
Andy Burnham has been emphatically re-elected as mayor of Greater Manchester, following victories for other Labour mayors on Saturday.
Scottish Labour should rise above the current shenanigans. It must focus on how to re-build the country.
Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram writes on Labour party policy pledges to take back control of bus services during the local elections.
When Keir Starmer joined Sadiq Khan to launch the London mayoral election campaign, Labour seemed curiously downbeat about its prospects. Saying it will be the closest election ever, Khan is appealing to Green and Lib Dem voters to throw…
In theory, one of the most attractive features of devolution is that it allows parts of the country to learn from others, creating what US Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis famously called “laboratories of democracy”. Yet 25 years since…
At conference the other week, Labour set out practical ways the party would improve people’s lives in government. One of the best ways to do that is to empower mayors and councils – and let them get on with the job. That makes fiscal…
Think tanks are not political parties. Most of the time we examine policy problems one by one. It is not our job to construct comprehensive political programmes. But there are occasions when it is important to take a step back and put some…
Labour’s stunning victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election opens the door to many more Scottish Labour MPs. Recent polling shows voters in Scotland prioritise getting rid of the UK Conservatives over choosing a unionist or…
As Keir outlined his project for our country today, it was made clear that reform will play a vital role in a future Labour government that he would lead. After the Tories crashed the economy, Labour would have one of the most difficult…
Labour has promised a ‘Take Back Control Bill’ in the first King's Speech. Aimed at England, it must bring to life Keir Starmer’s promise of a ‘whole new way of governing’. But what sort of Bill? Will it entrench a fundamental and…
