Labour to pursue “relationship of equals” between national and local government
Lisa Nandy is expected to declare that the UK’s political system “must change or die” and outline Labour’s…
Devolution
Healing our fractured society must be a central part of the take back control bill
Arguably the most radical aspect of Labour’s policy vision so far has been the party’s commitment to transform…
Nandy announces Labour would scrap government levelling up missions
Lisa Nandy has announced that Labour would scrap the government’s ‘levelling up’ missions, declaring that it is “fundamentally…
A pledge on minimum bus services would be revolutionary for coastal communities
The Tories’ recent £2 bus fare cap was billed as a helping hand with cost-of-living pressures. But it’s…
Labour’s take back control bill must see powers devolved beyond the town hall
The ‘take back control’ bill is the product of Labour strategists seeking to add political heft to the…
Starmer pledges new powers to local communities with ‘take back control’ bill
Keir Starmer has pledged to “spread control out of Westminster” through a ‘take back control’ bill to be…
“Britain can be run in the interests of working people” – Starmer’s speech
Below is the full text of Labour leader Keir Starmer’s new year speech, delivered this morning in East…
Labour not able to spend its way out of government’s “mess”, Starmer to argue
Keir Starmer will argue that a future Labour government will not be able to spend its way out…
Brown’s reforms do not go far enough. We must embrace a more radical vision
As Labour consults the public about the distribution of power, the real debate must be whether the Brown…
Without Brown’s reforms, a Labour government will be doomed to fail
Gordon Brown’s report on the future of the UK constitution has been attacked as a distraction. Labour, it…
