Selections drama as Waugh and Starmer allies Akehurst and Simons picked but Russell-Moyle out and Shaheen ‘at risk’
Labour has picked senior Keir Starmer allies Josh Simons and Luke Akehurst as retirement seat candidates and handed…
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Battleground candidates ‘optimistic’ on their local and general election chances
Activists, candidates and councillors are in their final push for votes as the local and mayoral elections draw…
Inside Labour’s local election campaign: Ellie Reeves on where to spend polling day and the key contests to watch
Labour’s deputy national campaign co-ordinator Ellie Reeves has dubbed the West Midlands “the place to be on polling…
John Curtice warns Labour’s pre-election caution could be its ‘undoing’ in power
Labour’s caution ahead of the general election could be its “undoing” if it enters government, limiting its “freedom…
Local elections 2024: ‘Key council tests for Labour in each region of England’
Last year’s local elections saw plenty of Labour celebrations in areas like Medway, Swindon, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent as…
What would good 2024 local election results look like for Labour?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a simultaneous general election, I write…
What would good 2023 local election results look like for Labour?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
Luke Akehurst: 5 key battlegrounds outside London to watch on Thursday night
I’ve already written an overview of Thursday’s local elections. Here’s some more detail about five of the key…
Council by-elections: Labour holds two seats as Greens take from UKIP
Labour held the two seats it was defending on a bumper night for council by-elections, with six wards…
Ian Austin: People are concerned about immigration – Labour must come up with fair answers rather than hiding from it
Not for the first time, Diane Abbott is trying to prevent Labour MPs discussing immigration by accusing them…
