News County Durham election: Labour loses 38 seats on another once-red council Labour has lost dozens of seats on Durham county council, in one of its worst results of the… Daniel Green 2nd May, 2025, 2:00 pm
Comment Starmer on the Durham investigation: “Honesty and integrity matter” Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Keir Starmer following the conclusion of the investigation… Keir Starmer 8th July, 2022, 2:42 pm
News Council by-election: Labour picks up seats on bumper night of votes Labour made two gains on a big night of council by-elections. Jeremy Corbyn’s party picked up seats in… Peter Edwards 29th September, 2017, 9:46 am
Comment Tory austerity means the memories of Jarrow March are all too clear today Since the end of the second world war many people have seen the period between the two conflicts… Stephen Lambert 4th August, 2017, 4:00 pm
News McCluskey demands “homes fit for humans” as he lays into May and Cameron ahead of Durham miners’ gala Len McCluskey will tomorrow tell Theresa May to “go, and go now” when he addresses tens of thousands… Peter Edwards 7th July, 2017, 3:42 pm
News Council by-elections: Labour holds two seats as Tories lose out in Lancashire Labour held two council wards it was defending yesterday with an increase in its vote share, as the… Emma Bean 30th June, 2017, 7:17 am
Comment How the generational gap has overtaken class when people decide how to vote For decades it has been believed that social class was the key determinant behind the outcome of a… Stephen Lambert 17th June, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment “Your decision on single market has cast doubt over thousands of jobs across the North East” – Labour MPs’ letter to May This is the letter sent to Theresa May by 24 Labour MPs representing seats in the north-east demanding… 24th January, 2017, 8:57 am
Comment As a migrant I know Labour must have a coherent and compassionate policy on immigration if it is to win again A long overdue debate is opening up in Labour about its position on immigration. It will be difficult… Thom Brooks 5th January, 2017, 3:00 pm