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For two elections in a row, the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn failed on social security: independent think tanks found that neither the 2017 nor 2019 manifestos would have reduced child poverty. On benefits reform, people from across the…
Keir Starmer and his new shadow cabinet have taken charge of the Labour Party at a moment of great peril for the country. Their challenge is to offer patriotic opposition that binds Britain together in the face of Conservative chaos and…
Labour has fewer MPs than at any time since the Second World War. In one sentence, that sums up Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy as Labour leader, and a stocktake of the Corbyn era must therefore find more that was wrong than right. But for a moment…
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility of our economy and the insecurity of our society. We have a responsibility to make sure that the choices we make now don’t just see our country through this crisis, but build a better…
Sadiq Khan has announced that he would introduce a green new deal for London and make the city carbon-neutral by 2030 if re-elected in May this year. Focusing on climate issues and the upcoming mayoral contest, the mayor spoke to the…
London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leadership candidate Keir Starmer are set to headline the Fabian Society's new year conference on Saturday. Five weeks after Labour's general election defeat, which produced an 80-seat Tory majority, the…
It is five weeks since Labour’s devastating election defeat and the party’s attention has already moved on. In a way, that’s a good thing, because a leadership contest marks a fresh beginning. But it has its downsides too, as there is…
A recent publication of the Department for Work and Pensions’ annual statistics on households below average income made clear problems are getting worse. The severity of hurdles that a significant number of our fellow citizens have to deal…
The private rented sector isn’t working for millions of tenants. The sector has grown and the possibility of home ownership has collapsed, so private renting has become the long-term default for huge numbers of people, including 1.5 million…
In 2016, Londoners elected me as their mayor in the face of one of the nastiest and most divisive political campaigns in British history. The election was about Londoners showing that they still believe it is possible to create a fairer and…
Yvette Cooper, Jonathan Ashworth and Angela Rayner were keynote speakers at the Fabian summer conference on Saturday, while Stella Creasy also spoke in the main hall. The Shadow Health Secretary made a policy announcement, and all the top…
Below is the full text of Angela Rayner's speech at the Fabian summer conference today. Thank you for inviting me today. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t get tickets to Glastonbury. But I really do want to thank the Fabians for…
