Healey’s pre-Budget headache
With conference season over and by-election campaigning at an end, all eyes in SW1 are turning towards the…
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‘Public water, local power’
The clarion call of the Burnham premiership has been a blistering condemnation of decades in which the state…
SPONSORED: ‘Partnership is the key to making devolution deliver Northern growth and UK prosperity’
SPONSORED There is no denying that we are excited by the renewed attention being given to the North.…
‘A moral approach to gambling, not politics as usual’
The gambling sector and its allies have tried to disparage Andy Burnham for his recent stand against gambling…
Letters to the Editor – week ending 11th October 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘Playing it safe on Europe is the riskiest thing Labour can do’
A Westminster Hall Debate on Monday, October 12, will discuss the UK’s application to join the EU, triggered…
‘Jack Charlton and Labour’s rural tradition’
As the Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington, I represent communities that helped build both the Labour…
Labour triumphs against Polanski, but the Green threat remains
In the end, the race was not as close as some pundits anticipated. Labour comfortably held Holborn and…
Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories
It was a busy week for the Labour government. While conference season rolled on, there was plenty of…
Labour members willing to accept Green defections, but not Tories or Reform – poll
Labour members would welcome high-profile defections from the Greens, but oppose any from the Conservatives or Reform UK,…
