News May’s poll lead cut again as PM loses her lustre after dementia tax u-turn The Tories’ poll lead has been trimmed to 12 points in the aftermath of the dementia tax fiasco. Theresa… Peter Edwards 31st May, 2017, 11:18 am
News Tories have 19 point lead over Labour The Conservatives have a 19 point lead over Labour on Westminster voting intention, a new poll suggests. The… Emma Bean 2nd May, 2017, 4:17 pm
Comment They call it “dispersal” but this Tory war on asylum seekers shames May Labour-led local authorities, mostly in the poorest parts of the UK, house 20 times more asylum seekers than… Simon Sapper 13th April, 2017, 12:30 pm
Comment I don’t recognise Owen Jones’ vision of Brexitland – but I know Labour needs a plan to tackle its southern discomfort The picture painted by Owen Jones of Southern Hampshire, where I grew up, isn’t one I recognise. To… Ben West 11th April, 2017, 8:58 am
News Poll blow for McDonnell and Corbyn as Tories post 31-point lead on the economy Labour has clawed back two points in a new opinion poll but suffered a disappointment in the run-up… Emma Bean 7th March, 2017, 12:09 pm
News “We hope Britain turns to Labour” – The Guardian endorses Labour The Guardian backed the Lib Dems in 2010 (must to the anger and disappointment of many in the… 1st May, 2015, 1:31 pm
News The alarming story of how at least 10 Labour MPs were spied on by the police There’s a deeply depressing, alarming but (unfortunately) not especially surprising story on the front page of the Guardian… Mark Ferguson 26th March, 2015, 7:43 am
News Labour faces an existential struggle in Scotland (but this isn’t a new story) There’s a new Scottish poll in today’s Guardian that further reinforces the scale of Labour’s challenge in May,… Mark Ferguson 27th December, 2014, 10:17 am
News Labour surges to 7 point lead with ICM Last month ICM had a 1 point lead for the Tories. This month the picture is far more positive… 11th August, 2014, 8:01 pm
News Miliband admits considering different models of rail ownership Ed Miliband fanned the flames of Labour’s internal debate on the railways today, when he told the Guardian’s… 3rd April, 2014, 6:23 pm