Comment ‘Labour must reverse council cuts and base funding on need, not local wealth’ As the saying goes, all politics is local. For all the spectacle and drama that Westminster politics brings,… Sir Stephen Houghton 5th July, 2023, 10:25 am
News Local election 2023 full results: Labour councils won, held and lost Labour has gained more than 500 councillors and taken control of 22 councils in this year’s local elections,… Katie Neame, Tom Belger & Morgan Jones 5th May, 2023, 4:29 am
News Local elections: Labour advances in North West Leicestershire, Hartlepool, Tamworth Labour has replaced the Conservatives as the largest party in Hartlepool, failing to take overall control but making… Tom Belger 5th May, 2023, 1:44 am
News All those selected as Labour candidates in the ‘super’ Saturday and Sunday Several Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) have announced the results of ballots that took part over the weekend in… Katie Neame 18th July, 2022, 4:10 pm
News Electoral Commission must investigate Tory by-election spending, Labour says Labour has called for the Electoral Commission to launch an investigation into Conservative Party spending in the Hartlepool… Elliot Chappell 25th August, 2021, 10:45 am
News Rayner demands inquiry into funding of PM jet flight to Hartlepool by-election Angela Rayner has called for an inquiry following reports that Boris Johnson used taxpayer funds to pay for… Elliot Chappell 23rd August, 2021, 4:50 pm
Comment To get the best candidates, we need fair, dynamic and democratic selections As Labour faces another northern by-election in Batley and Spen, there is an opportunity to do at least… Peter Apps 17th May, 2021, 1:05 pm
Comment The lesson from Hartlepool? People don’t believe we have yet changed enough In previous general elections, as neighbouring seat after neighbouring seat fell to the Conservatives, Hartlepool stayed Labour. Yesterday,… Jim McMahon 7th May, 2021, 12:15 pm
Comment We need a change of political strategy to avoid more disasters like Hartlepool If you’re in a hole, stop digging. The worst possible reaction to the disastrous defeat in Hartlepool is… Diane Abbott 7th May, 2021, 11:45 am
Daily email How should Labour interpret and respond to its defeat in Hartlepool? Labour has lost Hartlepool in a historic defeat. Governments hardly ever win seats from opposition parties, and for this… Sienna Rodgers 7th May, 2021, 9:59 am